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English to English noun
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A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's |  | source: webster1913 verb
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cover from sight | | Example: Afghani women buried under their burkas
source: wordnet30
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place in a grave or tomb | | Example: Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square
The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids
My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday
source: wordnet30
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place in the earth and cover with soil | | Example: They buried the stolen goods
source: wordnet30
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enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing | | Example: The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
source: wordnet30
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embed deeply | | Example: She sank her fingers into the soft sand
He buried his head in her lap
source: wordnet30
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dismiss from the mind; stop remembering | | Example: I tried to bury these unpleasant memories
source: wordnet30
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To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over, or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal by covering; to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury the face in the hands. | | source: webster1913
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