Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dive

3 senses of dive

Sense 1
honkytonk, dive -- (a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall)
       => cabaret, nightclub, night club, club, nightspot -- (a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club")

Sense 2
dive, diving -- (a headlong plunge into water)
       => swimming, swim -- (the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool")

Sense 3
dive, nose dive, nosedive -- (a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft)
       => descent -- (the act of changing your location in a downward direction)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun diva

1 sense of diva

Sense 1
prima donna, diva -- (a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star)
       => opera star, operatic star -- (singer of lead role in an opera)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dive

3 senses of dive

Sense 1
dive, plunge, plunk -- (drop steeply; "the stock market plunged")
       => descend, fall, go down, come down -- (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again")

Sense 2
dive -- (plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool")
       => submerge, submerse -- (sink below the surface; go under or as if under water)

Sense 3
dive -- (swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells")
       => swim -- (travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank")

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