nnoun.actthe act of diggingSynset:dig digging
Examples:- there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
Derivationally Related Form:digexcavate
Hypernyms:creating by removal
Inherited Hypernyms:excavationcreating by removalcreationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.locationthe site of an archeological explorationTopic:archaeologyarcheology
Synset:archeological site dig
Examples:- they set up camp next to the dig
Derivationally Related Form:digexcavate
Hypernyms:land site site
Inherited Hypernyms:digsitetractgeographical arearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Instance Hyponyms:Byblos
nnoun.artifacta hole in the ground made by excavatingDerivationally Related Form:excavate
Hypernyms:artefact artifact
Inherited Hypernyms:excavationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:borebore-holecellardelfdiggingsdigsditchdrill holeminemineshaftpitpoolquarryroot cellarstone pitwellworkingworkings
Full Hyponyms:approach trenchartesian wellborecesspoolchalkpitcisterncoal minecopper minecutdelfdiggingsditchdrainage ditchdriven wellfire trenchfurrowgas wellgoldminegravel pitgusherirrigation ditchminemineshaftmoatoil wellpitpoolrain barrelroot cellarsalt mineshot holesilver mineslit trenchspouterstrip minestripper wellsulphur minesumpsunk fenceswimming pooltrenchwading poolwater jumpwellwildcat wellworking
nnoun.actthe act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earthSynset:mining
Derivationally Related Form:mineexcavate
Hypernyms:production
Inherited Hypernyms:miningproductionindustrycommercial enterprisecommercetransactiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:miningproductionindustrycommercial enterprisecommercetransactiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:opencast miningplacer miningstrip mining
Full Hyponyms:placer miningstrip mining