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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | home |
| Synonyms: | aerie, breeding ground, burrow, den, haunt, hideaway, lair, refuge, roost |
| Main Entry: | nuzzle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cuddle |
| Synonyms: | bundle, burrow, caress, fondle, nestle, nudge, pet, snug, snuggle |
| Main Entry: | root |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dig and search |
| Synonyms: | burrow, delve, embed, ferret, forage, grub, grub up, hunt, ingrain, lodge, nose, place, poke, pry, rummage |
| Notes: | a rout is a disorderly crowd of people or an overwhelming defeat; a root is the usually underground organ of a plant that lacks buds or leaves or nodes and absorbs water and mineral salts - or the form of a word after all affixes are removed; a route is an established line of travel or access - or a road, course, or way for travel from one place to another |
| Antonyms: | cover |
| Main Entry: | snuggle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cuddle |
| Synonyms: | bundle, burrow, curl up, grasp, huddle, hug, nestle, nuzzle, snug, spoon |
| Antonyms: | separate, stay away |
| Main Entry: | tunnel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | covered passageway |
| Synonyms: | adit, burrow, channel, crawl space, crawlway, crosscut, drift, hole, hole in the wall, mine, passage, pit, shaft, subway, tube, underpass |
| Main Entry: | tunnel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dig a passage through |
| Synonyms: | burrow, excavate, mine, penetrate, sap, scoop out, undermine |
| Main Entry: | hole up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take refuge |
| Synonyms: | burrow, go underground, hide, sit tight |
| Main Entry: | shovel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dig |
| Synonyms: | burrow, delve, dredge, excavate, load, mine, move, muck, pass, pick up, shift, throw, unearth |
| Main Entry: | undercut |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | excavate |
| Synonyms: | burrow, cut, gouge, hollow, tunnel, undermine |
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