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underburies

underburies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underbury.

Meaning of underbury

Verb

underbury (third-person singular simple present underburies, present participle underburying, simple past and past participle underburied)

  1. (rare, transitive) To bury beneath; bury under.
    • When the marriage act was mooted, Keith swore that he would revenge himself upon the bishops, by taking some acres of land for a burying-ground, and underburying them all.1864, “July 24. [Mint, Savoy, and May-Fair Marriages.]”, in R[obert] Chambers, editor, The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar, […], volume II, London...

Questions about underburies

What is underburies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Underburies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underbury.

Words near underburies in the dictionary

  1. underburden
  2. underburdened
  3. underburdening
  4. underburdens
  5. underburied
  6. underburies
  7. underburn
  8. underburned
  9. underburning
  10. underburns
  11. underburnt

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