hole in the ground (noun)
71earth — I UK [ɜː(r)θ] / US [ɜrθ] noun Word forms earth : singular earth plural earths *** 1) Earth or earth [singular/uncountable] the planet on which we live the planet Earth the Earth: The Moon goes round the Earth. the Earth s surface on Earth: They… …
72well — 1. adj. In marine insurance, a term used as descriptive of the safety and soundness of a vessel, in a warranty of her condition at a particular time and place; as, warranted well at...on... 2. In old reports, good, sufficient, unobjectionable in… …
73burrow — /ˈbʌroʊ / (say buroh) noun 1. a hole in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar small animal, for refuge and habitation. 2. a similar place of retreat, shelter, or refuge. –verb (i) 3. to make a hole or passage (in, into, or under something) …
74pughole — /ˈpʌghoʊl/ (say pughohl) noun 1. a large hole in the ground left by the excavation of clay. 2. a hole in a dried up watercourse. {pug2 (def. 6) + hole} …
75ignorance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of knowledge Nouns 1. ignorance, nescience; illiteracy; darkness, blindness; incomprehension, inexperience, simplicity, simpleness, innocence; stupidity; unawareness. See folly, insanity,… …
76scrape — 1. verb 1) we scraped all the paint off the windows Syn: abrade, grate, sand, sandpaper, scour, scratch, rub, file, rasp 2) their boots scraped along the floor Syn: grate, creak …
77excavation — ex|ca|va|tion [ ,ekskə veıʃn ] noun count or uncount the process of digging in the ground to find things from the past: archaeological excavations a. uncount TECHNICAL the process of digging a large hole in the ground …
78deep — 1 /di:p/ adjective 1 GOING FAR DOWN going far down from the top or from the surface: a deep hole in the ground | Come on, get in! The water s not very deep here. | 2 metres/6 feet etc deep: At this point the lake is ninety metres deep. 2 knee… …
79well — 1 /wel/ adverb comparative better superlative best 1 SATISFACTORILY in a successful or satisfactory way: Did you sleep well? | James reads well for his age. | fairly/moderately/pretty well (=quite well) | go well (=happen in the way you planned… …
80excavation — UK [ˌekskəˈveɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms excavation : singular excavation plural excavations a) [countable/uncountable] the process of digging in the ground to find things from the past archaeological excavations b) [uncountable] formal the… …
