All unearth synonyms
unΒ·earth
U u verb unearth
- mucking β moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- get wise to β having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
- mine β an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- dig β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- hunt down β to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
- delve β If you delve into something, you try to discover new information about it.
- expose β Make (something) visible, typically by uncovering it.
- let out β (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- ferret β a narrow tape or ribbon, as of silk or cotton, used for binding, trimming, etc.
- dig up β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- be on to β (Idiomatic) To figure out; to realize the truth.
- dredge β Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.
- concaved β curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- get the drift β (Idiomatic) To understand, at least at some basic or general level.
- arrive at β to reach by traveling
- come across β If you come across something or someone, you find them or meet them by chance.
- determine β If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- disinhume β to disinter.
- concaving β curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- exhume β Dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground.
- find β to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
- disported β to divert or amuse (oneself).
- grub β the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
- hoe β Richard, 1812β86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of printing-press equipment.
- leave no stone unturned β the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- ferret out β a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- meet with β to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments.
- hit upon β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- disentomb β to remove from the tomb; disinter.
- hear β to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell?
- figure out β a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- get the hang of β to understand the technique of doing something
- locate β to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
- come to light β to be revealed
- lay hands on β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- ferreting β a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- disinter β to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
- hoed β a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- learn β to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski.
- catch on β If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
- birddog β one of any of various breeds of dogs trained to hunt or retrieve birds.
- crop up β If something crops up, it appears or happens, usually unexpectedly.
- lay one's hands on β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- quarrying β an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- hoeing β a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- extract β Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.
- fall in with β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- discover β to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- come to pass β to take place