BURROWED Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word burrowed. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BURROWED
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dug | verbv | |||||||
noun • an udder or breast or teat | ||||||||
delved | verbv | |||||||
verb • turn up, loosen, or remove earth | ||||||||
excavated | verbv | |||||||
verb • recover through digging • find by digging in the ground • form by hollowing • remove the inner part or the core of | ||||||||
penetrated | verbv | |||||||
verb • pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance • come to understand • become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions • enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members • make one's way deeper into or through • insert the penis into the vagina or anus of • spread or diffuse through | ||||||||
tunneled | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • To make a tunnel through or under something; to burrow. • To dig a tunnel. • To transmit something through a tunnel (wrapper for insecure or unsupported protocol). • To insert a catheter into a vein to allow long-term use. • To undergo the quantum-mechanical phenomenon where a particle penetrates through a barrier that it classically cannot surmount. | ||||||||
tunnel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars) • a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter verb • move through by or as by digging • force a way through |