digs
noun
[ dɪɡz ]
• lodgings.
• "they are looking for new digs"
Similar:
lodgings,
living quarters,
quarters,
rooms,
accommodation,
billet,
lodging place,
bedsit,
apartment,
house,
home,
flat,
pad,
place,
abode,
dwelling,
dwelling place,
residence,
domicile,
habitation,
Origin:
late 19th century: short for diggings, used in the same sense, probably referring to the land where a farmer digs, i.e. works and, by extension, lives.
dig
verb
• break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, etc.
• "the boar had been digging for roots"
Similar:
cultivate,
till,
harrow,
plough,
turn over,
work,
break up,
spade,
delve,
break up soil,
break up earth,
break up ground,
move soil/earth,
• push or poke sharply.
• "he dug his hands into his pockets"
Similar:
poke,
prod,
jab,
stab,
shove,
ram,
push,
thrust,
drive,
nudge,
• like, appreciate, or understand.
• "I really dig heavy rock"
Similar:
like,
love,
adore,
take great pleasure in,
delight in,
enjoy,
appreciate,
be keen on,
get a kick out of,
get a buzz out of,
go a bundle on,
understand,
comprehend,
follow,
grasp,
make out,
get,
get someone's drift,
get the picture,
see the light,
dig
noun
• an act or spell of digging.
• "a thorough dig of the whole plot"
Origin:
Middle English: perhaps from Old English dīc ‘ditch’.
