dig
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(noun) the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" |
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Synonyms: jab |
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Related Words: touch, touching |
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(verb) turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must" |
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Synonyms: cut into, delve, turn over |
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Related Words: burrow, furrow, groove, remove, root, rootle, rout, rut, shovel, spade, take, take away, trowel, tunnel |
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(verb) create by digging, of cavities: "dig a hole" |
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Synonyms: dig out |
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Related Words: core out, dibble, hollow, hollow out, lift, trench |
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(noun) the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig" |
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Synonyms: excavation |
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Related Words: land site, site |
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(verb) remove the inner part or the core of |
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Synonyms: excavate, hollow |
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Related Words: ditch, drive, remove, take, take away, trench |
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(noun) the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" |
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Synonyms: digging, excavation |
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Related Words: creating by removal |
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(verb) get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" |
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Synonyms: apprehend, compass, comprehend, get the picture, grasp, savvy |
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Related Words: catch on, cotton on, digest, figure, get it, get onto, intuit, latch on, tumble, twig, understand |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: barb, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam |
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Related Words: comment, remark |
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(verb) poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" |
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Synonyms: jab, poke, prod, stab |
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Related Words: thrust |
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(verb) work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework" |
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Synonyms: drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil, travail |
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Related Words: do work, work |
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