English dictionary: words starting with dive

Meanings of Dive:

verb

Plunge head first into water with one's arms raised over one's head.

Usage examples:

She walked to the deep end, then she dived in

noun

A plunge head first into water.

Usage examples:

He hit the sea in a shallow dive

Meanings of Dive into:

phrasal verb

Become suddenly and enthusiastically involved in or occupied with something.

Usage examples:

I'm not quite ready to dive into that discussion

Meanings of Dive-in:

phrasal verb

Help oneself to food.

Usage examples:

Not one to be intimidated by exotic foods, she bravely dove in and was surprised to find she actual…

Meanings of Dive-to:

verb

To jump head first into water, esp. with your arms held straight above your head, or to move down quickly through water or the air

Usage examples:

Mark dove off the cliff into the ocean., dolphins can dive to great depths., [ + to infinitive ] th…

Meanings of Divebomb:

verb

Bomb (a target) while diving steeply downwards in an aircraft.

Usage examples:

Planes were dive-bombing the aerodrome

Meanings of Dived:

verb

Plunge head first into water with one's arms raised over one's head.

Usage examples:

She walked to the deep end, then she dived in

noun

A plunge head first into water.

Usage examples:

He hit the sea in a shallow dive

Meanings of Diver:

noun

A person who dives as a sport.

Usage examples:

An olympic diver

Meanings of Diverge:

verb

(of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction.

Usage examples:

The flight path diverged from the original flight plan

Meanings of Diverged:

verb

(of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction.

Usage examples:

The flight path diverged from the original flight plan

Meanings of Divergence:

noun

The process or state of diverging.

Usage examples:

The divergence between primates and other groups

Meanings of Divergences:

noun

The process or state of diverging.

Usage examples:

The divergence between primates and other groups

Meanings of Divergencies:

noun

A situation in which two things become different

Usage examples:

There may be many different reasons for such divergencies in voting patterns., i think there should…

Meanings of Divergency:

noun

A situation in which two things become different

Usage examples:

There may be many different reasons for such divergencies in voting patterns., i think there should…

Meanings of Divergent:

adjective

Tending to be different or develop in different directions.

Usage examples:

Divergent interpretations

Meanings of Divergently:

adverb

In a way that is different or becoming different from something else

Usage examples:

As they grow up, the friends have divergently different attitudes to marriage., these exercises are…

Meanings of Diverges:

verb

(of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction.

Usage examples:

The flight path diverged from the original flight plan

Meanings of Diverging:

adjective

(of paths or lines) going in different directions; separating.

Usage examples:

The junction of two diverging roads

verb

(of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction.

Usage examples:

The flight path diverged from the original flight plan

Meanings of Divers:

adjective

Of varying types; several.

Usage examples:

In divers places

noun

A person who dives as a sport.

Usage examples:

An olympic diver

Meanings of Diverse:

adjective

Showing a great deal of variety; very different.

Usage examples:

Subjects as diverse as architecture, language teaching, and the physical sciences

Meanings of Diversely:

adverb

In a way that includes many different types of people or things

Usage examples:

This is one of the most diversely populated cities in the country., we believe that our diversely e…

Meanings of Diversification:

noun

The action of diversifying something or the fact of becoming more diverse.

Usage examples:

Growers should start planning diversification of crops

Meanings of Diversifications:

noun

The action of diversifying something or the fact of becoming more diverse.

Usage examples:

Growers should start planning diversification of crops

Meanings of Diversified:

verb

Make or become more diverse or varied.

Usage examples:

The trilobites diversified into a great number of species

adjective

Including a range of different types of products, investments, etc. in order to reduce risk or increase the chances of success

Usage examples:

The organization needs to cover its operating costs from diversified funding sources; it can not re…

Meanings of Diversifier:

noun

A type of investment (= something that you put money into in order to make a profit) that you add to others in order to reduce the total risk of your investments

Usage examples:

Commodities can be great diversifiers in a portfolio., these investments are particularly suitable …

Meanings of Diversifies:

verb

Make or become more diverse or varied.

Usage examples:

The trilobites diversified into a great number of species