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burrows

burrows is the plural of burrow.

burrows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burrow.

Meaning of burrow

Noun

burrow (plural burrows)

  1. A tunnel or hole, or a system of tunnels, often as dug by a small creature for use as a home.
    • But very soon he grew to like it, for the Boy used to talk to him, and made nice tunnels for him under the bedclothes that he said were like the burrows the real rabbits lived in.1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    earth, warren

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Proper noun capitalized: Burrows

Burrows

  1. An English topographical surname, a variant of Burroughs.
  2. A community in the Rural Municipality of Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Carroll County, Indiana, United States.
  4. A township in Platte County, Nebraska, United States.

Words formed from burrows

Questions about burrows

What does burrows mean?
Burrows means an English topographical surname, a variant of Burroughs.
What is burrows the plural of?
Burrows is the plural of burrow.
What part of speech is burrows?
Burrows is a proper noun.

Words near burrows in the dictionary

  1. burrowing parrot
  2. burrowing parrots
  3. burrowings
  4. burrowless
  5. burrowlike
  6. burrows
  7. Burrows-Wheeler transform
  8. Burrows-Wheeler transforms
  9. burrowstown
  10. burrowstowns
  11. Burrowye

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