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madriguera — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burrow verb To dig a tunnel or hole, typically as a home or hiding place.
  • den noun A wild animal's shelter, such as a cave or burrow.
  • earth name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
  • lair noun The den or hidden resting place of a wild animal.
  • lodge verb To become firmly fixed in a particular position.
  • warren noun A network of interconnecting burrows where rabbits live.

Senses

madriguera is used for these senses in English:

  • burrow A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
  • den A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
  • den A group of Cub Scouts of the same age who work on projects together.
  • earth The lair or den (as a hole in the ground) of an animal such as a fox.
  • lodge A beaver's shelter constructed on a pond or lake.
  • rabbit hole Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rabbit,‎ hole. The entrance to a rabbit warren or burrow; the whole warren or burrow.
  • warren A system of burrows in which rabbits live.

burrow — full definition

  1. verb To dig a tunnel or hole, typically as a home or hiding place.
  2. verb To push or nestle into something for warmth, comfort, or safety.
  3. noun A tunnel or hole dug by an animal as a home.

den — full definition

  1. noun A wild animal's shelter, such as a cave or burrow.
  2. noun A small, cozy room in a home used for relaxing rather than formal entertaining.
  3. noun A place associated with a disreputable or secretive activity.

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