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  Delf \Delf\ (d[e^]lf), n. [AS. delf a delving, digging. See
     Delve.]
     A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch. [Written also delft,
     and delve.] [Obs.]
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           The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins
           or machines could . . . keep them dry.   --Ray.
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  Delve \Delve\v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delved; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Delving.] [AS. delfan to dig; akin to OS. bidelban to bury,
     D. delven to dig, MHG. telben, and possibly to E. dale. Cf.
     Delf a mine.]
     1. To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade.
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              Delve of convenient depth your thrashing floor.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom.
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              I can not delve him to the root.      --Shak.
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  Delve \Delve\, v. i.
     To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as
     a drudge.
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           Delve may I not: I shame to beg.         --Wyclif (Luke
                                                    xvi. 3).
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  Delve \Delve\, n. [See Delve, v. t., and cf. Delf a mine.]
     A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.
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           Which to that shady delve him brought at last.
     --Spenser.
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           The very tigers from their delves
           Look out.                                --Moore.
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  Delf \Delf\, n. [AS. delf a delving, digging. See Delve.]
     A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch. [Written also delft,
     and delve.] [Obs.]
  
           The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins
           or machines could . . . keep them dry.   --Ray.

  Delve \Delve\, n. [See Delve, v. t., and cf. Delf a mine.]
     A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.
  
           Which to that shady delve him brought at last.
     --Spenser.
  
           The very tigers from their delves Look out. --Moore.

  Delve \Delve\v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delved; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Delving.] [AS. delfan to dig; akin to OS. bidelban to bury,
     D. delven to dig, MHG. telben, and possibly to E. dale. Cf.
     Delf a mine.]
     1. To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade.
  
              Delve of convenient depth your thrashing floor.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom.
  
              I can not delve him to the root.      --Shak.

  Delve \Delve\, v. i.
     To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as
     a drudge.
  
           Delve may I not: I shame to beg.         --Wyclif (Luke
                                                    xvi. 3).

  delve
       v : turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over
           the soil for aeration" [syn: dig, cut into, turn
           over]

  delve
     Αγγλικά vb.
     αναδιφώ, ερευνώ, ψάχνω να βρω κάτι μέσα σε ένα δοχείο, συρτάρι,
  τσάντα κ.λπ

  delve
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm delven)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm delf)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a
  shovel.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for
  information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
     n.
     (lb en now rare) A pit or den.

  Delve
     n.
     (surname en from=Old English).

  delve
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a
  shovel.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for
  information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
     n.
     (lb en now rare) A pit or den.

  Delve
     n.
     (surname en from=Old English).

  delve
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm delven)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm delf)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a
  shovel.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for
  information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
     n.
     (lb en now rare) A pit or den.

  Delve
     n.
     (surname en from=Old English).

  delve
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm delven)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm delf)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a
  shovel.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for
  information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
     n.
     (lb en now rare) A pit or den.

  Delve
     n.
     (surname en from=Old English).

  delve
     Englanti vb.
     ''~ into'' kaivaa, kaivella

  Delve /dˈɛlv/
  إحفر

  delve //dɛlv// 
  1. копая
  to dig in the ground
  2. ровя се
  to search carefully for information

  delve /dˈɛlv/ 
  zabořit

  delve /dˈɛlv/
  prohlubeň

  delve /dˈɛlv/ 
  ponořit

  delve /dˈɛlv/
  
  αναζητώ, ψάχνω, ερευνώ

  delve //dɛlv// 
  1. kaivaa
  to dig in the ground
  2. paneutua, penkoa, tutkia
  to search carefully for information

  delve /dˈɛlv/ 
  1. खूब छानबीन करना
        "The police team delved deeply into the murder case ."
        "He delued into his bag to find the glasses."
        "He delved in his bag for a pen. "

  delve /dˈɛlv/
  prekapati, rupčaga

  delve /dˈɛlv/
  1. üreg
  2. mélyedés
  3. barlang

  delve //dɛlv// 
  ほる
  to dig in the ground

  delve //dɛlv// 
  grave
  to dig in the ground

  delve /delv/ 
   1.  wgłębiać się (into - w)
   2.  przekopywać

  delve //dɛlv// 
  gräva
  to dig in the ground

  delve /dˈɛlv/
  1. araştırmak, bellemek.

  
/ˈdɛɫv/

  76 Moby Thesaurus words for "delve":
     backset, beat the bushes, bore, burrow, cavity, cultivate, culture,
     cut, dig, dig out, dike, dredge, dress, drill, drive, excavate,
     explore, fallow, fertilize, forage, force, frisk, furrow,
     go through, gouge, gouge out, groove, grub, harrow, hoe, hollow,
     hunt, list, look around, look round, look through, lower, mine,
     mulch, nose around, plow, pocket, poke, poke around, prune, pry,
     quarry, rake, research, root, sap, scoop, scoop out, scrabble,
     scrape, scratch, search, search through, shovel, sink,
     smell around, spade, thin, thin out, till, till the soil, trench,
     trough, tunnel, vacancy, vacuity, vacuum, void, weed, weed out,
     work
  
  

  v. 探究,查考;

     vt.
     vi. 探究,查考
     n. 坑,穴