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Delve

To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade.

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Burrow 76% connected

An incorporated town. See 1st Borough.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Furrow 76% connected

A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Groove 76% connected

A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a dep…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Root 76% connected

To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rout 76% connected

To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rut 76% connected

Sexual desire or oestrus of deer, cattle, and various other mammals; heat; also, the period during which the oestrus exists.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Shovel 76% connected

An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loo…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Spade 76% connected

A hart or stag three years old.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Trowel 76% connected

A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.

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Tunnel 76% connected

A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks, bottles, or other vessels; a fun…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 4

Pull 76% connected

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Remove 76% connected

To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Take 76% connected

Taken.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Withdraw 76% connected

To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or th…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dig 92% connected

To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, o…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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