Burrow
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noun
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verb
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(As a noun)
Burrow ( noun )
- An underground tunnel or hole, made by an animal for habitation or shelter.
- A hole or tunnel made by an animal, typically a small mammal, in the ground as a dwelling.
Origin:
From burrow + -er, first recorded in the 14th century, from old english burh ("a dwelling"), from proto-germanic *burgz ("a fortified place").
Examples:
- The rabbit dug a burrow.
- The foxes live in a burrow.
- The moles dug a network of burrows.
- The badgers used the burrow as a den.
- The mice live in a burrow under the shed.
(As a verb)
Burrow ( verb )
- An underground tunnel or hole, made by an animal for habitation or shelter.
- A hole or tunnel made by an animal, typically a small mammal, in the ground as a dwelling.
Origin:
From burrow + -er, first recorded in the 14th century, from old english burh ("a dwelling"), from proto-germanic *burgz ("a fortified place").
Examples:
- The rabbit dug a burrow.
- The foxes live in a burrow.
- The moles dug a network of burrows.
- The badgers used the burrow as a den.
- The mice live in a burrow under the shed.