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bury

/ˈbɛɹi/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters

  1. verb

    cover from sight

    Afghani women buried under their burkas

  2. verb

    place in a grave or tomb

    Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square

  3. verb

    place in the earth and cover with soil

    They buried the stolen goods

  4. verb

    enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

    The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter

  5. verb

    embed deeply

    She sank her fingers into the soft sand

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