dig, n.
(digs)
(digs)
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
<noun.act>
dig jab
sample sentences
"she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
the act of digging
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
dig digging excavation
sample sentences
"there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
<noun.attribute>
dig
sample sentences
"the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
semantic pointers
hypernym
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
barb dig gibe jibe shaft shot slam
sample sentences
"his parting shot was `drop dead'""she threw shafts of sarcasm"
"she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the site of an archeological exploration
<noun.location>
archeological site dig excavation
sample sentences
"they set up camp next to the dig"
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domain of synset (topic)
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instance hyponym