digs 1 of 2

verb

Definition of digsnext
present tense third-person singular of dig
1
as in excavates
to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth a backhoe dug a hole in the backyard to make a swimming pool

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2
as in enjoys
to take pleasure in I really dig bluegrass music

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3
as in knows
to have a clear idea of can you dig what I'm saying?

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4
as in pokes
to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object every time I slowed down, he'd dig me in the ribs

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digs

2 of 2

noun

plural of dig
as in apartment
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place check out my new digs on the north side of town

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for digs
  1. enjoys
  2. pokes
  3. apartment
  4. understands
  5. stabs
  6. spurs
  7. penthouse
  8. sees
Verb
  • Beyond that though, the internet and humanity sometimes enjoys putting huge amounts of love onto a broadly innocent figure.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Ramey-Torres doesn’t drink coffee but enjoys warm water during her fasts.
    Matt Fuchs, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of enjoys
Verb
  • Loose threads that fly about vigorously in the wind decorate almost every garment, the inside lining often pokes out in random places, and cutoff sleeves are repositioned as dress pockets.
    Denni Hu, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Ellen pokes her head out from behind a door as her friends grow impatient.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of pokes
Noun
  • Councilmember Nithya Raman made a last-ditch effort to allow certain types of apartments in some single-family neighborhoods.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • One day on the street in front of their apartment, a man in a rage ran up to their car and started yelling and banging on the driver’s side window.
    John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of apartment
Verb
  • More than four months on, however, Deadline understands the police force has made little progress.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Swift understands that stardom isn't a solo pursuit.
    William Arruda, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of understands
Verb
  • Ji-oh stabs Taesang through the heart with a fencing sword.
    Kayti Burt, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Instead, the inmate who stabs him to death used the blade to cut a Glasgow smile onto his face.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of stabs
Verb
  • That spurs the humpbacks to lunge into the air to collect the small fish, creating the iconic imagery.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • By adopting this approach, sales leaders can create a high-performing, engaged and diverse sales team that spurs profitable revenue growth.
    Gregg Frederick, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of spurs
Noun
  • Essentially set up as a one-bedroom apartment with two bathrooms and a powder room, the penthouse pad spans about 3,000 square feet.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
  • In a sign that the brand is increasingly committed to offering its affluent clientele a lifestyle proposition, Stefano Ricci recently unveiled a penthouse called La Rocca at Tuscan medieval hamlet-turned tony resort destination Castelfalfi.
    Martino Carrera, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of penthouse
Verb
  • Posen sees GapStudio almost like a couture house.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Mail app sees new categorization options and more.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sees
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