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“Berry” or “Bury”

berry / bury are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

berry b·EH·r·iy

  • nounany of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves.
  • nouna small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry).
  • nounUnited States rock singer (born in 1931).
  • verbpick or gather berries.

bury b·EH·r·iy

  • verbcover from sight.
  • verbplace in a grave or tomb.
  • verbplace in the earth and cover with soil.
  • verbembed deeply.
Usage

Examples in context

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“berry”

  • Berry - fuchsia (1998, 1999 NA)
  • …to a new campus at Berry Edge in September 2002 and…
  • "Nadine" (Chuck Berry) – 4:04
  • Robert Berry – bass, guitar
  • Walter Berry (Agamemnon), Inge Borkh (Klytämnestra), Christa…
  • 1938: Sergeant Berry
  • (with Mike Berry)
  • …contemporary and friend of Arthur Berry, he was awarded a scholarship…
  • …Sideroad, Constance Lake Road and Berry Sideroad on the south, the…
  • Executive Producer: Berry Gordy

“bury”

  • …elsewhere, as most Muslims, generally bury their dead on the day…
  • …new one, telling him to bury the chariot.
  • J. P. T. Bury (1967)
  • …three 2-2-2 similar to the "Bury" type.
  • …home on emergency leave to bury his family, who were killed…
  • …from the Lancashire towns of Bury (5th Battalion), Rochdale (6th Battalion)…
  • Born in Bury, Canada East, the son of…
  • The county boroughs of Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford and
  • …on 20 January 1900 in Bury St Edmunds.
  • …To Find, To See, To Bury tells the story of the…

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