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— English words —

• excavation n. (Uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
• excavation n. (Countable) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
• excavation n. (Countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
• excavation n. (Countable) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
• excavation n. (Uncountable) Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
• excavation n. (Countable) A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.
• excavation n. (Countable) Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.

— English words, defined in German —

• excavation S. Archäologie: Ausgrabung.
• excavation S. Aushub, Abraum, Erdaushub.
• excavation S. Ausschachtung.

— English words, defined in French —

• excavation n. Excavation.
• excavation n. (Archéologie) fouilles.

— In French —

• excavation n.f. Action de creuser un terrain.
• excavation n.f. Creux fait dans un terrain, soit de main d’homme ou par…

47 English words from 7 English definitions

act and archaeological being buildings carried carried␣out cavity channel Countable covered cutting cutting␣in digging digging␣out distinction dug dug␣out earth excavating excavation exploration formed from historical hollow making mass material objects of␣a out part research scooping site solid Something that the tombs tunnel Uncountable uncovered unearths value where

8 English words from 7 foreign definitions

Abraum Action dans Excavation fait main par terrain

12 foreign words from 7 foreign definitions

Archäologie Archéologie Ausgrabung Aushub creuser Creux de␣main de␣main␣d’homme Erdaushub fouilles homme soit

6 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

excavations excavational excavationist excavationists excavation␣unit excavation␣units

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

reexcavations sub-excavations

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

reexcavation nonexcavation sub-excavation

17 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

-ation ava Ava AVA 'ava Cav. cava Cava ion Ion -ion tio Tio tion -tion vat VAT

20 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ava Ava AVA 'ava ita ITA NOI noit OIt OIT Oita Ōita oitava tav tava vac VAC Vác Vāc -vac

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

excavations

One anagram found minus a letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

aconative

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

excalation

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