The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains
the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.
the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
A shallow pit dug as a hideout.
A shave.
A diminutive of the bend (especially of the bend sinister) which is half its width.
A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage.
An awkward set of circumstances.
A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.
A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape.
To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.
To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow].
To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
To barely manage to achieve.
To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.
To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.
To express disapprobation of (a play, etc.) or to silence (a speaker) by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; usually with down.