bury

Where “bury” sits in English frequency

Definition

1. 1
   To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.
2. 2
   To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.
3. 3
   To place in the ground.
4. 4
   To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
5. 5
   To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
6. 6
   To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
7. 7
   To suppress and hide away in one's mind.
8. 8
   To put an end to; to abandon.
9. 9
   To score (a goal).
10. 10
    To ruin the image or character of another wrestler; usually by embarrassing or defeating them in dominating fashion.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *burgijaną Proto-West Germanic *burgijan Old English byrġan Middle English berien English bury Middle English burien, berien, from Old English byrġan, from Proto-West Germanic *burgijan, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (“to keep safe”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to defend, protect”). Cognate with Icelandic byrgja (“to cover, shut; to hold in”); West Frisian bergje (“to keep”), German bergen (“to save/rescue something”), Danish bjerge (“to save/rescue something or somebody”); also Eastern Lithuanian bir̃ginti (“to save, spare”), Russian бере́чь (beréčʹ, “to spare”), Ossetian ӕмбӕрзын (æmbærzyn, “to cover”). The spelling with ⟨u⟩ represents the pronunciation of the West Midland and Southern dialects, while the Modern English pronunciation with /ɛ/ is from the Kentish dialects.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbury,bruy,burry,buryy,buyr,ubry

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bury - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

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