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| Main Entry: |
bury
 [ber-ee] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lay to rest after death |
| Synonyms: | consign to grave, cover up, deposit, embalm, ensepulcher, enshrine, entomb, hold last rites for, hold services for, inearth, inhume, inter, inurn, lay out, mummify, plant*, put away, put six feet under, sepulcher, sepulture, tomb |
| Notes: | a berry is a small, juicy fruit; bury is to place in the ground |
| Antonyms: | dig out, disinter, uncover |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bury |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plant in ground |
| Synonyms: | drive in, embed, engulf, implant, sink, submerge |
| Antonyms: | dig out |
| Main Entry: | bury |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | engross oneself |
| Synonyms: | absorb, concentrate, engage, immerse, interest, occupy, rivet, throw oneself into |
Example Sentences
- Another advantage of such a system is it would be buried underground.
- Participants usually dance on a board suspended over a hole or buried pot to produce resonance.
- But neighbors still don't cotton to the idea of dead bodies lying around, some buried and some left in the open.
| Main Entry: | buried |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concealed |
| Synonyms: | covered, entombed, hidden, inhumed, interred, obscured |
| Main Entry: | buried |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | engrossed |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, captive, stuck, submerged, wrapped |
| Main Entry: | blanket |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cover |
| Synonyms: | bury, cloak, cloud, coat, conceal, crown, eclipse, envelop, hide, mask, obscure, overcast, overlay, overspread, suppress, surround |
| Antonyms: | lay bare, uncover |
| Main Entry: | busy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | engaged, at work |
| Synonyms: | active, already taken, assiduous, at it, buried, diligent, employed, engaged, engrossed, having a full plate, having enough on one's plate, having fish to fry, having many irons in the fire, hustling, in a meeting, in conference, in someone else's possession, in the field, in the laboratory, industrious, occupied, on assignment, on duty, on the go, overloaded, persevering, slaving, snowed, swamped, tied up, unavailable, up to one's ears, with a customer, working |
| Antonyms: | idle, quiet, unbusy, unemployed, unengaged |
| Main Entry: | cache |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hide a supply of something |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, bury, conceal, cover, ditch, duck, ensconce, lay away, maintain, park, plant, put away, put in the hole, save, screen, secrete, squirrel, squirrel away, stash, stash away, store |
| Main Entry: | conceal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hide, disguise |
| Synonyms: | beard, burrow, bury, cache, camouflage, cloak, couch, cover, cover up, dissemble, ditch, duck, ensconce, enshroud, harbor, hole up, keep dark, keep secret, lie low, lurk, mask, masquerade, obscure, plant*, put in a hole, screen, secrete, shelter, skulk, slink, sneak, stash, stay out of sight, stow, tuck away, veil, wrap |
| Antonyms: | disclose, divulge, expose, lay bare, let out, open, reveal, show, tell, uncover |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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