Burrow ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Burrow ( noun )

  1. An underground tunnel or hole, made by an animal for habitation or shelter.
  2. 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:

  1. The rabbit dug a burrow.
  2. The foxes live in a burrow.
  3. The moles dug a network of burrows.
  4. The badgers used the burrow as a den.
  5. The mice live in a burrow under the shed.

(As a verb)

Burrow ( verb )

  1. An underground tunnel or hole, made by an animal for habitation or shelter.
  2. 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:

  1. The rabbit dug a burrow.
  2. The foxes live in a burrow.
  3. The moles dug a network of burrows.
  4. The badgers used the burrow as a den.
  5. The mice live in a burrow under the shed.
Some random words: inapplicable, endanger, homiletic