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dig - the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig" |
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excavation |
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land site,
site physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"
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archaeology,
archeology the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
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dig - the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" |
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jab |
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touch,
touching the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
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dig - a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover" |
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dent,
ding,
gouge,
nick an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
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| Verb |
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dig - turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" |
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delve |
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remove,
take,
take away,
withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
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dig up,
excavate,
turn up remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
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dig in,
pitch in eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in"
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dig out dig out from underneath earth or snow
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furrow,
groove,
rut hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"
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root,
rootle,
rout take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"
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spade dig (up) with a spade; "I spade compost into the flower beds"
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shovel dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
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trowel use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work
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burrow,
tunnel move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest"
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dig - create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" |
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core out,
hollow,
hollow out remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
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remove,
take,
take away,
withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
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lift remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
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trench dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"
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dibble make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground"
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dig - thrust down or into; "dig the oars into the water"; "dig your foot into the floor" |
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thrust push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
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dig - remove, harvest, or recover by digging; "dig salt"; "dig coal" |
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excavate,
unearth remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
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