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- [nohz dahyv]
- /noʊz daɪv/
- /nəʊz daɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nohz dahyv]
- /noʊz daɪv/
Definitions of nose-dive word
- noun nose-dive a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward. 1
- noun nose-dive a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline: a time when market values were in a nosedive. 1
- verb without object nose-dive to go into a nosedive: a warning that prices might nosedive. 1
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Origin of nose-dive
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; nose + dive
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Parts of speech for Nose-dive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nose-dive popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for nose-dive
verb nose-dive
- belly-flop — to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- careered — an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- careering — an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
noun nose-dive
- header — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- duck — any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- dunk — to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating.
- nosedive — a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
Antonyms for nose-dive
verb nose-dive
- downpour — a heavy, drenching rain.
See also
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