burrow

A hole or tunnel in the ground that an animal digs and lives in.

• The rabbit disappeared into its burrow.
• Foxes sometimes use old badger burrows.
• We found a burrow beneath the tree roots.

Similar words: den, hole

Common phrases: a rabbit burrow, a deep burrow, a burrow entrance

A pile of waste or unwanted material.

• A burrow of rubbish lay behind the shed.
• They dumped broken pots onto the burrow.
• The workers cleared the burrow from the yard.

Similar words: rubbish heap, refuse heap

Common phrases: a rubbish burrow, a large burrow

To dig a hole or tunnel, usually in the ground.

• Moles burrow underground.
• The rabbit burrowed into the bank.
• Small insects are burrowing through the wood.

How to use it: burrow into something (The rabbit burrowed into the soft earth.); burrow through something (Worms burrow through the soil.)

Similar words: tunnel, dig

Common phrases: burrow underground, burrow into something, burrow through something

To push yourself under or close against something to feel safe or comfortable.

• I burrowed under the blanket.
• The baby burrowed against her mother’s shoulder.
• He burrowed deeper into his pillow and went back to sleep.

How to use it: burrow into something (She burrowed into the warm blankets.); burrow under something (The child burrowed under the covers.)

Similar words: snuggle, nestle

Common phrases: burrow under blankets, burrow into something, burrow against someone

To search carefully through information to discover facts or understand something fully.

• She burrowed into the old records.
• The reporter burrowed through documents for weeks.
• He kept burrowing into the case until he found the truth.

How to use it: burrow into something (The journalist burrowed into the company’s financial history.); burrow through something (She burrowed through the files for evidence.)

Similar words: probe, investigate, dig into

Common phrases: burrow into something, burrow through records