excavate vs trench
trench vs excavateexcavate is not a noun while trench is a noun.
excavate and trench both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| excavate | No | No | Yes | No |
| trench | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
trench is a hyponym of
excavate; that is, trench is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
excavate:
- excavate: remove the inner part or the core of
- trench: cut a trench in, as for drainage
| excavate (noun) | trench (noun) |
|---|---|
| a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth | |
| any long ditch cut in the ground | |
| a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor |
| excavate (verb) | trench (verb) |
|---|---|
| find by digging in the ground | cut or carve deeply into |
| remove the inner part or the core of | dig a trench or trenches |
| form by hollowing | cut a trench in, as for drainage |
| recover through digging | fortify by surrounding with trenches |
| set, plant, or bury in a trench | |
| impinge or infringe upon |
Words related to "excavate"
Words related to "trench"
- Atacama Trench
- Bougainville Trench
- Japan Trench
- Nares Deep
- Peru-Chile Trench
- Puerto Rico Trench
- approach trench
- communication trench
- cut
- deep
- depression
- dig
- dig out
- ditch
- encroach
- entrench
- entrenchment
- excavate
- fire trench
- fort
- fortify
- fosse
- furrow
- hollow
- impinge
- intrenchment
- lay
- moat
- natural depression
- oceanic abyss
- place
- pose
- position
- put
- set
- slit trench
- take advantage
- trencher
- trespass
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