Burrow
noun
A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a rabbit, as a dwelling.
The rabbit went back into its burrow to hide from the fox.
Often appears as...
- rabbit burrow
- animal burrow
verb
Dig a hole or tunnel, especially to use as a dwelling.
The mole burrowed into the ground.
Often appears as...
- burrow into
- burrow under
verb
Investigate deeply, usually in a diligent and thorough manner.
She burrowed into the pile of books, searching for answers.
Often appears as...
- burrow into data
- burrow into documents
verb
To move underneath or through something by digging or tunneling.
I watched as the rabbit burrowed under the fence.
Often appears as...
- burrow under the fence
- burrow through the sand
verb
Making oneself snug and comfortable in a place.
He burrowed further into the warm blanket.
Often appears as...
- burrow into bed
- burrow into a blanket
noun
A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a rabbit, as a dwelling.
The rabbit went back into its burrow to hide from the fox.
Often appears as...
- rabbit burrow
- animal burrow
verb
Dig a hole or tunnel, especially to use as a dwelling.
The mole burrowed into the ground.
Often appears as...
- burrow into
- burrow under
verb
Investigate deeply, usually in a diligent and thorough manner.
She burrowed into the pile of books, searching for answers.
Often appears as...
- burrow into data
- burrow into documents
verb
To move underneath or through something by digging or tunneling.
I watched as the rabbit burrowed under the fence.
Often appears as...
- burrow under the fence
- burrow through the sand
verb
Making oneself snug and comfortable in a place.
He burrowed further into the warm blanket.
Often appears as...
- burrow into bed
- burrow into a blanket
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Pro Tip 1/2Animal Habitats
Used to describe natural homes created by animals, often underground.
Badgers are known for their extensive burrows, called setts.
Pro Tip 2/2Dwellings Clue
'Burrow' typically indicates a cozy, secure habitat for its creator.
The meerkat family peered out from the safety of their burrow.
Pro Tip 1/2Animal Habitats
Used to describe natural homes created by animals, often underground.
Badgers are known for their extensive burrows, called setts.
Pro Tip 2/2Dwellings Clue
'Burrow' typically indicates a cozy, secure habitat for its creator.
The meerkat family peered out from the safety of their burrow.
Pro Tip 1/2Animal Habitats
Used to describe natural homes created by animals, often underground.
Badgers are known for their extensive burrows, called setts.
Pro Tip 2/2Dwellings Clue
'Burrow' typically indicates a cozy, secure habitat for its creator.
The meerkat family peered out from the safety of their burrow.
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Wild Beavers Return...
have a burrow that goes in underwater and then up into uh clear air within the bank still and that's where they'd have their young and that would be their safety and their refuge because the water wasn't deep enough here they then made it deep enough in other words they come to an environment which
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Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
and that worm can go on to continue its life cycle. So, in that pond or in that stream the worm will go find a mate, it will lay a bunch of eggs, those eggs hatch and they burrow into mosquito larva. And they insist themselves in a mosquito larva, so when the mosquitoes emerge and they fly out,
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This weird trick will...
Whimsical! But worm grunting vibrates the ground’s surface. If worms were evading the vibrations, wouldn't they burrow deeper instead? Perhaps the most popular hypothesis was that worm grunting mimicked falling rain and the worms fled to avoid drowning.
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The real reason you...
I might get distracted before I take the plunge into the writing burrow but not while I'm in it. How do you prevent that from happening? Is there a mental firewall of sorts? You turn it off. For many people, easier said than done.
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What type of world do we...
out there they're all doing something that makes the planet function in ways that were in place long before humans arrived on the planet for the little fish the tiniest ones have their little burrows and home places in the reef -
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Baby Ferret Training...
bit of persuading before they dare step foot into this brave new world the mom's trying to get the kits out of the box and into the burrow and the kids are trying to get mom from the burrow into the box
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Saving Water Voles From...
freshwater systems as they create micro habitats for other species they create burrow systems in the sides of river banks this dries out the surrounding soil and helps regulate nitrogen
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Top 5 Animals Living In...
longest deepest hibernation of any animal on earth this extreme lifestyle can only be seen using a special filming burrow he's pretty much stopped breathing his heart is barely beating
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Adorable Baby Animal...
bit of persuading before they dare step foot into this brave new world the mom's trying to get the kids out of the box and into the burrow and the kids are trying to get mom from
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How an Arctic Squirrel...
This extreme lifestyle can only be seen using a special filming burrow. He's pretty much stopped breathing. His heart is barely beating.
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Wild Beavers Return...
have a burrow that goes in underwater and then up into uh clear air within the bank still and that's where they'd have their young and that would be their safety and their refuge because the water wasn't deep enough here they then made it deep enough in other words they come to an environment which
Video examples
Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
and that worm can go on to continue its life cycle. So, in that pond or in that stream the worm will go find a mate, it will lay a bunch of eggs, those eggs hatch and they burrow into mosquito larva. And they insist themselves in a mosquito larva, so when the mosquitoes emerge and they fly out,
Video examples
This weird trick will...
Whimsical! But worm grunting vibrates the ground’s surface. If worms were evading the vibrations, wouldn't they burrow deeper instead? Perhaps the most popular hypothesis was that worm grunting mimicked falling rain and the worms fled to avoid drowning.
Video examples
The real reason you...
I might get distracted before I take the plunge into the writing burrow but not while I'm in it. How do you prevent that from happening? Is there a mental firewall of sorts? You turn it off. For many people, easier said than done.
Video examples
What type of world do we...
out there they're all doing something that makes the planet function in ways that were in place long before humans arrived on the planet for the little fish the tiniest ones have their little burrows and home places in the reef -
Video examples
Baby Ferret Training...
bit of persuading before they dare step foot into this brave new world the mom's trying to get the kits out of the box and into the burrow and the kids are trying to get mom from the burrow into the box
Video examples
Saving Water Voles From...
freshwater systems as they create micro habitats for other species they create burrow systems in the sides of river banks this dries out the surrounding soil and helps regulate nitrogen
Video examples
Top 5 Animals Living In...
longest deepest hibernation of any animal on earth this extreme lifestyle can only be seen using a special filming burrow he's pretty much stopped breathing his heart is barely beating
Video examples
Adorable Baby Animal...
bit of persuading before they dare step foot into this brave new world the mom's trying to get the kids out of the box and into the burrow and the kids are trying to get mom from
Video examples
How an Arctic Squirrel...
This extreme lifestyle can only be seen using a special filming burrow. He's pretty much stopped breathing. His heart is barely beating.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
Some kinds of animals burrow in the ground; others do not. Some animals are nocturnal, as the owl and the bat; others use the hours of daylight. There are tame animals and wild animals. Man and the mule are always tame; the leopard and the wolf are invariably wild, and others, as the elephant, are easily tamed.
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Jeb Bush
American Politician
But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives.
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Tommy Douglas
Canadian Clergyman
Man can now fly in the air like a bird, swim under the ocean like a fish, he can burrow into the ground like a mole. Now if only he could walk the earth like a man, this would be paradise.
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Hari Nef
American Actress
I keep a very cold apartment - I tend to crank my AC just about as low as it can go. I sleep with a big, warm comforter, even during the summer, and just burrow underneath it.
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Will Self
English Author
I can't throw anything away. Anything. I'm going to end up like one of those old weirdos who lives in a network of tunnels burrowed through trash - yet I do not fear this.
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George P. Shultz
American Public Servant
Increasingly, the state system has been eroding. Terrorists have exploited this weakness by burrowing into the state system in order to attack it.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
Nothing energizes me more than to burrow myself under a pile of received wisdom and emerge triumphant with the truth.
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Jack Hanna
American Celebrity
The groundhogs are pretty good at eluding. If somebody is trying to come after a ground hog, they go and they burrow.
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Michael Ende
German Writer
All the beasts in Howling Forest were safe in their caves, nests, and burrows.
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Dan Quisenberry
American Athlete
Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
Some kinds of animals burrow in the ground; others do not. Some animals are nocturnal, as the owl and the bat; others use the hours of daylight. There are tame animals and wild animals. Man and the mule are always tame; the leopard and the wolf are invariably wild, and others, as the elephant, are easily tamed.
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Jeb Bush
American Politician
But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives.
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Tommy Douglas
Canadian Clergyman
Man can now fly in the air like a bird, swim under the ocean like a fish, he can burrow into the ground like a mole. Now if only he could walk the earth like a man, this would be paradise.
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Hari Nef
American Actress
I keep a very cold apartment - I tend to crank my AC just about as low as it can go. I sleep with a big, warm comforter, even during the summer, and just burrow underneath it.
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Will Self
English Author
I can't throw anything away. Anything. I'm going to end up like one of those old weirdos who lives in a network of tunnels burrowed through trash - yet I do not fear this.
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George P. Shultz
American Public Servant
Increasingly, the state system has been eroding. Terrorists have exploited this weakness by burrowing into the state system in order to attack it.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
Nothing energizes me more than to burrow myself under a pile of received wisdom and emerge triumphant with the truth.
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Jack Hanna
American Celebrity
The groundhogs are pretty good at eluding. If somebody is trying to come after a ground hog, they go and they burrow.
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Michael Ende
German Writer
All the beasts in Howling Forest were safe in their caves, nests, and burrows.
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Dan Quisenberry
American Athlete
Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles.
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