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/ˈbərō/,
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burrows, 3rd person singular present; burrowing, present participle; burrowed, past participle; burrowed, past tense;
  1. (of an animal) Make a hole or tunnel, esp. to use as a dwelling
    • - moles burrowing away underground
    • - burrowing earthworms
    • - the fish can burrow a hiding place
  2. Advance into or through something solid by digging or making a hole
    • - worms that burrow through dead wood
  3. Move underneath or press close to something in order to hide oneself or in search of comfort
    • - the child burrowed deeper into the bed
  4. Move (something) in this way
    • - she burrowed her face into the pillow
  5. Make a thorough inquiry; investigate
    • - journalists are burrowing into the president's business affairs
  1. (burrow) a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
  2. (burrow) move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest"
  3. Burrowing is a slang term used in the United States to describe the practice in which political appointees are given civil service protection. Except for judges, political appointees are subject to losing their jobs when a new administration takes power. ...
  4. A burrow is a hole or tunnel dug into the ground by an animal to create a space suitable for habitation, temporary refuge, or as a byproduct of locomotion. ...
  5. (Burrow (dermatology)) There are many conditions of or affecting the human integumentary system—the organ system that comprises the entire surface of the body and includes skin, hair, nails, and related muscle and glands.
  6. (Burrow (Shropshire)) Burrow is a hill in Shropshire with an Iron Age hill fort at the summit known as Burrow Camp. The nearest villages are Hopesay and Aston-on-Clun. It was possibly of high significance during the Iron Age as it has two natural springs.
  7. (Burrowers) The sandburrowers or simply burrowers are a family, Creediidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.
  8. Burrows is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and formally came into existence in the provincial election of 1958. The riding is located in the northern part of Winnipeg.
  9. (Burrows (surname)) Burrows is an English surname, and may refer to: * Abe Burrows (1910-1985), American humorist and author * Adam Burrows (b. 1972), British field hockey player * Adrian Burrows (b. 1959), former English footballer * Alexandre Burrows (b. ...
  10. (The Burrow (Harry Potter)) Within the Harry Potter universe of Harry Potter, constructed in the writings of J. K. Rowling, exist fictional locales serving as the settings for the events in her fantasy novels. ...
  11. (The Burrow (story)) The Burrow is an unfinished short story by Franz Kafka in which a mole-like being burrows through an elaborate system of tunnels it has built over its life.
  12. (burrow) A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature; To dig a tunnel or hole
  13. (Burrow) An underground home sometimes constructed with a series of tunnels.  Both gopher tortoises and pocket gophers can construct burrows.  Often times, these burrows are used by other critters.
  14. (burrow) a hole dug in the dirt as a nesting site or shelter
  15. (Burrow) A creature with a burrow speed can tunnel through dirt, but not through rock unless the descriptive text says otherwise. Creatures cannot charge or run while burrowing. ...
  16. (Burrow) Ability of shriekers, graboids, devourers, antlions, that makes them untargetable at the cost of damage output
  17. (Burrow) Occurs when a snake digs underground, either to hide or hunt.
  18. (Burrow) This is when a hamster digs down into his bedding or nesting material - he is "burrowing." A burrow also refers to holes in the ground a hamster would live in if he lived outside in the wild.
  19. (Burrow) Thread that has penetrated the ground and that has begun consuming plant and animal life. It must be destroyed by groundcrews.
  20. (Burrow) To dig into the ground to form a tunnel or other safe space.
  21. (Burrow) a hole made in the ground or a hill by rabbits, moles, foxes, or other small animals and used as their dwelling.
  22. (Burrow) to dig under the substrate to either search for food or create a place to conceal themselves.
  23. (The Burrow) Barrett Hall's basement
  24. (BURROWERS) Another mutation of the saurian or serpent race that is capable of burrowing through the earth. ...
  25. (burrowers) The original chimpanzeelike creatures that evolved into the trolls.