burying
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Is burying a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
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Definition
noun (English)
1. concealing something under the groundSynonyms: burial, burying
verb (English)
1. cover from sightExamples: "Afghani women buried under their burkas"Synonyms: bury
2. place in a grave or tombExamples: "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"Synonyms: bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest
3. place in the earth and cover with soilExamples: "They buried the stolen goods"Synonyms: bury
4. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowingExamples: "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"Synonyms: bury, eat up, immerse, swallow, swallow up
5. embed deeplyExamples: "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"Synonyms: bury, sink
6. dismiss from the mind; stop rememberingExamples: "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"Synonyms: bury, forgetAntonyms: remember
Definition source: Wiktionary