Some people tried to dig the treasure out, but they couldn't.
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Dig
/dɪɡ/
Synonyms for "dig" (442 found)
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Closest matches (89)
Noun(12 words)
barbexcavationappreciatearchaeological sitearcheological sitebackhoebackhoesbarbsburrow marksburrowingburrowsclawing
abideabsorbabysmabyssacceptaffrontappreciateapprehendassaultassimilateback answerbacksetbangbashbatbe affectedbe in tunebe inspiredbe involvedbe moved
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be with onebearbear uponbearingbeat the bushesbeatingbeltbidebiffblowbonebonkboostborebring inbuckbullbulldozebumpbump againstbuntburn the midnight oilburrowbuttbutt againstcarecare aboutcatchcatch oncatch the flamecatch the infectioncaustic remarkchange colorchasmchopclipcloutclumpcolor with emotioncomebackcomprehendconconceivecontemplatecountersinkcrackcramcropcrop herbscrowdcultivateculturecut
Verb(4 words)
Strong matches (132)
Verb(18 words)
cutting remarkdashdeependelvedepressdig outdig updigestdiggingsdikedintdivedredgedressdrilldrivedrubdrubbingdrudgedrumming
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dumpdwellechoelbowelucubrateempathizeempathize withenterexamineexcavateexcavationexplorefagfallowfathomfertilizefigurefleerfloutfollowfooleryforageforcefriskfurrowfusilladegathergather ingetget hold ofget the driftget the hang ofget the ideaget the picturegibegibing retortgleangogo overgo throughgoadgougegouge outgrabblegraspgrindgroovegrubgulfhammerhammer awayhammer away athang outharrowharvesthavehave it tapedhayheadhithoehunthurtlehustleidentifyidentify withjabjamjapejeerjestjogjogglejoltjostlekenknock
Related words (221)
knowlearnleg-pulllicklikelistlivelook aroundlook roundlook throughlourlowerlucubratemake outmastermindminemockmoilmow
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mulchnose aroundnudgenutparthian shotparting shotpegpeg awaypeltpenetrateperceiveperusepickpiercepile drivepitplodplowpluckplugplug alongplug awayplungeplunge intoplunkpokepoke aroundpore overpotshotpoundpound awaypracticepresspressureprobeprodpruneprypunchpushput downput onput-downput-onquarryquiprakeramram downraprattlereactreadrealizereapreap and carryregard studiouslyrelaterelate to emotionallyrelishresearchresiderespondrestudyreviewrootroot outrude reproachrunrun againstsapsavvyscoffscoopscoop outscrabblescrapescratchscurrilitysearchsearch throughseeseekseizeseize the meaningsenseshaftshakeshareshort answershouldershoveshovelsinkslamslapslogslugsmacksmashsmell aroundsockspadestabstickstressstrokestudyswatswingswipeswotsympathize withtaketake intamptattootauntthinthin outthrustthumpthwacktilltill the soiltoiltravailtrenchtroughtumbletunneltwigtwitunderstandverbal thrustvetwade throughweedweed outwellwhackwhopworkwork awayworkingsyerk
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More general
32 entriesappreciationcommentcore outcreating by removaldentdingdo workearthmoving operationexcavateexcavationgougehollowhollow outinputinvestigationland site
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More specific
10 entriesadmirationarchival trenchbarbdata miningenjoymenthole diggingsnide remarksource analysistest pittrenching
Collocations
11 entriesarchaeological digdig a holedig a trenchdig for informationdig into archivesdig into datadig operationdig sitedig up resultsfield digtrench dig
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
44 total sentences available.
Not a drop of rain fell for a month, so they had to dig a well.
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On colder days, they curl up or dig a hole in the snow.
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Dig in your homework now.
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