Mining And Extraction Vocabulary

noun the fundamental principles on which something is based

• The bedrock of this theory is based on empirical evidence.
• The bedrock of our friendship is trust and loyalty.
• She's been my rock, my bedrock through everything.
• Honesty and integrity are the bedrock of a strong character.

noun a vein of metal ore in the earth

• The miners discovered a rich lode of gold deep within the mountain.
• I heard there's a huge lode of fish in the lake, let's go fishing!
• Dude, that new restaurant has a lode of amazing food, we should check it out.
• She found a lode of inspiration in the beautiful scenery of the countryside.

verb to shape or cut roughly, without finishing details

• The sculptor used a chisel to roughhew the marble block into a basic shape.
• I'm going to roughhew this piece of wood before sanding it down.
• Let's roughhew this project outline before presenting it to the team.
• Sometimes life throws us challenges that we must roughhew before we can move forward.

verb to separate and remove the larger pieces from a substance by passing it through a sieve or filter

• The archaeologist carefully sifted through the dirt to uncover ancient artifacts.
• I need to sift through my closet to find something to wear for the party.
• Let's sift through the options and pick the best one.
• It can be challenging to sift through all the information available on the internet.

noun the action of removing clothing or covering from something

verb present participle of the verb 'strip', which means to remove clothing or covering from something

• The process of stripping the old paint off the walls can be quite time-consuming.
• I'm thinking of stripping down this old table and giving it a fresh coat of paint.
• She's really good at stripping, she's been doing it for years.
• He's slowly stripping away her defenses with his charm.

noun a type of wine sediment

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• The abraum deposits in the mine were carefully analyzed by the geologists.
• I heard there's some abraum left over from the excavation, wanna check it out?
• Let's go explore that abraum pit, it could be fun!
• The abraum of memories from that trip still lingers in my mind.