dives

Di·ves

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Definitions of dives word

noun dives an act or instance of diving. 1
noun dives a jump or plunge into water, especially in a prescribed way from a diving board. 1
noun dives the vertical or nearly vertical descent of an airplane at a speed surpassing the possible speed of the same plane in level flight. 1
noun dives a submerging, as of a submarine or skindiver. 1
noun dives a dash, plunge, or lunge, as if throwing oneself at or into something: He made a dive for the football. 1
noun dives a sudden or sharp decline, as in stock prices. 1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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