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Word entry · 4 letters

bury

Best crossword clue

"Cover with earth"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɛɹi/Part of speech verbSorted bruyStarts with BEnds with Y2 cluesVery common crossword word
1B2U3R4Y

Definitions

  1. dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

Word origin

Middle English birien, berien, from Old English byrġan, from Proto-West Germanic *burgijan, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (“to keep safe”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to defend, protect”).

Used in a sentence

  • Grandpa’s still in excellent health. He’ll bury us all!
  • bury a bone; bury the embers
  • Later that morning, they wrapped Ian in a wildebeest skin and buried him near a shepherd tree.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Cover with earth4 letters
02Place underground4 letters

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