burrow as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
burrow
noun
1 burrow
A hole made by an animal, usually for shelter.
synonym: tunnel.
Dutch: burcht, hol, vossegat, vossehol, vossengat
verb
1 burrow
Move through by or as by digging:
— Burrow through the forest.
synonym: tunnel.
Roget 184:
place,
situate,
locate,
localize,
make a place for,
put,
lay,
set,
seat,
station,
lodge,
quarter,
post,
install;
house,
stow;
establish,
fix,
pin,
root;
graft;
plant
etc.
(insert)
300;
shelve,
pitch,
camp,
lay down,
deposit,
reposit†;
cradle;
moor,
tether,
picket;
pack,
tuck in;
embed,
imbed;
vest,
invest in.
billet on,
quarter upon,
saddle with;
load,
lade,
freight;
pocket,
put up,
bag.
inhabit
etc.
(be present)
186;
domesticate,
colonize;
take root,
strike root;
anchor;
cast anchor,
come to an anchor;
sit down,
settle down;
settle;
take up one's abode,
take up one's quarters;
plant oneself,
establish oneself,
locate oneself;
squat,
perch,
hive,
se nicher [Fr.],
bivouac,
burrow,
get a footing;
encamp,
pitch one's tent;
put up at,
put up one's horses at;
keep house.
endenizen†,
naturalize,
adopt.
put back,
replace
etc.
(restore)
660.
... show more
Roget 252:
be concave
etc.
adj.;
retire,
cave in.
render concave
etc.
adj.;
depress,
hollow;
scoop,
scoop out;
gouge,
gouge out,
dig,
delve,
excavate,
dent,
dint,
mine,
sap,
undermine,
burrow,
tunnel,
stave in.
... show more
Moby thesaurus: abri, anchor, antre, be incognito, beat the bushes, billet at, bivouac, bore, bunker, camp, cave, cavern, colonize, come to anchor, couch, cove, covert, croodle, cuddle, delve, den, dig, dig out, dike, disappear, domesticate, dredge, drill, drive, drop anchor, drop from sight, dugout, earth, ensconce, establish residence, excavate, excavation, explore, forage, form, foxhole, frisk, furrow, go into hiding, go through, go to ground, go underground, gouge, gouge out, groove, grot, grotto, grub, hide, hide away, hide out, hive, hole, hole up, hunt, inhabit, keep house, lair, lie, lie close, lie doggo, lie hid, lie low, lie snug, live at, locate, lodge, look around, look round, look through, lower, masquerade, mew, mine, moor, move, nest, nestle, nose around, nuzzle, park, people, perch, play peekaboo, poke, poke around, populate, pry, quarry, relocate, remain anonymous, research, reside, retire from sight, roost, root, run, sap, scoop, scoop out, scrabble, scrape, scratch, search, search through, set up housekeeping, set up shop, settle, settle down, sewer, shovel, sink, sit down, sit tight, smell around, snug, spade, squat, stand, stay at, stay in hiding, strike root, subterrane, subway, take cover, take residence at, take root, take up residence, trench, trough, tunnel, warren, wear a mask ... show more.
debug info: 0.0677