burrow

«burrow» in Mova's school dictionary: a hole or tunnel in the ground that an animal digs to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a burrow, burrows); verb (burrow, burrows, burrowed, burrowing)

meaning for a pupil

1) A burrow is a hole or tunnel in the ground that an animal digs to live or hide in, like a rabbit's or wombat's burrow. tree →

2) To burrow is to dig a hole or tunnel. tree →

3) To burrow into something soft is to push yourself into it to get comfortable or hide: «She burrowed under the blankets.» tree →

4) To burrow into a bag or pocket is to search deep inside it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on habitats and adaptations, animals that burrow include rabbits, moles, badgers, wombats, meerkats, prairie dogs and earthworms; burrows keep them safe from predators and weather. In stories, Peter Rabbit and the hobbits live in burrow-like homes. Phrases: «rabbit burrow», «burrow into», «burrow under».

examples

• The rabbit ran down its burrow. tree →
• Wombats dig deep burrows in Australia. tree →
• Moles burrow under the lawn. tree →
• Earthworms burrow through the soil. tree →
• The puppy burrowed under the blanket. tree →
• She burrowed in her bag for her keys. tree →
• Prairie dogs live in big burrows called towns. tree →
• The fox waited outside the burrow. tree →
• One day, a high summer flood washed him out of the burrow where he lived with his father and mother, and carried him, kicking and clucking, down a roadside ditch. tree →

note

Spelling: burrow (double r, ending -ow). Do not confuse with «borrow» (use something and give it back) or «burro» (a small donkey). A rabbit warren is a group of connected burrows.

In the corpora

• A rabbit thumps its back foot to warn other rabbits of danger, and the thud travels through the ground into the burrow.
• Warthogs often use old aardvark burrows and back in tail-first, so their tusks face the opening.
• Rabbits thump their back feet to warn others of danger, and the thump travels through the ground into burrows.
• In cartoons winter animals snuggle in cosy burrows with scarves on.
• Marmot families live in big burrows with many entrances and sleep through winter for about half the year.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «burrow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.