DREDGING Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word dredging. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DREDGING
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| clearing | nounn | |||||
noun • a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area • the act of freeing from suspicion • the act of removing solid particles from a liquid | ||||||
| digging | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of digging | ||||||
| dredge | verbv | |||||
noun • a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed verb • cover before cooking • search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost • remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water | ||||||
| emptying | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of removing the contents of something | ||||||
| sifting | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of separating grain from chaff | ||||||
| excavating | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • recover through digging • find by digging in the ground • form by hollowing • remove the inner part or the core of | ||||||
| reaming | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a large quantity of written matter • a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires verb • squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer • remove by making a hole or by boring • enlarge with a reamer | ||||||
| scooping | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the quantity a scoop will hold • a hollow concave shape made by removing something • a news report that is reported first by one news organization • street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate • the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe • a large ladle verb • take out or up with or as if with a scoop • get the better of | ||||||
| drag | nounn | |||||
noun • the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid • something that slows or delays progress • something tedious and boring • clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man) • a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) • the act of dragging (pulling with force) verb • pull, as against a resistance • draw slowly or heavily • force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action • move slowly and as if with great effort • to lag or linger behind • suck in or take (air) • use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it • walk without lifting the feet • search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost • persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting • proceed for an extended period of time | ||||||