10
excavation
8
dig(noun, verb)
6
burrowing
6
excavate
5
excavating
5
research
4
mining
4
barb
4
delve
4
probing
4
tillage
3
channeling(verb, grooving)
3
corrugating(verb, grooving)
3
cutting(verb, grooving)
3
deepening
3
fishing
2
depression
2
dig on(verb, phrasal verb)
2
dug
2
fluting(verb, grooving)
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