divers /dīˈvərz/ (archaic and literary)

1. Sundry
2. Several
3. More than one
4. Same as diverse (Bible)

In different directions

dī'versly adv.

dive /dīv/

1. To plunge headfirst into or down through water or down through the air
2. (of a submarine) to submerge
3. (of an aircraft) to descend steeply, nose-first
4. To go headlong into a recess, forest, etc, or suddenly investigate the interior of a container, etc (with into)
5. To plunge or go deeply into any matter
6. To involve oneself wholeheartedly (with into)
7. To pretend to have been tripped by an opposing player in the hope of being awarded a foul (football)

To plunge, dip

1. A plunge
2. A swoop
3. A headlong descent
4. A refuge
5. A resort, generally disreputable, often underground, eg a bar (slang)
6. A subway
7. A faked knockout (boxing)
8. An instance of pretending to have been tripped by an opposing player (football)

divˈer noun

1. A person who dives or can dive
2. A person who dives for pearls
3. A person who works in a diving suit or from a diving bell beneath water
4. Any member of a genus (Gavia) of duck-like diving birds
5. (loosely; esp formerly) any of various diving birds such as the auk, grebe, penguin, etc
6. A pickpocket (slang)

divˈing noun and adjective

diveˈ-bomb transitive verb and intransitive verb

1. To attack with, or as if with, a dive-bomber
2. To discharge bombs while diving

diveˈ-bomber noun

An aeroplane that discharges a bomb while in a steep dive

diveˈ-bombing noun

dive-dappˈer noun (Shakespeare)

A didapper, dabchick, little grebe

diving beetle noun

A predatory water beetle of the Dytiscus genus which traps air beneath its wing cases for breathing under water

diving bell noun

A hollow vessel or chamber, originally bell-shaped, open at the bottom and supplied with air by a tube from above, in which one may descend into and work under water

diving board noun

A board for diving from

diving suit or (formerly) dress noun

A watertight costume for a diver, with special provision for receiving air, etc

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