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Noun: digs digz- An excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
- diggings - Temporary living quarters
- diggings, domiciliation, lodgings, pad Noun: dig dig- The site of an archeological exploration
"they set up camp next to the dig" - excavation, archeological site - An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
"she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" - shot, shaft, slam, barb, jibe, gibe - A small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
"the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover" - The act of digging
- excavation, digging - The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
"she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" - jab Verb: dig (dug,digging) dig- Turn up, loosen, or remove earth
"Dig we must" - delve, cut into, turn over - Create by digging
"dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" - dig out - Work hard
"She was digging away at her maths homework" - labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, moil [N. Amer] - Remove, harvest, or recover by digging
"dig salt"; "dig coal" - dig up, dig out - Thrust down or into
"dig the oars into the water"; "dig your foot into the floor" - Remove the inner part or the core of
- excavate, hollow - Poke or thrust abruptly
- jab, prod, stab, poke - Get the meaning of something
- grok [N. Amer], get the picture, comprehend, savvy, grasp, compass, apprehend
See also: dig in, dig out, dig up, digger Type of: comment, core out, creating by removal, dent, ding, do work, excavate, excavation, gouge, hollow, hollow out, input, land site, living quarters, nick, quarters, remark, remove, site, take, take away, thrust, touch, touching, understand, unearth, withdraw, work Encyclopedia: Dig Dig, Lazarus, Dig Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Dig, Lazarus, Dig! |