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— English words —

• dig v. (Transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole…
• dig v. (Transitive) To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
• dig v. (Mining) To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
• dig v. (US, slang, dated) To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.
• dig v. (Figurative) To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.
• dig v. (US, slang, dated, originally African-American, widespread from 1930s until early 1960s, remains in…
• dig v. To thrust; to poke.
• dig v. (Volleyball) To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball.
• dig n. An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
• dig n. A thrust; a poke.
• dig n. (Volleyball) A defensive pass of the ball that has been attacked by the opposing team.
• dig n. (Cricket) An innings.
• dig n. A cutting, sarcastic remark.
• dig n. The occupation of digging for gold.
• dig n. (US, colloquial, dated) A plodding and laborious student.
• dig n. (UK, dialect, dated) A tool for digging.
• dig n. (Music, slang) A rare or interesting vinyl record bought second-hand.
• dig v. (Dated slang) To understand.
• dig v. (Dated slang, transitive) To appreciate, or like.
• dig n. (Medicine, colloquial) Digoxin.
• dIG n. (Astronomy) dwarf irregular galaxy.
• DIG n. (Astronomy) Initialism of dwarf irregular galaxy.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Afrikaans
  • dig adj. Closed, shut.
  • dig adj. Dense.
  • dig v. (Intransitive) to compose a poem.
• Chilcotin
  • dɨg n. Saskatoon berry.
• Danish
  • dig pron. (Personal) you (2nd person singular object pronoun).
• Old irish
  • dig n. Inflection of deug…
• Romanian
  • dig n. Dike.
• Scottish gaelic
  • dìg n. Ditch, dyke.
• Swedish
  • dig pron. You (objective case, singular).
  • dig pron. Reflexive case of du: compare yourself.
• Yola
  • dig n. Duck.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• dig w. Graven.
• dig w. ~ into: nauwkeurig onderzoeken.
• dig w. (Informeel) aardig vinden, vallen op.
• dig w. (Jongerentaal) verstaan, begrijpen.

— English words, defined in French —

• dig n. (Archéologie) (Familier) Fouilles (Au pluriel).
• dig n. (Sens figuré) (Familier) Critique.
• dig v. Creuser.
• dig v. (Argot) Piger, suivre.
• dig v. (Argot) Aimer, accrocher, adorer.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• dig v. Cavar, escarbar.
• dig v. Excavar.
• dig v. Extraer.
• dig v. Remover.
• dig v. Entender a alguien, importarle alguien a uno.
• dig s. Arqueología. Excavación.
• dig s. Codazo, empujón, pulla, indirecta.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• dig v. Cavar, escavar.
• dig v. Curtir, gostar bastante de.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• dig s. Spintone.
• dig s. Colpo.
• dig s. Scavare.
• dig s. Zappare.
• dig s. Cavare.

— In Dutch —

• dig w. Eerste persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van diggen.
• dig w. Gebiedende wijs van diggen.
• dig w. (Bij inversie) tweede persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van diggen.

— In French —

• dig ono. Son métallique.

142 English words from 33 English definitions

African African␣American against American and appreciate archeological Astronomy attack attacked ball bed been berry bought case Closed colloquial compare compose Cricket cutting dated defend defensive Dense dialect digger digging Digoxin Dike distinction Ditch downward Duck dwarf dyke early earth especially excavations Figurative followed followed␣by for from galaxy get get␣by gold ground hand hard has hit hole Inflection Initialism innings in␣search␣of interesting intransitive investigate investigation irregular irregular␣galaxy its laborious laboriously like make making Medicine Mining move Music object objective objective␣case object␣pronoun occupation often opposing ore originally out out␣of out␣of␣the␣way packed paleontological pass passing person Personal place plodding ploddingly poem poke pronoun rare record Reflexive remains remark research sarcastic Saskatoon Saskatoon␣berry search second second␣hand shut singular site slang student study successfully such take taking taking␣place team that the the␣way thrust tool transitive understand until vinyl vinyl␣record Volleyball way where widespread with work you yourself

12 English words from 27 foreign definitions

adorer Aimer Argot Critique Entender Graven into pulla Remover Sens Son van

2 foreign words from 33 English definitions

deug has␣been

52 foreign words from 27 foreign definitions

aardig accrocher alguien Archéologie Arqueología bastante begrijpen Bij Cavar Cavare Codazo Colpo Creuser Curtir diggen Eerste Eerste␣persoon empujón enkelvoud escarbar escavar Excavación Excavar Extraer Familier figuré Fouilles Gebiedende Gebiedende␣wijs gostar Informeel inversie Jongerentaal métallique nauwkeurig onderzoeken persoon Piger pluriel Sens␣figuré Spintone suivre tegenwoordige␣tijd tijd tweede tweede␣persoon uno vallen vallen␣op verstaan vinden wijs

592 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

digi digi- Digo DIGO digs dIGs DIGs Digby Diggs dighi dight dig␣in digis digit digne digon digor Digor digue dig␣up digamy dig␣box digest digged digger Digger Digges Diggin diggin' Diggle dights digiti digits diglot digold digons dig␣out digram diGriz digs␣in digs␣up digues digyny digable digamma Diganta Digbeth Digbies dig␣deep digenic +542 words

684 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Adige adigar Adigei Adighe Ediger idigbo indign indigo Pedigo redigs undigs Wedigs adigars adi-guru bedight Bendigo Cadigan condign cudighi Edigers Ferdigs hendigo indigen indigos Kendigs Kindigs Leidigs Madigan Mandigo Medigap mendigo misdigs Neidigh Neidigs Pedigos prodigy Radigan Rediger Tindiga undight wendigo windigo adi-gurus agidigbo badigeon bedights Brundige Cadigans cardigan Cardigan +634 words

20 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

bodig redig tadig undig Wedig Ferdig Kendig Kindig Leidig misdig Neidig tahdig Wendig shindig infra␣dig underdig double␣dig Talerddig lytico-bodig Nantgaredig

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

gid GID

5 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

GDI GDI+ gid GID IgD

37 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

big␣D Big␣D CGI'd diag digi digi- Digo DIGO digs dIGs DIGs DILG ding Ding DIPG dogi Doig gadi GDIs Gida gids GIDs GIed gild gird glid godi grid GRID GTID guid GUID IDGI IDGT igad IMDG Sigd

25 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

DG di dI Di DI di- D&I gd GD g-d G-d gi GI G.I. G.␣I. id ID -id id. I'd I-D I.D. ig Ig IG

94 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

AiG AIG big BIG cig dag DAG DCG DDG deg dEG DEG deg. Dia DIA dia- dib Dib DIB DIC did DID die dif DIF DIL -dil dil- -dil- dim Dim dim. din Din DIO dip DIP dir dir. Dir. dis dIs Dis DIs DIS 'dis dis- dit DIT D.I.T. Diu div div. Div. Dix DIY diz Diz dkg dmg dog Dog DOG DPG dug dwg fig Fig fig. gig jig lig lig. Mig MiG MIG nig OIG pig pIg Pig PIG rig sig Sig SIG tig TIG vig Vig wig WIG YIG zig

10 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

DG di dI Di DI di- D&I ig Ig IG

6 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

diag DILG ding Ding DIPG Doig

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