bury

[ ber-ee ]

/ ˈbɛr i /

verb (used with object), bur·ied, bur·y·ing.

to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island.

to put (a corpse) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony: They buried the sailor with full military honors.

to plunge in deeply; cause to sink in: to bury an arrow in a target.

to cover in order to conceal from sight: She buried the card in the deck.

to immerse (oneself): He buried himself in his work.

to put out of one's mind: to bury an insult.

to consign to obscurity; cause to appear insignificant by assigning to an unimportant location, position, etc.: Her name was buried in small print at the end of the book.

noun, plural bur·ies.

Nautical. housing¹(def 8a, b).

Idioms for bury

bury one's head in the sand, to avoid reality; ignore the facts of a situation: You cannot continue to bury your head in the sand—you must learn to face facts.

bury the hatchet, to become reconciled or reunited.

Origin of bury

before 1000; Middle English berien, buryen, Old English byrgan to bury, conceal; akin to Old English beorgan to hide, protect, preserve; cognate with Dutch, German bergen, Gothic bairgan, Old Norse bjarga

SYNONYMS FOR bury

2 inter, entomb, inhume.

4 hide, secrete.

ANTONYMS FOR bury

2 disinter, exhume.

4 uncover.

OTHER WORDS FROM bury

half-bur·ied, adjective re·bur·y, verb (used with object), re·bur·ied, re·bur·y·ing. un·bur·ied, adjective well-bur·ied, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for bury one's head in the sand (1 of 2)

Bury

/ (ˈbɛrɪ) /

noun

a town in NW England, in Bury unitary authority, Greater Manchester: an early textile centre. Pop: 60 178 (2001)

a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 181 900 (2003 est). Area: 99 sq km (38 sq miles)

British Dictionary definitions for bury one's head in the sand (2 of 2)

bury

/ (ˈbɛrɪ) /

verb buries, burying or buried (tr)

to place (a corpse) in a grave, usually with funeral rites; inter

to place in the earth and cover with soil

to lose through death

to cover from sight; hide

to embed; sink to bury a nail in plaster

to occupy (oneself) with deep concentration; engross to be buried in a book

to dismiss from the mind; abandon to bury old hatreds

bury the hatchet to cease hostilities and become reconciled

bury one's head in the sand to refuse to face a problem

Word Origin for bury

Old English byrgan to bury, hide; related to Old Norse bjarga to save, preserve, Old English beorgan to defend

Idioms and Phrases with bury one's head in the sand

bury one's head in the sand

see hide one's head in the sand.

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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bury

verb (used with object), bur·ied, bur·y·ing.

noun, plural bur·ies.

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Origin of bury

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British Dictionary definitions for bury one's head in the sand (1 of 2)

noun

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verb buries, burying or buried (tr)

Word Origin for bury

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

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bury

verb (used with object), bur·ied, bur·y·ing.

noun, plural bur·ies.

Idioms for bury

Origin of bury

SYNONYMS FOR bury

ANTONYMS FOR bury

OTHER WORDS FROM bury

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bury

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noun

British Dictionary definitions for bury one's head in the sand (2 of 2)

verb buries, burying or buried (tr)

Word Origin for bury

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