Word Direct Answers

What does "burrow" mean?

Burrow: A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.

Additional senses

  1. 2.(Mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
  2. 3.A mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5.
  3. 4.To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits.
  4. 5.To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide. Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are forced into day upon one point, are sure to burrow in another. Burke. Burrowing owl (Zoöl.), a small owl of the western part of North America (Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog.

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