Delve
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intransitive verb.
To search deeply and laboriously.
intransitive verb.
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intransitive verb.
To research or make inquiries into something.
intransitive verb.
To undertake an activity or occupation undeterred by difficulty or uncertainty.
intransitive verb.
To discuss or explain something, especially in detail.
intransitive verb.
To enter or move into an area in which movement is difficult.
intransitive verb.
To dig the ground, as with a spade.
intransitive verb.
To dig (ground) with a spade.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To dig; turn up or excavate with a spade or some other tool.
To bury.
To practise digging; labor with the spade.
Figuratively, to carry on laborious or continued research or investigation, as one digging for hidden treasure.
noun.
A place dug or hollowed out; a pitfall; a ditch; a den; a cave.
noun.
That which is dug out: as, a
delve
of coals (a certain quantity of coal dug from a mine).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.
transitive verb.
To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade.
transitive verb.
To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom.
intransitive verb.
To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as a drudge.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
dig
the ground, especially with a
shovel
.
verb.
To
search
thoroughly
and
carefully
for information,
research
, dig into,
penetrate
,
fathom
, trace out
verb.
To dig, to excavate.
noun.
A
pit
or
den
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
Word Usage
"I didn't mean for this post to once again delve into my mind, but it's a journal, so who cares?"
Form
delver
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
remove
take
take away
withdraw
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
burrow
furrow
groove
root
rootle
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
shelve
twelve
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
excitement
instancy
parlourmaid
questing
reaction
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
backset
beat the bushes
bore
burrow
cave
verb-form
delved
delves
delving