17
pit(noun, depression, supply, impression, drain)
15
cavity(noun, break, cut, crack, score)
15
hole(noun, depression, score, impression, opening)
13
hollow(noun, break, area, depression, score)
10
mine(noun, supply, well, hole, hollow)
9
ditch(noun, supply, drain, reserve, well)
8
dig(noun, mine, digging)
7
quarry(noun, supply, reserve, deposit, mine)
7
diggings(noun, dig, revelation, mine, pit)
6
shaft(noun, break, cut, crack, supply)
6
depression(noun, break, impression, drain, well)
5
trench(noun, supply, score, drain, reserve)
5
burrow(noun, mine, pit, quarry, digging)
5
mining(noun, mine, pit, quarry, digging)
5
trough(noun, drain, dip, ditch, bottom)
5
tunnel(noun, hole in the ground)
5
cut(noun, break, crack, score, drain)
5
removal(noun, mine, pit, extraction, quarry)
5
unearthing(noun, mine, pit, quarry, digging)
5
crater(noun, break, cut, crack, depression)
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