dig vs excavation

excavation vs dig

dig and excavation both are nouns.

dig is a verb but excavation is not a verb.

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

As nouns, dig and excavation are synonyms defined as:

dig and excavation: the act of digging

Other synonyms of dig include digging.

As nouns, dig and excavation are synonyms defined as:

dig and excavation: the site of an archeological exploration

Other synonyms of dig include archeological site.

dig (noun)	excavation (noun)
the act of digging	the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow	the act of digging
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)	a hole in the ground made by excavating
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect	the site of an archeological exploration
the site of an archeological exploration

dig (verb)	excavation (verb)
get the meaning of something
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
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 excavation

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