Bury and Fail

Bury

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

Fail and bury are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fail" instead a verb "Bury".

Nearby Words: buried, burying

Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

Bury and fail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bury" instead a verb "Fail".

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

guy bury guy fail guy
people bury people fail people
time bury time fail time
way bury way fail way
Other words: money.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Cold Case Pass Fail: Libertyville and Colors both have characters who are half black and half white, but look completely white, struggling with whether they should accept their identity or bury it.
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