Meaning of Burrow | Babel Free
ˈbʌɹəʊDefinitions
- A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
- A surname.
- A place in England:
- A hamlet in Broadclyst parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9997).
- A settlement in Newton Poppleford and Harpford parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY0789).
- A settlement in Kingsbury Episcopi parish, Somerset, which includes Higher Burrow and Lower Burrow (OS grid ref ST4120).
- A hamlet in Wootton Courtenay parish and Timberscombe parish, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9342).
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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