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View usage for: excavation in American English (ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃən) noun1. an excavating or being excavated 2. a hole or hollow made by excavating 3. something unearthed by excavating SIMILAR WORDS: hole Examples of 'excavation' in a sentenceexcavation Kate stood staring down into the excavation for a long time.She began to walk inland, turning her back on the place where the excavation had been.Unlike Father, who would like nothing better than an excuse to interfere with someone else's excavation, I meant precisely what I said. Synonyms of 'excavation'hole, mine, pit, ditch More Synonyms of excavation excavations in the earth Synonyms cutting cut quarry dig trough dugout diggings Additional synonymsDefinition a hole dug in the ground by a rabbit or other small animal a rabbit's burrow Synonyms hole, shelter, tunnel, den, lair, retreatDefinition a hollow space The sinuses are four sets of air-filled cavities leading directly from the nose. Synonyms hollow, hole, gap, pit, dent, craterDefinition a narrow channel dug in the earth for drainage or irrigation The car went out of control and ended up in a ditch. Synonyms channel, drain, trench, gutter, dyke, trough, furrow, gully, conduit, moat, watercourse Nearby words ofexcavation - exasperating
- exasperation
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- exceed
- exceeding
- exceedingly
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