Synonyms: bury
Definition: place in the earth and cover with soil
Usage: They buried the stolen goods
Similar words: posit, fix, situate, deposit
Definition: put (something somewhere) firmly
Usage: She posited her hand on his shoulder; deposit the suitcase on the bench; fix your eyes on this spot
Definition: embed deeply
Usage: She sank her fingers into the soft sand; He buried his head in her lap
Similar words: imbed, implant, plant, embed, engraft
Definition: fix or set securely or deeply
Usage: He planted a knee in the back of his opponent; The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum
Synonyms: eat up, bury, immerse, swallow, swallow up
Definition: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
Usage: The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
Similar words: close in, inclose, enclose, shut in
Definition: surround completely
Usage: Darkness enclosed him; They closed in the porch with a fence
Synonyms: bury
Definition: cover from sight
Usage: Afghani women buried under their burkas
Definition: prevent from being seen or discovered
Usage: Muslim women hide their faces; hide the money
Synonyms: inhume, inter, lay to rest, entomb, bury
Definition: place in a grave or tomb
Usage: Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square; The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids; My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday
Similar words: put down, repose, lay
Definition: put in a horizontal position
Usage: lay the books on the table; lay the patient carefully onto the bed