Dictionary Entry
excavation
excavation is a 10-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 22 · Words With Friends 25 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
- 2noun
A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
- 3noun
An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
- 4noun
The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
- 5noun
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
Synonyms
- 6noun
the act of digging
"there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
- 7noun
a hole in the ground made by excavating
- 8noun
the site of an archeological exploration
"they set up camp next to the dig"
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