What does Burrow mean?
Definitions for Burrow
ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊbur·row
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Burrow.
Princeton's WordNet
burrow, tunnelverb
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
burrow, tunnelverb
move through by or as by digging
"burrow through the forest"
Wiktionary
burrownoun
A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
burrowverb
To dig a tunnel or hole.
Etymology: Origin. Formally, it appears to be a variant of borough, but this sense is not known in Old English burh or in any Germanic cognate languages.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Burrow, Berg, Burg, Burghnoun
Etymology: derived from the Saxon burg, byrg , a city, tower, or castle. Edmund Gibson Camden.
King of England shalt thou be proclaim’d
In ev’ry burrow, as we pass along. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. iii.Possession of land was the original right of election among the commons; and burrows were entitled to sit, as they were possessed of certain tracts. William Temple.
When they shall see his crest up again, and the man in blood, they will out of their burrows, like conies after rain, and revel all with him. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.
To Burrowverb
To make holes in the ground; to mine, as conies or rabbits.
Etymology: from the noun.
Some strew sand among their corn, which, they say, prevents mice and rats burrowing in it; because of its falling into their ears. John Mortimer.
Little sinuses would often form, and burrow underneath. Samuel Sharp, Surgery.
Wikipedia
Burrow
A burrow is a hole or tunnel excavated into the ground by an animal to construct a space suitable for habitation or temporary refuge, or as a byproduct of locomotion. Burrows provide a form of shelter against predation and exposure to the elements and can be found in nearly every biome and among various biological interactions. Many different animal species are known to form burrows. These species range from small invertebrates, such as the Corophium arenarium, to very large vertebrate species such as the polar bear. Burrows can be constructed into a wide variety of substrates and can range in complexity from a simple tube a few centimeters long to a complex network of interconnecting tunnels and chambers hundreds or thousands of meters in total length; an example of the latter level of complexity, a well-developed burrow, would be a rabbit warren.
ChatGPT
burrow
A burrow is a hole or tunnel dug into the ground by an animal for habitation or protection. It often refers to the dwelling of small mammals, insects, or birds.
Webster Dictionary
Burrownoun
an incorporated town. See 1st Borough
Burrownoun
a shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation
Burrownoun
a heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse
Burrownoun
a mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5
Burrowverb
to excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits
Burrowverb
to lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide
Wikidata
Burrow
A burrow is a hole or tunnel burrowed into the ground by an animal to create a space suitable for habitation, temporary refuge, or as a byproduct of locomotion. Burrows provide a form of shelter against predation and exposure to the elements, so the burrowing way of life is quite popular among the animals. Burrows are also commonly preserved in the fossil record as a type of trace fossil.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Burrow
bur′ō, n. a hole in the ground dug by certain animals for shelter or defence.—v.i. to make holes underground as rabbits: to dwell in a concealed place.—ns. Burr′ow-duck, the sheldrake or bergander; Burr′owing-owl, a small long-legged diurnal American owl nesting in burrows; Burr′owstown (Scot.), a town that is a burgh. [Ety. obscure; prob. a variant of Borough—A.S. beorgan, to protect.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BURROW
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Burrow is ranked #4707 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Burrow surname appeared 7,539 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Burrow.
84% or 6,334 total occurrences were White.
10% or 757 total occurrences were Black.
2.2% or 170 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2% or 157 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.1% or 85 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.4% or 36 total occurrences were Asian.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Burrow in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Burrow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Burrow in a Sentence
I am a little long in the tooth to be dressed up like some forest elf crawling around stalking 'hogs but it is just as fun as I remembered it,' i have a good time and the farmers get rid of a pest. As you look at the soybean fields, you'll see what we call 'ice cream cones.' The point of the ice cream cone is where the groundhog's burrow is. He'll eat in a semicircle out from his burrow. Groundhogs love eating fresh soybeans coming out of the ground.
here with you and it just doesn't seem real sometimes and wanting to know you what you look like when I'm not with you what you think when you're in bed at night what made you cry the other day wanting to bury myself inside you and burrow into you can't get out never get out and become you live you be you
I have a good time and the farmers get rid of a pest. As you look at the soybean fields, you'll see what we call 'ice cream cones.' The point of the ice cream cone is where the groundhog's burrow is. He'll eat in a semicircle out from his burrow. Groundhogs love eating fresh soybeans coming out of the ground. i'm a hunter but if I don't eat it, I don't shoot it and I don't eat woodchuck.
Actually, Burrow was the one — he looked at me, like, ‘Hey Aaron, that was a clean play,’ the quarterback told me that! I feel everybody start pushing me, hitting me. I almost lost it. The refs were like, ‘Aaron, get out of here.’ They [the Bengals] already got me mad. Now they want to push on me, say all these words to me.
You can actually end up telling a more universal story the more you really burrow into a specific world.
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- جحرArabic
- нараBelarusian
- изравям, ровя, дупка в земята, дупкаBulgarian
- cauCatalan, Valencian
- noraCzech
- jordhuleDanish
- graben, BauGerman
- τρυπώνωGreek
- madriguera, socavar, cavar, ratoneraSpanish
- koloFinnish
- terrier, clapierFrench
- towlManx
- scavare una tana, tanaItalian
- 巣穴, 穴Japanese
- სოროGeorgian
- holaLatin
- rua, tūrua, unu, apuMāori
- дупка во земјата, дупкаMacedonian
- wroeten, hol, burchtDutch
- tunel, jama, kopać, noraPolish
- cavar, toca, túnelPortuguese
- vizuinăRomanian
- нораRussian
- jazbina, јазбинаSerbo-Croatian
- noraSlovak
- jazbinaSlovene
- gryt, håla, jordkulaSwedish
- โพรงThai
- oyuk açmakTurkish
- нораUkrainian
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