bury

1. n. A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's Source: opted

2. n. A manor house; a castle. Source: opted

3. v. t. To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over, or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal by covering; to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury the face in the hands. Source: opted

4. v. t. Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to deposit (a corpse) in its resting place, with funeral ceremonies; to inter; to inhume. Source: opted

5. v. t. To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as, to bury strife. Source: opted

6. v. cover from sight Source: wordnet

7. v. place in a grave or tomb Source: wordnet

8. v. place in the earth and cover with soil Source: wordnet

9. v. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing Source: wordnet

10. v. embed deeply Source: wordnet

11. v. dismiss from the mind; stop remembering Source: wordnet

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