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excavate
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extraction(noun, extraction)
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extrication(noun, extraction)
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fracture(noun, break, cut, crack, opening)
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valley(noun, depression, impression, dip, hollow)
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withdrawal(noun, extraction)
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aperture(noun, break, cut, crack, opening)
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barb
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basin(noun, depression, impression, dip, hollow)
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bore
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breach(noun, break, cut, crack, opening)
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cave
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cavern
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channel(noun, score, drain, scratch, dip)
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chasm(noun, break, cut, crack, well)
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chink(noun, break, cut, crack, opening)
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cleft(noun, break, cut, crack, opening)
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coalfield(noun, pit, seam, coalmine)
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col
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colliery(noun, shaft, pit, seam, coalfield)
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