Diggings
ahd-5
noun plural.
An excavation site, as for digging or mining ore, metals, or precious stones.
noun plural.
Materials that have been excavated.
noun plural.
Rooms; lodgings.
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noun.
temporary living quarters.
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noun.
Plural form of
digging
.
noun.
Late 19th and early 20th C: accommodations; lodgings; the precursor to the slang 'digs'.
noun.
In the US, in the same time period: establishment.
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noun.
temporary living quarters
noun.
an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
Word Usage
"I don't think any ball would get John Massingbird to it; unless he could be received in what he calls his diggings 'toggery. ""
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
excavation
living quarters
quarters
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
abysm
abyss
accommodations
bank
berth