Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dig | Yes | No | Yes | No |
quarry | Yes | No | Yes | No |
dig (noun) | quarry (noun) |
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the act of digging | animal hunted or caught for food |
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow | a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate |
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book) | a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence |
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) | quarry (verb) |
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get the meaning of something | extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry |
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 |