Dig and Pick

Dig

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

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

Nearby Words: digging, digged

Pick verb - To catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use.

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Dig and pick are semantically related in harvest topic. Sometimes you can use "Dig" instead a verb "Pick".

Nearby Words: pickle, picky, picked, picket, pickup

good	good dig	good pick
better	better dig	better pick
common	common dig	common pick
single	single dig	single pick
Other adjectives: medieval, small, little, final, weird, last.

Fast Tunnelling: Averted if using physical means like a pick axe, which takes several turns to dig through a barrier.

Source: Video Game / Ragnarok (Roguelike)
Death Note's Light Yagami isn't exactly top of the list of characters you'd pick for this, but if you dig a little deeper some startling coincidences arise.

Source: Write Who You Know
Even better is that Solomon, the one he kidnapped and forced to dig diamonds for him, kills Poison with the very same shovel they forced him to pick up.

Source: Film / Blood Diamond

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