Meaning of Burrow | Babel Free
ˈbʌɹəʊDefinitions
- A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
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A surname. countable, uncountable
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A place in England: countable, uncountable
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A hamlet in Broadclyst parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9997). countable, uncountable
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A settlement in Newton Poppleford and Harpford parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY0789). countable, uncountable
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A settlement in Kingsbury Episcopi parish, Somerset, which includes Higher Burrow and Lower Burrow (OS grid ref ST4120). countable, uncountable
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A hamlet in Wootton Courtenay parish and Timberscombe parish, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9342). countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“But very soon he grew to like it, for the Boy used to talk to him, and made nice tunnels for him under the bedclothes that he said were like the burrows the real rabbits lived in.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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