unearth vs dig

unearth is not a noun while dig is a noun.

unearth and dig both are verbs.

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

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

unearth: recover through digging
dig: remove, harvest, or recover by digging

Other hyponyms of unearth include dig out, dig up.

unearth (noun)	dig (noun)
	the act of digging
	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

unearth (verb)	dig (verb)
recover through digging	get the meaning of something
discover by investigation	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 unearth and dig

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