Digging

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of excavating, especially with spade or shovel, or, in general, with simple tools and without the aid of blasting.
  • noun. The act of undermining; plotting; manÅ“uvering.
  • noun. plural That which is dug out.
  • noun. plural A region or locality where mining is carried on.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. plural Region; place; locality: as, business is dull in these diggings.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act or the place of digging or excavating.
  • noun. Places where ore is dug; especially, certain localities in California, Australia, and elsewhere, at which gold is obtained.
  • noun. Region; locality.
  • noun. a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
  • noun. A place where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, etc. where gold is obtained.
  • noun. region; locality
  • verb. Present participle of dig.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of digging
  • Word Usage
    "Rugborough match is to be played on next Saturday (tomorrow), and digging -- _digging_ -- I'll trouble you."
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