Burrow and Scrape

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Burrow

Burrow verb - Move through by or as by digging.
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Scrape and burrow are semantically related. in warren topic. In some cases you can use "Scrape" instead the word "Burrow" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Words: burrowed, burrowing

Scrape

Scrape verb - To pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface.
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Burrow and scrape are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burrow" instead a verb "Scrape".
Nearby Words: scrap, scraped, scraping, scraper

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How words are described

single single burrow single scrape
small small burrow small scrape
little little burrow little scrape

Common collocations

people burrow people scrape people
way burrow way scrape way
hole burrow hole scrape hole

Both words in one sentence

  • The larvae then pull in their sides, becoming worm-like, and either burrow into their prey or (if detected and disturbed) coil around any handy appendages with an unbreakable grip, while secreting caustic fluids that fend off efforts to scrape them off.
    Source: Literature / Humanx Commonwealth
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