digs

/ dɪɡz /

plural noun

1. informal,  lodgings

Word History and Origins

Origin of digs¹

C19: shortened from _diggings , perhaps referring to where one digs or works, but see also _{dig in}

Example Sentences

The digs uncovered 40 structures making up a cluster of buildings which showed it was a significant settlement in prehistoric Orkney.

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In his 12-hour documentary for PBS, Burns digs into our nation’s bloody, messy and triumphant founding by chronicling more than the “boldfaced names we all know,” as he told the Journal.

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Smith digs deeply and with care and considerable skill, bringing readers deeply into her childhood.

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Mark Hill, Barrick’s interim CEO, said Monday that the mining company is determined to grow and not just replace the resources it digs up, and to produce gold and copper safely.

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Though he’d always planned and run his own digs, this time, in a hurry to free his mother, he joined an ongoing project.

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