A cutting, sarcastic remark.
Digoxin.
A defensive pass of the ball that has been attacked by the opposing team.
An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
A rare or interesting vinyl record bought second-hand.
A thrust; a poke.
The occupation of digging for gold.
An innings.
To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball
To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.
To thrust; to poke.
An ironic statement.
Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected.
Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
Of or pertaining to the metal iron.
The food had an irony taste to it.