burry

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Offerings of flowers, tendered by a friend, or laid anonymously on "burry" or coffin; bags of fruit and cake, invitations galore, surprise visits to her own study, each in turn bringing a gleam of brightness to the day.

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  1. adjective Having burs; prickly.

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  • He was quoted as saying: "I only found out that I was father to twins when one of the children was already dead; my daughter Elisabeth then gave me Michael's body so I could burry it." —  dailyindia.com News Feed
  • You think there's nothing above you just a sky of lies you don't believe in blue skies so you burry yourself there's a shovel by your side you burry yourself even futher every time you burry yourself there's a shovel by your side seems to be a better comfort —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • I've tried to refrain but watching you walk through that fire is a burden that I can't carry so you burry yourself there's a shovel by your side you burry yourself even further every time you burry yourself with that shovel by your side seems to be a better comfort than a mothers eyes —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • They will burry anything negative about Obama for as long as they can. —  Cynical Nation
  • Just keep on digging coz the more u do that the deeper u burry urself!! —  Zimbabwe Telegraph and ZimDaily Forums
 

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/ˈbəri/
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