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| NOUN | 1 | dig, excavation, archeological site | The site of an archeological exploration |
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| 2 | dig, shot, shaft, slam, barb, jibe, gibe | An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | |
| 3 | dig | A small gouge (as in the cover of a book) | |
| 4 | dig, excavation, digging | The act of digging | |
| 5 | dig, jab | The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow | |
| VERB | 1 | dig, delve, cut into, turn over | Turn up, loosen, or remove earth |
| 2 | dig, dig out | Create by digging | |
| 3 | dig, labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, moil | Work hard | |
| 4 | dig, excavate, hollow | Remove the inner part or the core of | |
| 5 | dig, jab, prod, stab, poke | Poke or thrust abruptly | |
| 6 | dig, grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, grasp, compass, apprehend | Get the meaning of something |
| Sounds | dih'g |
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| Rhymes | big, bigwig, brig, and 20 more rhymes in ihg... |
| Meaning | The site of an archeological exploration. |
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| Examples | "they set up camp next to the dig" |
| Synonyms | excavation, archeological site |
| Category | archeology, archaeology |
| Broader | site, land site |
| Instances | Byblos |
| Verbs | dig; dig; dig |
| Meaning | An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect. |
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| Examples | "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" |
| Synonyms | shot, shaft, slam, barb, jibe, gibe |
| Broader | remark, comment |
| Narrower | cheap shot |
| Meaning | A small gouge (as in the cover of a book). |
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| Examples | "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover" |
| Broader | dent, ding, gouge, nick |
| Meaning | The act of digging. |
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| Synonyms | excavation, digging |
| Broader | creating by removal |
| Verbs | dig; dig; dig |
| Meaning | The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow. |
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| Examples | "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" |
| Synonyms | jab |
| Broader | touch, touching |
| Verbs | dig |
| Meaning | Turn up, loosen, or remove earth. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "Dig we must" |
| Synonyms | delve, cut into, turn over |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
| See also | dig in; dig out; dig up |
| Narrower | furrow, rut, groove; rout, root, rootle; spade; shovel; trowel; burrow, tunnel |
| Entailed by | mine; quarry; plow, plough, turn; hoe |
| Nouns | dig; digger; digging, dig |
| Meaning | Create by digging. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" |
| Synonyms | dig out |
| Broader | hollow, hollow out, core out |
| Narrower | lift; trench; dibble |
| Entails | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
| Nouns | dig; digger; digger; dig |
| Meaning | Work hard. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "She was digging away at her math homework" |
| Synonyms | labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, moil |
| Broader | work, do work |
| Meaning | Remove the inner part or the core of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | excavate, hollow |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
| Narrower | drive; trench, ditch |
| Nouns | dig; dig |
| Meaning | Poke or thrust abruptly. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Synonyms | jab, prod, stab, poke |
| Broader | thrust |
| Nouns | dig |
| Meaning | Get the meaning of something. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Synonyms | grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, grasp, compass, apprehend |
| Broader | understand |
| Narrower | figure; catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it; intuit; digest |
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