excavate
English Thesaurus
1. 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) |
2. form by hollowing (verb.contact)
3. find by digging in the ground (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | obtain, |
definition | : | come into possession of (verb.possession) |
hyponym | : | nuzzle, |
definition | : | dig out with the snout (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | disinter, exhume, |
definition | : | dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies (verb.social) |
verb group | : | locate, turn up, |
definition | : | discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining (verb.possession) |
4. recover through digging (verb.perception)
hyponym | : | dig, dig out, dig up, |
definition | : | remove, harvest, or recover by digging (verb.perception) |
5. 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) |
6. form by hollowing (verb.contact)
derivation | : | excavation, |
definition | : | a hole in the ground made by excavating (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | excavator, |
definition | : | a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying (noun.person) |
7. find by digging in the ground (verb.contact)
derivation | : | excavation, |
definition | : | a hole in the ground made by excavating (noun.artifact) |
8. recover through digging (verb.perception)
derivation | : | excavation, |
definition | : | a hole in the ground made by excavating (noun.artifact) |
9. 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) |
10. form by hollowing (verb.contact)
derivation | : | excavation, |
definition | : | a hole in the ground made by excavating (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | excavator, |
definition | : | a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying (noun.person) |
11. find by digging in the ground (verb.contact)
derivation | : | excavation, |
definition | : | a hole in the ground made by excavating (noun.artifact) |
12. recover through digging (verb.perception)
derivation | : | excavation, |
definition | : | a hole in the ground made by excavating (noun.artifact) |
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