bury

bury has 11 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 4.

Definitions

• n.. A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's
• n.. A manor house; a castle.
• v. t.. To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over, or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal by covering; to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury the face in the hands.
• v. t.. Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to deposit (a corpse) in its resting place, with funeral ceremonies; to inter; to inhume.
• v. t.. To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as, to bury strife.
• v.. dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
• v.. place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"
• v.. embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
• v.. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
• v.. cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"
• v.. place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"