Associations to the word «Burrows»

Wiktionary

BURROW, noun. A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
BURROW, noun. (mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
BURROW, noun. Obsolete form of barrow. A mound.
BURROW, noun. Obsolete form of borough. An incorporated town.
BURROW, verb. To dig a tunnel or hole.

Dictionary definition

BURROW, noun. A hole made by an animal, usually for shelter.
BURROW, verb. Move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats