dig
English Thesaurus
1. the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | touch, touching, |
| definition | : | the act of putting two things together with no space between them (noun.act) |
2. the act of digging (noun.act)
3. a small gouge (as in the cover of a book) (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | dent, ding, gouge, nick, |
| definition | : | an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) (noun.attribute) |
4. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | comment, input, remark, |
| definition | : | a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cheap shot, |
| definition | : | an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person (noun.communication) |
5. the site of an archeological exploration (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | land site, site, |
| definition | : | the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located) (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | byblos, |
| definition | : | an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millennium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon to the north of Beirut; now partially excavated (noun.location) |
| domain category | : | archaeology, archeology, |
| definition | : | the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures (noun.cognition) |
6. get the meaning of something (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | understand, |
| definition | : | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | figure, |
| definition | : | understand (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | intuit, |
| definition | : | know or grasp by intuition or feeling (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | digest, |
| definition | : | arrange and integrate in the mind (verb.cognition) |
7. poke or thrust abruptly (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | thrust, |
| definition | : | push forcefully (verb.motion) |
8. turn up, loosen, or remove earth (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | remove, take, take away, withdraw, |
| definition | : | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | furrow, groove, rut, |
| definition | : | hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | root, rootle, rout, |
| definition | : | dig with the snout (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | spade, |
| definition | : | dig (up) with a spade (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | shovel, |
| definition | : | dig with or as if with a shovel (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | trowel, |
| definition | : | use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | burrow, tunnel, |
| definition | : | move through by or as by digging (verb.motion) |
9. remove the inner part or the core of (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | remove, take, take away, withdraw, |
| definition | : | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | drive, |
| definition | : | excavate horizontally (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | ditch, trench, |
| definition | : | cut a trench in, as for drainage (verb.contact) |
10. create by digging (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | lift, |
| definition | : | take (root crops) out of the ground (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | trench, |
| definition | : | dig a trench or trenches (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | dibble, |
| definition | : | make a hole with a wooden hand tool (verb.contact) |
| entail | : | remove, take, take away, withdraw, |
| definition | : | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change) |
11. thrust down or into (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | thrust, |
| definition | : | push forcefully (verb.motion) |
12. remove, harvest, or recover by digging (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | excavate, unearth, |
| definition | : | recover through digging (verb.perception) |
13. work hard (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | do work, work, |
| definition | : | be employed (verb.social) |
14. the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow (noun.act)
15. the act of digging (noun.act)
| derivation | : | dig, excavate, hollow, |
| definition | : | remove the inner part or the core of (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | dig, dig out, |
| definition | : | create by digging (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | excavate, unearth, |
| definition | : | recover through digging (verb.perception) |
16. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect (noun.communication)
17. the site of an archeological exploration (noun.location)
| derivation | : | dig, excavate, hollow, |
| definition | : | remove the inner part or the core of (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | dig, dig out, |
| definition | : | create by digging (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | excavate, unearth, |
| definition | : | recover through digging (verb.perception) |
18. get the meaning of something (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | comprehension, |
| definition | : | an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | appreciation, grasp, hold, |
| definition | : | understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | grasping, |
| definition | : | understanding with difficulty (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | apprehender, knower, |
| definition | : | a person who knows or apprehends (noun.person) |
19. poke or thrust abruptly (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | dig, jab, |
| definition | : | the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | goad, prod, |
| definition | : | a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion (noun.artifact) |
20. turn up, loosen, or remove earth (verb.contact)
| also | : | dig out, |
| definition | : | dig out from underneath earth or snow (verb.contact) |
21. remove the inner part or the core of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | excavation, mining, |
| definition | : | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | excavation, |
| definition | : | a hole in the ground made by excavating (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | hole, hollow, |
| definition | : | a depression hollowed out of solid matter (noun.object) |
22. create by digging (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | digger, |
| definition | : | a laborer who digs (noun.person) |
23. work hard (verb.social)
| derivation | : | labor, labour, toil, |
| definition | : | productive work (especially physical work done for wages) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | drudge, hack, hacker, |
| definition | : | one who works hard at boring tasks (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dweeb, grind, nerd, swot, wonk, |
| definition | : | an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | toiler, |
| definition | : | one who works strenuously (noun.person) |
24. the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow (noun.act)
25. the act of digging (noun.act)
| derivation | : | dig, excavate, hollow, |
| definition | : | remove the inner part or the core of (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | dig, dig out, |
| definition | : | create by digging (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | excavate, unearth, |
| definition | : | recover through digging (verb.perception) |
26. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect (noun.communication)
27. the site of an archeological exploration (noun.location)
| derivation | : | dig, excavate, hollow, |
| definition | : | remove the inner part or the core of (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | dig, dig out, |
| definition | : | create by digging (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | excavate, unearth, |
| definition | : | recover through digging (verb.perception) |
28. get the meaning of something (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | comprehension, |
| definition | : | an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | appreciation, grasp, hold, |
| definition | : | understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | grasping, |
| definition | : | understanding with difficulty (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | apprehender, knower, |
| definition | : | a person who knows or apprehends (noun.person) |
29. poke or thrust abruptly (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | dig, jab, |
| definition | : | the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | goad, prod, |
| definition | : | a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion (noun.artifact) |
30. turn up, loosen, or remove earth (verb.contact)
| also | : | dig out, |
| definition | : | dig out from underneath earth or snow (verb.contact) |
31. remove the inner part or the core of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | excavation, mining, |
| definition | : | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | excavation, |
| definition | : | a hole in the ground made by excavating (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | hole, hollow, |
| definition | : | a depression hollowed out of solid matter (noun.object) |
32. create by digging (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | digger, |
| definition | : | a laborer who digs (noun.person) |
33. work hard (verb.social)
| derivation | : | labor, labour, toil, |
| definition | : | productive work (especially physical work done for wages) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | drudge, hack, hacker, |
| definition | : | one who works hard at boring tasks (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dweeb, grind, nerd, swot, wonk, |
| definition | : | an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | toiler, |
| definition | : | one who works strenuously (noun.person) |
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