bur·row
(bûrō, bŭrō)
(bûrō, bŭrō)n.
1. A hole or tunnel dug in the ground by a small animal, such as a rabbit or mole, for habitation or refuge.
2. A narrow or snug place.
v.bur·rowed, bur·row·ing, bur·rows
v.intr.
1.
a. To dig a hole or tunnel for habitation or refuge.
b. To live or hide in such a place.
2. To move or progress by or as if by digging or tunneling:"Suddenly the tn is burrowing through the pinewoods"(William Styron).
v.tr.
1. To make by or as if by tunneling.
2. To dig a hole or tunnel in or through.
3. Arcc To hide in or as if in a burrow.
[Middle Englishborow.]
burrow·ern.
burrowburrow of a woodchuck
A. entrance
B. spy hole
C. excrement chamber
D. nest