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Burrow vs Burrows - What's the difference?

burrow | burrows |

As nouns the difference between burrow and burrows

is that burrow is a tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature while burrows is .

As verbs the difference between burrow and burrows

is that burrow is to dig a tunnel or hole while burrows is (burrow).

burrow

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
  • * 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit)
    • But very soon he grew to like it, for the Boy used to talk to him, and made nice tunnels' for him under the bedclothes that he said were like the ' burrows the real rabbits lived in.
  • (mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
  • A mound.
  • An incorporated town.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To dig a tunnel or hole.

    • burrows

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An Irish spelling of the English surname Burroughs.
    • English surnames from Middle English