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burrow

  • noun
  • /ˈbʌɹəʊ/

A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.

Synonyms

  • tunnel

A kind of

  • hole

Related words

  • bargander
  • burrowless
  • burrowlike
  • paleoburrow
  • burrow owl
  • burrow duck

Example sentences

  • “The scabies mite burrows in skin.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "burh".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “burrow” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.