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Contexts ▼▲ A site that is being or has been excavated The action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass A sunken place or hollow on a surface Ditch, channel dug in earth An excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals Study of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a rabbit, as a dwelling The floor of a building which is partly or entirely below ground level A room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place … more ▼ ▲ Noun ▲ A site that is being or has been excavated hole pit cutting hollow cavity trench ditch mine shaft trough burrow cut dig quarry crater diggings dugout blasting disinterring exhuming removal scooping shovellingUK shovelingUS archaeological site “The undercarriage struck soil that had been piled up from a ditch excavation and flipped the aircraft.” Noun ▲ The action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site unearthing disinterment exhumation revealing uncovering digging up disclosure discovery exposure revelation “The sites around West Drayton and Acton will see new excavation to address problems of their dating.” Noun ▲ The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass digging gouging boring channelingUS channellingUK mining quarrying sinking digging out diggings hollowing out scooping out Noun ▲ A sunken place or hollow on a surface depression cavity pit concavity hollow indentation dent dip hole sink crater dint valley bowl recess sinkhole basin impression sag trough indenture pothole dimple fossa lacuna sinkage indent pocket scoop vacuity vacuum void gulf trench shaft abyss chasm ditch mineshaft colliery mine rut coal mine grave hell perforation puncture tomb well mine shaft cave cavern chamber borehole dugout canyon gorge ravine kettle hole shakehole swallet swallow hole bunker cellar foxhole shelter punchbowl vale dust bowl cup dish den nook cranny niche bottom channel cleft curve groove notch socket bore bore-hole burrow chute tube tunnel passage gouge gash cut score scratch furrow incision scrape adit downcast duct upcast flue passageway vent winze air shaft coalface coalmine quarry seam light well more ❯ Noun ▲ Ditch, channel dug in earth trench ditch fosse trough channel cut drain earthwork entrenchment furrow gutter pit waterway conduit dike foss moat rut sheugh watercourse arroyo canal depression drill dugout foxhole gorge gulch gully hollow main sap sink tube dyke duct fleet ha-ha chase gulley mine Noun ▲ An excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals mine pit colliery deposit shaft vein lode coalfield diggings mineshaft quarry seam workings goldfield opencast mine open-pit mine strip mine coalmine coalface mine workings pithead Noun ▲ Study of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras archaeology prehistory antiquarianism paleohistory paleology palaeontologyUK paleontologyUS protohistory Noun ▲ A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a rabbit, as a dwelling burrow hole den lair retreat tunnel earth warren house lodge set shelter cave dugout hollow scrape couch hideaway hovel sett Noun ▲ The floor of a building which is partly or entirely below ground level basement cellar crypt vault catacomb undercroft dunny sub-basement storage substructure underbuilding understructure below stairs garden flat underground room furnace room subterranean room lower ground floor Noun ▲ A room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place dig diggings apartment flat lodgings suite tenement archaeological site Find more words! 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