Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The action performed by a person or thing that digs.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A place where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, etc. where gold is obtained.

  3. (colloquial, countable, dated, uncountable)Accommodation; lodgings; digs.

  4. (archaic, colloquial, countable, in the plural, often, uncountable)Region; locality.

More definitions
  • the act of digging

Translations

1 languages

Forms

plural: diggings
Singulardigging
Pluraldiggings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
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Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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