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- Dictionaryburied/ˈbɛrɪd/
adjective
- 1. placed or hidden underground: "buried treasure"
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to cover something or someone completely with a large quantity of something: be buried alive If an avalanche strikes, skiers can be buried alive by snow. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to lie on the surface of someone or something. cover Snow covered the ground.
The meaning of BURY is to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth; especially : to inter with funeral ceremonies. How to use bury in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bury.
to cover something or someone completely with a large quantity of something: be buried alive If an avalanche strikes, skiers can be buried alive by snow. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to lie on the surface of someone or something. cover Snow covered the ground.
To place so as to conceal; hide or obscure: buried her face in the pillow; buried the secret deep within himself.
to put something in a place where it is difficult or impossible to find or see: be buried away I found the article buried away in the business section of the newspaper. She buried her face in her hands and began to sob. to try to prevent people from finding out about something that has happened:
adjective. placed in the ground and covered with earth: There are countless opportunities for leaks in the miles of buried, hard-to-inspect pipes under the nuclear plant site. (of a corpse) placed in the ground or a vault or tomb, or into the sea, often with ceremony:
Whenever I'm in a car and not behind the wheel, I've got my feet buried in the floorboards.
