| unearth | | |
| unearth | (v.) | bring to light.; "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President" |
| excavate, unearth | (v.) | recover through digging.; "Schliemann excavated Troy"; "excavate gold" |
| dig | | |
| archeological site, dig, excavation | (n.) | the site of an archeological exploration.; "they set up camp next to the dig" |
| barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam | (n.) | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" |
| dig | (n.) | a small gouge (as in the cover of a book).; "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover" |
| dig, digging, excavation | (n.) | the act of digging.; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" |
| dig, jab | (n.) | the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow.; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" |
| cut into, delve, dig, turn over | (v.) | turn up, loosen, or remove earth.; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" |
| dig, dig out | (v.) | create by digging.; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" |
| dig, drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil, travail | (v.) | work hard.; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" |
| dig, dig out, dig up | (v.) | remove, harvest, or recover by digging.; "dig salt"; "dig coal" |
| dig | (v.) | thrust down or into.; "dig the oars into the water"; "dig your foot into the floor" |
| dig, excavate, hollow | (v.) | remove the inner part or the core of.; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside" |
| dig, jab, poke, prod, stab | (v.) | poke or thrust abruptly.; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" |
| apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy | (v.) | get the meaning of something.; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" |
| excavate | | |
| dig up, excavate, turn up | (v.) | find by digging in the ground.; "I dug up an old box in the garden" |
| excavate | (v.) | form by hollowing.; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity" |
Recent comments
2 days 9 min ago
2 days 18 min ago
2 days 31 min ago
2 days 1 hour ago
4 weeks 1 day ago
4 weeks 1 day ago
5 weeks 21 hours ago
5 weeks 21 hours ago
6 weeks 1 day ago
6 weeks 2 days ago