digs 1 of 2

verb

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 digs
Verb
And writer Faran Krentcil digs through her dating and designer past to find out whether a partner’s dislike of your fashion sense means the relationship is doomed from the start. — InStyle, 24 Oct. 2026 The crab digs shallow burrows for mating and molting and frequently maintains several burrows within its territory, the USGS report states. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Women's Boxer Briefs & Bralettes Say goodbye to uncomfortable underwear that digs. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Beachfront digs along its roughly 550 square miles of water are coveted, naturally, but those with grand scale and architectural distinction are even rarer. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026 The anniversary edition also digs deeper into the visual history of Reveal. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026 But the longer City digs its heels in, the more damaging this will get for everyone involved. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 But the film’s biggest asset is, obviously, Watts, who fearlessly digs deep and comes up with some of the best work of her career. — Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 Her downtown digs feature floor-to-ceiling windows and a kitchen outfitted with stainless steel appliances and white cabinetry. — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
Coastal Carolina recruit Peyton Heatherly had 30 assists and nine digs. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 Mina Orbiso finished with 32 assists, Cedra Talaga had 20 digs and Aleeya Salima added 18 kills and seven digs for Poly. — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026 Lindsay Kieth had a team-high 19 kills and 20 digs, Elli Hirosumi tallied 17 kills with 23 digs and Njoroge finished with 10 kills. — David Delgado, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026 Junior setter Jordan Molnar registered 38 assists, eight digs and seven kills. — Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026 Junior outside Sophia Guynn finished with 17 kills with seven aces and six digs, junior middle Madeleine Redmond added 11 kills and three blocks and senior libero Hadleigh-Rose Haggerty flew all over the court and finished with 22 digs. — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 Avery Herman, who shares setting with Engel, had 22 assists, and Olivia Sosa had 19 digs. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digs
  1. excavates
  2. enjoys
  3. knows
  4. pokes
  5. apartment
  6. savors
  7. understands
  8. stabs
Verb
  • Accomplished poet and nonfiction writer Brandon Shimoda brings his love of lyricism to this memoir, a portrait of his grandfather that excavates a century of xenophobia and silence in America.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • One of the most convincing ways Reid excavates Lestat’s inner world is through the music.
    — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Definition of excavates
Verb
  • The service Every suite enjoys 24-hour butler service, with female solo travellers thoughtfully assigned female butlers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In fact, the MacBook enjoys modest speed gains compared with its direct predecessors, thanks to Apple's reengineering of the internal thermal system.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of enjoys
Verb
  • Anyone who knows more was asked to contact LASD's Arson and Explosives Detail general line at 323-881-7500.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Anyone who works with multiple monitors knows the pain of having cables cluttered chaotically around their desk.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of knows
Verb
  • And yet there’s this piece in the policy which pokes its head [and forces them to find a surrogate in Texas].
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The International Kazoo Championship pokes a little fun at the rigidity of the main stage.
    — David Alm, Longreads, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of pokes
Noun
  • Prior to buying their own home, Kirychuk said the family lived in an apartment where the landlord was doubling the rent.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
  • He was seen on video outside his apartment in just his underwear throwing items down a garbage chute shortly after the slaying, according to the criminal complaint against him.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of apartment
Verb
  • Elsewhere in New York, Peggy (Denée Benton) savors the success of her first novel while her fiancé, the nice doctor William (Jordan Donica), moves up in the medical ranks.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
  • My mother savors her espresso slowly.
    — Lucia Aronica, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Definition of savors
Verb
  • But anyone who understands basic botany knows the math doesn’t add up, and this has become a deceptive annual pattern.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • LLMs can also take advantage of proof verification software, such as Lean, a programming language that can logically codify and confirm a result is true (even if no one fully understands the underlying math).
    — Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of understands
Verb
  • But fearing that Carrie is too powerful and too dangerous, Margaret grabs a sewing needle and stabs Carrie in the ear.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The sequence culminates in the Great Hall, where Ned kicks part of his broken cane to Colum, who stabs MacKinney in the leg.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of stabs

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“Digs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digs. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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