dig

Letters that make dig

d, g, i are letters that make 'dig'

Words within dig

Ig are words within 'dig'

Anagrams of dig

gid is an anagram of 'dig'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of dig

digs is a word created by adding a letter to 'dig'


13 possible definitions for 'dig'

Dig as "the act of digging"

Under this definition, dig is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

excavation, digging have the same meaning as 'dig'

dig as a type

'dig' can be a type of creating by removal.

Derivatives of dig

delve, cut into, dig out, excavate, dig up, unearth, turn over, hollow, turn up, dig are derivatives of 'dig'.


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

Under this definition, dig is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

shaft, jibe, barb, shot, slam, gibe have the same meaning as 'dig'

dig as a type

'dig' can be a type of input, remark, comment.

Types of dig

cheap shot is a type of dig.

Derivatives of dig

barrack, jeer, scoff, gibe, flout are derivatives of 'dig'.

Example of dig used within this context

"his parting shot was `drop dead'", "she threw shafts of sarcasm", "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"


Dig as "get the meaning of something"

Under this definition, dig is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

get the picture, grok, comprehend, apprehend, compass, savvy, grasp have the same meaning as 'dig'

dig as a type

'dig' can be a type of understand.

Types of dig

get wise, get onto, latch on, cotton on, get it, digest, twig, catch on, intuit, tumble, figure are types of 'dig'.

Derivatives of dig

discerning, comprehension, knower, discernment, apprehension, appreciation, grasp, hold, apprehender, grasping, apprehensive, graspable, comprehensible, comprehendible, apprehensible, intelligible, perceivable, understandable, understanding, savvy are derivatives of 'dig'.


Dig as "remove, harvest, or recover by digging"

Under this definition, dig is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dig out, dig up have the same meaning as 'dig'

dig as a type

'dig' can be a type of excavate, unearth.

Example of dig used within this context

"dig salt", "dig coal"


Dig as "work hard"

Under this definition, dig is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

moil, fag, drudge, grind, labor, labour, toil, travail have the same meaning as 'dig'

dig as a type

'dig' can be a type of do work, work.

Derivatives of dig

jack, effort, exertion, travail, labor, undertaking, project, drudge, peon, navvy, galley slave, hacker, laborer, manual laborer, labourer, dweeb, toiler, elbow grease, hack, wonk, task, plodding, grind, labour, toil, drudgery, donkeywork, sweat, swot, nerd are derivatives of 'dig'.

Example of dig used within this context

"She was digging away at her math homework", "Lexicographers drudge all day long"


Dig as "thrust down or into"

Under this definition, dig is a verb and has the following properties:

dig as a type

'dig' can be a type of thrust.

Example of dig used within this context

"dig the oars into the water", "dig your foot into the floor"


Dig as "create by digging"

Under this definition, dig is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dig out has the same meaning as dig

dig as a type

'dig' can be a type of hollow out, core out, hollow.

Types of dig

dibble, trench, lift are types of 'dig'.

Derivatives of dig

power shovel, excavator, digger, shovel, archeological site, dig, excavation, digging are derivatives of 'dig'.

Entailments to dig

remove, take, take away, withdraw are entailments to 'dig'.

Example of dig used within this context

"dig a hole", "dig out a channel"


Dig as "remove the inner part or the core of"

Under this definition, dig is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

excavate, hollow have the same meaning as 'dig'

dig as a type

'dig' can be a type of withdraw, take away, remove, take.

Types of dig

ditch, drive, trench are types of 'dig'.

Derivatives of dig

archeological site, dig, excavation, hole, hollow, mining, digging are derivatives of 'dig'.


Dig as "turn up, loosen, or remove earth"

Under this definition, dig is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

delve, cut into, turn over have the same meaning as 'dig'

dig as a type

'dig' can be a type of withdraw, take away, remove, take.

Types of dig

rootle, rut, groove, root, spade, shovel, trowel, burrow, tunnel, furrow, rout are types of 'dig'.

Derivatives of dig

power shovel, excavator, digger, shovel, archeological site, dig, excavation, digging are derivatives of 'dig'.

Example of dig used within this context

"Dig we must", "turn over the soil for aeration"


Dig as "poke or thrust abruptly"

Under this definition, dig is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

prod, stab, poke, jab have the same meaning as 'dig'

dig as a type

'dig' can be a type of thrust.

Derivatives of dig

prod, goad, jab, thrusting, thrust, poke, dig, jabbing, poking are derivatives of 'dig'.


Dig as "the site of an archeological exploration"

Under this definition, dig is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

archeological site, excavation have the same meaning as 'dig'

dig as a type

'dig' can be a type of land site, site.

Instances of dig

Byblos. is an instance of dig

dig as a category

'dig' can be a category of archeology, archaeology.

Derivatives of dig

delve, cut into, dig out, excavate, dig up, unearth, turn over, hollow, turn up, dig are derivatives of 'dig'.

Example of dig used within this context

"they set up camp next to the dig"


Dig as "a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)"

Under this definition, dig is a noun and has the following properties:

dig as a type

'dig' can be a type of dent, ding, nick, gouge.

Example of dig used within this context

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


Dig as "the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow"

Under this definition, dig is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

jab has the same meaning as dig

dig as a type

'dig' can be a type of touching, touch.

Derivatives of dig

prod, stab, poke, dig, jab are derivatives of 'dig'.

Example of dig used within this context

"she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"



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