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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deepen |
| Synonyms: | bring up, clean, dig up, raise, unearth, widen |
| Main Entry: | deepen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make depth greater |
| Synonyms: | dig, dig out, dredge, excavate, expand, extend, hollow, scoop out, scrape out |
| Antonyms: | fill |
| Main Entry: | delve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dig into task, action |
| Synonyms: | burrow, dig, dredge, examine, excavate, explore, ferret out, go into, gouge out, inquire, investigate, jump into, leave no stone unturned, look into, probe, prospect, ransack, really get into, research, rummage, scoop out, search, seek, shovel, sift, spade, trowel, turn inside out, unearth |
| Main Entry: | dig |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delve into; hollow out |
| Synonyms: | bore, break up, bulldoze, burrow, cat, channel, clean, concave, deepen, depress, dig down, discover, dredge, drill, drive, enter, excavate, exhume, fork out, go into, gouge, grub, harvest, hoe, investigate, mine, penetrate, pierce, pit, probe, produce, quarry, root, root out, rout, sap, scoop, scoop out, search, shovel, sift, spade, till, tunnel, turn over, uncover, undermine, unearth |
| Antonyms: | fill |
| Main Entry: | dip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scoop, ladle |
| Synonyms: | bail, bale, bucket, decant, dish, draft off, draw, draw out, dredge, handle, lade, lift, offer, reach into, shovel, spoon, strain |
| Main Entry: | dust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sprinkle tiny particles |
| Synonyms: | besprinkle, cover, dredge, powder, scatter, sift, spray, spread |
| Main Entry: | gouge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut, scoop |
| Synonyms: | burrow, claw, dig, dredge, excavate, gash, groove, scrape, scratch, shovel, tunnel |
| Main Entry: | powder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crush into fine grains; sprinkle fine grains |
| Synonyms: | abrade, bray, comminute, cover, crumble, crunch, dredge, dust, file, flour, granulate, grate, grind, pestle, pound, pulverize, rasp, reduce, scatter, scrape, smash, strew, triturate |
| Antonyms: | solidify |
| Main Entry: | sprinkle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scatter, disseminate |
| Synonyms: | baptize, christen, dampen, dot, dredge, dust, freckle, mist, moisten, pepper, powder, rain, shake, shower, smear, speck, speckle, spit, spot, spray, spritz, squirt, strew, stud |
| Antonyms: | collect, gather |
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