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")