Dig and Open

Dig

Dig verb - To hollow out or form (something) by removing earth.

Open and dig are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Open" instead a verb "Dig".

Nearby Words: digging, digged

Open

Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.

Dig and open are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dig" instead a verb "Open".

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

path dig path open path
way dig way open way
gate dig gate open gate
hole dig hole open hole
Other words: coat.

Both words in one sentence

  • Videogame / Darkest Dungeon Shovels are normally used to clear obstructions in corridors, such as thorny thickets and stone rubble, but they can also be used to dig up graves, smash open certain cabinets, chests, and stone coffins, or prop open giant oysters.
  • Dungeon Bypass A typical tactic of siege warfare is to dig a tunnel under the wall of the besieged fortress / city and then collapse or blow it up to destroy the wall under it, or to just dig a tunnel inside and open the main gate by surprise.
  • Video Game / Fossil Fighters Slippy-Slidey Ice World: The Glacier dig site from the first game, though it doesn't open up until the endgame.
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