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Noun Concept
Categories: Excavations, 1966 poetry books, Poetry by Seamus Heaney, Faber and Faber books, Irish poetry collections
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excavation  digging  dig  Cave-in  earth excavation
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The act of digging WordNet 3.0
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The act of digging WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Digging, also referred to as excavation, is the process of using some implement such as claws, hands, manual tools or heavy equipment, to remove material from a solid surface, usually soil, sand or rock on the surface of Earth. Wikipedia
Process of removing material from a solid surface Wikidata
The action performed by a person or thing that digs. Wiktionary
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There's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
creating by removal
activity
engineering process
PART OF
Earthworks
HAS KIND
dig
glory hole
Glory hole
dredging
DERIVATION
dig
dig
excavate
excavate
excavate
HAS EFFECT
pit
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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excavation, digging, dig
Wikipedia
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digging
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digging
Wiktionary
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digging
Wikipedia Redirections
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Cave-in (excavation), dig, Digging (Poem), excavatability, rippability
Wikidata Alias
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earthmoving, excavation, earth excavation (activity)

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