verb Download 🔗Share To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way. Examples : "The dog dug a hole in the backyard to bury his bone. " geology archaeology agriculture environment nature action work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up. Examples : "to dig potatoes" archaeology geology agriculture environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share (chiefly in the plural) A mammary gland on a domestic mammal with more than two breasts. Examples : "The cow had large, pendulous udders. " animal organ anatomy physiology biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading