Burrow

Bur·row

Burrow

n.
  1. An incorporated town. See 1st Borough.
  2. A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.
  3. A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse. (Mining)
  4. A mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5.

Burrow

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Burrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Burrowing

  1. To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits.
  2. To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide.
    Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are forced into day upon one point, are sure to burrow in another.

Phrases & Compounds

Burrowing owl
a small owl of the western part of North America (Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog.