| noun | the act of digging “there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton” |
| verb | turn up, loosen, or remove earth “Dig we must” |
| verb | create by digging “dig a hole” |
| verb | work hard “She was digging away at her math homework” |
| verb | remove, harvest, or recover by digging “dig salt” |
| verb | thrust down or into “dig the oars into the water” |
| verb | remove the inner part or the core of “the mining company wants to excavate the hillside” |
| verb | poke or thrust abruptly “he jabbed his finger into her ribs” |
| verb | get the meaning of something “Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?” |
| excavate | verb | recover through digging |
| dig | verb | turn up, loosen, or remove earth |
| dig | noun | the site of an archeological exploration |
| digger | noun | a machine for excavating |
| digging | noun | the act of digging |
| labor | noun | productive work (especially physical work done for wages) |
| laborer | noun | someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor |
| labour | noun | productive work (especially physical work done for wages) |
| labourer | noun | someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor |
| toiler | noun | one who works strenuously |
| toil | noun | productive work (especially physical work done for wages) |
| travail | noun | use of physical or mental energy; hard work |
| grind | noun | an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious |
| drudge | noun | a laborer who is obliged to do menial work |
| drudgery | noun | hard monotonous routine work |
| excavation | noun | a hole in the ground made by excavating |
| hollow | noun | a depression hollowed out of solid matter |
| jab | noun | the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow |
| jabbing | noun | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) |
| prod | noun | a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion |
| poke | noun | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) |
| poking | noun | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) |
| comprehensible | adjective | capable of being comprehended or understood |
| comprehendible | adjective | capable of being comprehended or understood |
| comprehension | noun | an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) |
| savvy | noun | the cognitive condition of someone who understands |
| grasp | noun | understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something |
| grasping | noun | understanding with difficulty |
| apprehensible | adjective | capable of being apprehended or understood |
| apprehensive | adjective | quick to understand; - Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| apprehension | noun | the cognitive condition of someone who understands |
| apprehender | noun | a person who knows or apprehends |