dig vs dibble

dig and dibble both are nouns.

dig and dibble both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dig	Yes	No	Yes	No
dibble	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dibble is a hyponym of dig; that is, dibble is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dig:

dig: create by digging
dibble: make a hole with a wooden hand tool

Other hyponyms of dig include lift, trench.

dig (noun)	dibble (noun)
the act of digging	a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
the site of an archeological exploration

dig (verb)	dibble (verb)
get the meaning of something	plant with a wooden hand tool
turn up, loosen, or remove earth	make a hole with a wooden hand tool
create by digging
remove the inner part or the core of
poke or thrust abruptly
thrust down or into
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
work hard

Difference between dig and dibble

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