digs
- noun
- /dɪɡz/
- Specialized
:
excavación
- Now this is the remnants of the old digs carried out by the French.
Examples
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The team worked tirelessly at the digs, hoping to uncover valuable geological deposits.
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NO OFFENSE, BUT I'VE SPENT MONTHS ON DIGS IN BOGLAND AND THE SMART THING TO DO IS WAIT UNTIL THE MORNING.
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The archaeologists discovered ancient pottery while digging at the site known as the digs.
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Excavations at the site revealed fascinating artifacts from a long-lost civilization during the digs.
Synonyms
178
5.7
A hole in the ground where people dig for minerals like coal or gold
60
3.9
A place where people remove earth to find old objects
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4.9
An open place in the ground where people remove stone
10
3.7
A place where people dig to find objects from past human life
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5.4
A hole in the ground made by digging, often for building or finding old things
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3.7
A place where people dig to find old objects like bones and tools
An area where people dig for minerals or ancient objects
A hole dug in the ground to get stone or clay
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word digs for a place where archaeologists work comes from the simple verb dig, which means 'to break up the ground'. So the digs are the places where people dig to find old objects, bones, or stones.