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• Burrow (disambiguation) — A burrow is a hole made by an animal.Burrow may also refer to: *Burrow (Shropshire), a hill in Shropshire, England * The Burrow (short story), a short story by Franz Kafka * The Burrow, residence of the Weasley family in the Harry Potter book… …   Wikipedia

• burrow — [bʉr′ō] n. [ME burgh (see BOROUGH), infl. by bergh, hill, berwen, to defend, take refuge] 1. a hole or tunnel dug in the ground by an animal 2. any similar passage or hole for shelter, refuge, etc. vi. 1. to make a burrow; dig (in, into, under,… …   English World dictionary

• burrow — [n] hole dug by animal couch, den, hovel, lair, retreat, shelter, tunnel; concept 517 burrow [v] dig a hole delve, excavate, hollow out, scoop out, tunnel, undermine; concept 178 Ant. cover, fill …   New thesaurus

• burrow — ► NOUN ▪ a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal as a dwelling. ► VERB 1) make a burrow. 2) hide underneath or delve into something. DERIVATIVES burrower noun. ORIGIN variant of BOROUGH(Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

• animal — animalic /an euh mal ik/, animalian /an euh may lee euhn, mayl yeuhn/, adj. /an euh meuhl/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well defined shape and usually limited growth, can move… …   Universalium

• burrow — I UK [ˈbʌrəʊ] / US [ˈbʌroʊ] verb [intransitive] Word forms burrow : present tense I/you/we/they burrow he/she/it burrows present participle burrowing past tense burrowed past participle burrowed 1) a) to make a hole or tunnel in the ground burrow …   English dictionary

• burrow — [[t]bʌ̱roʊ, AM bɜ͟ː [/t]] burrows, burrowing, burrowed 1) N COUNT A burrow is a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit. 2) VERB If an animal burrows into the ground or into a surface, it moves through it by making… …   English dictionary

• burrow — bur|row1 [ bʌrou ] verb intransitive 1. ) burrow into/under/through to make a hole or tunnel in the ground: The dog burrowed into the earth, looking for the bone. a ) an animal that burrows digs a hole or tunnel in the ground to live in 2. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• burrow — bur|row1 [ˈbʌrəu US ˈbə:rou] v 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition, T] to make a hole or passage in the ground = ↑dig down burrow into/under/through etc ▪ Mother turtles burrow into the sand to lay their eggs. 2.) [I,T always + adverb/preposition] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• burrow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English borow Date: 13th century a hole or excavation in the ground made by an animal (as a rabbit) for shelter and habitation II. verb Date: 1602 transitive verb 1. archaic to hide in or as if in a burrow 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• burrow — burrower, n. /berr oh, bur oh/, n. 1. a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge. 2. a place of retreat; shelter or refuge. v.i. 3. to make a hole or passage in, into, or under something. 4.… …   Universalium