Bury and Mine

Bury

Bury verb - To place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea.

Mine is an antonym for bury.

Nearby Words: buried, burying

Mine

Mine verb - To place hidden explosive devices in or under.
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Synonyms for Mine

Bury is an antonym for mine in dig up topic.

Nearby Words: mineral, mined, mining, miner, mineable

Common collocations

body bury body mine body
name bury name mine name
meat bury meat mine meat
money bury money mine money
Other words: grave, bones, enemies, ships.

Both words in one sentence

  • Rule of Three She first tries to bury her in a mine cave-in and secondly by making trees fall in the forest.
    Source: Rule of Three
  • Practical Currency Much discussion of this in Making Money, including pointing out that gold is worthless on a desert island, that it's also worthless in a gold mine (where the medium of exchange is the pickaxe), and the contrast between what happens when you bury gold vs.
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