BURIES Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word buries. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for BURIES
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entomb | verbv | |||||||
verb • place in a grave or tomb | ||||||||
forget | verbv | |||||||
verb • dismiss from the mind; stop remembering • be unable to remember • forget to do something • leave behind unintentionally | ||||||||
immerse | verbv | |||||||
verb • thrust or throw into • devote (oneself) fully to • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing • cause to be immersed | ||||||||
inhume | verbv | |||||||
verb • place in a grave or tomb | ||||||||
inter | verbv | |||||||
verb • place in a grave or tomb | ||||||||
sink | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe • (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system • a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof • a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it verb • fall or descend to a lower place or level • cause to sink • pass into a specified state or condition; sink into • go under • descend into or as if into some soft substance or place • appear to move downward • fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly • fall or sink heavily • embed deeply | ||||||||
swallow | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small amount of liquid food • the act of swallowing • small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations verb • pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking • engulf and destroy • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing • utter unclearly • take back what one has said • keep from expressing • tolerate or accommodate oneself to • believe or accept without questioning or challenge | ||||||||
eat up | verbv | |||||||
verb • finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table • use up (resources or materials) • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing | ||||||||
lay to rest | verbv | |||||||
verb • place in a grave or tomb | ||||||||
swallow up | verbv | |||||||
verb • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing |