Definition of digs

"digs" in the noun sense

1. dig, excavation, archeological site

the site of an archeological exploration

"they set up camp next to the dig"

2. shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

"his parting shot was `drop dead'"

"she threw shafts of sarcasm"

"she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

3. dig

a small gouge (as in the cover of a book

"the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"

4. excavation, digging, dig

the act of digging

"there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

5. dig, jab

the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

"she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"

"digs" in the verb sense

1. dig, delve, cut into, turn over

turn up, loosen, or remove earth

"Dig we must"

"turn over the soil for aeration"

2. dig, dig out

create by digging

"dig a hole"

"dig out a channel"

3. labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil

work hard

"She was digging away at her math homework"

"Lexicographers drudge all day long"

4. dig, dig up, dig out

remove, harvest, or recover by digging

"dig salt"

"dig coal"

5. dig

thrust down or into

"dig the oars into the water"

"dig your foot into the floor"

6. excavate, dig, hollow

remove the inner part or the core of

"the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

7. jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

poke or thrust abruptly

"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

8. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend

get the meaning of something

"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

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Quotations for digs

Man implores Death and digs his grave. [ A. L. Thomas ]

Vice, that digs her own voluptuous tomb! [ Byron ]

digs in Scrabble®

The word digs is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters digs:

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digs in Words With Friends™

The word digs is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 7

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Words within the letters of digs

2 letter words in digs (2 words)

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4 letter words in digs (1 word)

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Words containing the sequence digs

Words that start with digs (1 word)

Words with digs in them (1 word)

Words that end with digs (2 words)

Word Growth involving digs

Shorter words in digs

dig

Longer words containing digs

shindigs