Burry vs. Bury

Burry vs. Bury — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Burry and Bury

Burryadjective

Abounding in burs.

burry wool

Buryverb

(transitive) To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

Burryadjective

having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.;

a horse with a short bristly manebristly shrubsburred fruitssetaceous whiskers

Buryverb

(transitive) To place in the ground.

bury a bone;bury the embers

Buryverb

To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.

she buried her face in the pillow;they buried us in paperwork

Buryverb

To suppress and hide away in one's mind.

secrets kept buried; she buried her shame and put on a smiling face.
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Buryverb

To put an end to; to abandon.

They buried their argument and shook hands.

Buryverb

To score a goal.

Buryverb

To kill or murder.

Burynoun

(obsolete) A burrow.

Burynoun

A borough; a manor

Buryverb

cover from sight;

Afghani women buried under their burkas
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Buryverb

place in a grave or tomb;

Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red SquareThe pharaos were entombed in the pyramidsMy grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday

Buryverb

place in the earth and cover with soil;

They buried the stolen goods

Buryverb

enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing;

The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter

Buryverb

embed deeply;

She sank her fingers into the soft sandHe buried his head in her lap

Buryverb

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering;

i tried to bury these unpleasant memories