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rigs

/ɹɪɡz/

rigs is the plural of rig.

rigs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rig.

Meaning of rig

Noun

rig (plural rigs)

  1. The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.
  2. Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.
    • The climbers each had a different rig for climbing that particular rockface.
  3. (US) A large truck, especially a semi-trailer truck.
    • Every rig at the truckstop had custom-made mud-flaps.
  4. The special apparatus used for drilling wells.
  5. (informal) A costume or an outfit.
    • My sister and I always made our own rigs for Halloween.
  6. (slang) A personal computer, typically one modified for looks.
    • When I saw a special version of Quake running on Voodoo hardware, I knew I would be forking out quite a bit of money on my gaming rig.2004, Radford Castro, Let Me Play: Stories of Gaming and Emulation, page 104

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Noun capitalized: RIGs

RIGs

  1. (plural) plural of RIG

Phrases with rigs

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Words that rhyme with rigs

Questions about rigs

What is rigs the plural of?
Rigs is the plural of rig.
What part of speech is rigs?
Rigs is a noun.
How do you pronounce rigs?
Rigs is pronounced /ɹɪɡz/.

Words near rigs in the dictionary

  1. rigourously
  2. rigourousness
  3. rigours
  4. rigout
  5. rigouts
  6. rigs
  7. rigs out
  8. rigsar
  9. Rigsbee
  10. Rigsbees
  11. Rigsby

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