dives

Meanings

• Verb

  To go down or plunge into water, especially headfirst.

  - "He took a deep breath and dived into the pool."
  - "The diver performed several dives during the competition."

• Noun

  A place, often a seedy or disreputable one, where one can find cheap food or lodging.

  - "He spent his last night in a cheap dive before leaving town."
  - "The bar was a notorious dive, known for its rough clientele."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dives
hives , ives , rives , lives

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Variants

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Dives , Diveses , Crassus , Marcus Licinius Crassus , dive , dived , dives , diving , dove , back dive , back dives , crash dive , crash dives , crash-dive , crash-dived , crash-dives , crash-diving , crash-dove , deep dive , deep dives , deeper dive , deepest dive , free dive , free dived , free dives , free diving , free dove , free-dive , free-dived , free-dives , free-diving , free-dove , front dive , front dives , nose-dive , nose-dived , nose-dives , nose-diving , nosedive , nosedives

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Etymology

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From Old French diviser ‘to separate’, from dis- ‘apart’ + ver ‘to share’. The noun meaning ‘a disreputable place’ is from the Yiddish dive, a tavern or cheap hotel.

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Trivia

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1. The deepest recorded dive in history was by Nuno Gomes in 2012, reaching a depth of 214 meters (702 feet).

2. The term 'dive bar' is often used to describe a type of bar that caters to a local or working-class clientele.

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Related Concepts

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1. Swimming: Diving is a popular sport within the field of swimming.

2. Seaside: Dives are often located near the seaside, providing cheap lodging and food for travelers.

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Culture

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The term 'dives' has been used in various forms of literature and art to depict seedy or disreputable places. It is often associated with the bohemian or counterculture scene.

How to Memorize "dives"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself jumping into a pool or the sea to remember the meaning of 'dive' as a verb.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dive' with seedy or disreputable places to remember its meaning as a noun.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Dive in Deep' to remember the meaning of 'dive' as a verb, and 'Dive into Disreputable Places' for the noun.

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