Dig
Dig
, n. 1. A thrust; a punch; a poke; as, a dig in the side or the ribs. See Dig, v. t., 4. [Colloq.][1913 Webster]
2. A plodding and laborious student.
[Cant, U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
3. A tool for digging.
[Dial. Eng.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. An act of digging.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5. An amount to be dug.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
6.
(Mining) same as Gouge.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7. a critical and sometimes sarcastic or insulting remark, but often good-humored; as, celebrities at a roast must suffer through countless
digs.
[PJC]
8. An archeological excavation site.
[PJC]
New - Add Dictionary Search to Your Site
You can add a free dictionary search box to your own web site by copying and pasting the following HTML into one of your web pages:
<form action="http://www.freedict.co.uk/search.php" method="post"> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: sans-serif;"> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.freedict.co.uk/" title="FreeDict free online dictionary">FreeDict</a> <input type="text" name="word" size="20" value="" /> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Search Dictionary" /> </p> </form>
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Fri 23rd April 2021