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A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature.
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A jump or plunge into water.
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the dive of a hawk after prey
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A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.
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A downward swooping motion.
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A swim under water.
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A decline.
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A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
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Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
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A deliberate fall after a challenge.
verb
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To swim under water.
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To jump into water head-first.
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To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
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to dive into home plate
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To descend sharply or steeply.
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(especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
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She dove right in and started making improvements.
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To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
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To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
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To explore by diving; to plunge into.
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To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
Examples of dives in a Sentence
Again, the contrast between Lazarus and Dives in the future state pictures vividly the reversals that are in store; but it is unreasonable to take it as implying that every poor man, whatever his moral character, will be blessed.
Comparatively only a few species are, for part of their lives, denizens of fresh water; these, as larvae, are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other aquatic insects, the little hymenopteron, Polynema natans, one of the " fairy-flies " - swims through the water by strokes of her delicate wings in search of a dragon-fly's egg in which to lay her own egg, while the rare Agriotypus dives after the case of a caddis-worm.
Publius Licinius Crassus, called Dives, father of the triumvir.
On most dusk dives in the Caribbean I see four-eye butterflyfish spawning, the females producing a characteristic thick stream of eggs.
And all the times Justin and I have been out on our own in all the best dives, Indians and taxi cabs!
Still I've done worse dives and I managed to find some crustaceans to molest.
What's the best way to build up your staged decompression dives?
Some of them will go on lengthy research expeditions or make deep-sea dives.
Is there a maximum depth for try a dives?
The Scilly Isles offers a great combination of wrecks and scenic dives.
You can carry out Seasearch dives with your club, your buddy or on organized Seasearch dive weekends and longer expeditions.
The will rejoin the fleet in Dives su Mer the following day.
The dives I made were relatively modest to just short of 20m with the second morning dive only 10m, maximum.
I also did a couple of night dives, where I saw free-swimming morays, octopus, turtles, couple of rays.
Trimix affords a means of reducing narcosis on dives at greater depths.
The tranquil fishing village of Shimoni is the access point to the dives sites in the Kisite marine national park.
Except for one guy who runs full pelt and dives straight into the wedding cake, smashing it into pieces.
His aim was to see if it was feasible to make repeated dives in the frigid southern ocean.
This is why shark rodeo dives always chum with dead and bleeding fish, not used sanitary towels!
I used a 3mm shorty on most dives, which was fine for me.
Van Dover proposes that scientists disinfect their deep-diving submersibles and equipment between dives to prevent the spread of the disease.
If you had a toot of a nasal spray called Beconase an hour before subsequent dives, that would help.
I plunged into the oncoming billows, as a strong swimmer dives into breakers, and struck, alas, 'tis true, the bedpost!
The amount of it is, the imagination give it the least license, dives deeper and soars higher than Nature goes.
Perhaps I shall hear a solitary loon laugh as he dives and plumes himself, or shall see a lonely fisher in his boat, like a floating leaf, beholding his form reflected in the waves, where lately a hundred men securely labored.
This is why shark rodeo dives always chum with dead and bleeding fish, not used sanitary towels !
On the weekend of our trip, our choice of dives was limited due to a Force 8 southwesterly gale.
The Indian plate dives beneath the smaller plates along a line called a subduction zone.
We called in to suss out the scene and book some dives.
They usually fly high and fast in the open, frequently at or below treetop level with shallow dives.
I have a referral, which is valid for 12 months to do my 4 dives.
The workshops usually feature two mandatory tank dives in the morning, an Adobe Photoshop presentation after lunch and optional afternoon and evening dives.
It dives in to describe the differences between different types of sunscreen, the ingredients to look for, and just how much protection each SPF number will give you.
In addition to swooping curves, wild inversions, and terrifying dives, Griffon also incorporates a unique water brake element that fits with its tight design and surprising thrills.
What was dubbed as "the next generation Sea World attraction," the Manta is a steel roller coaster that glides, dives and swoops through four inversions at 60 miles an hour.
After a short rise, it dives again toward a waterfall where guests barely miss being soaked by the downpour.
Hard dives result in giddying speed, but the copter can slide off while leaning forwards, too.
Avoiding exposure to cigarette smoke, identifying and treating allergies, and avoiding deep dives in swimming pools may help prevent sinus infections.
Betty's sister Hilda dives into her career as a beautician.
Three years later, a professional diver from Hiroshima contacted Seiko requesting a watch that could withstand the tremendous pressures and stresses of saturation dives to 350 meters.
During the years that followed, Seiko worked to address the problems that accompany both saturation dives and shallow dives, taking pride in every timepiece that made it past the stringent criteria of the world's best watchmakers.
These swimming pool games are suitable for stronger swimmers who like going underwater, but should never be played in shallow water to avoid injury during dives.
Despite all warnings from members of the Order, though, Harry takes matters into his own hands and dives head first into the fray.
Elsewhere he says that he is "non ita dives" ii.
Dives is celebrated as the harbour whence William the Conqueror sailed to England in 1066.
The coast in the vicinity of Dives is fringed with small watering-places, those of Cabourg (to the west) and of Beuzeval and Houlgate (to the east) being practically united with it.
When Hydrophilus dives it carries a supply of air between the elytra and the dorsal surface of the abdomen, while air is FIG.
These openings are small and provided with a valve interiorly, which is opened during respiration, and closed when the animal dives.
Consequently when the insect dives, an air-bubble forms around it, a supply of oxygen is thus secured for breathing and the water is kept away from the spiracles.
The contrast lay between the Dominical Supper or food and drink shared unselfishly by all with all, and the private supper, the feast of Dives, shamelessly gorged under the eyes of timid and shrinking Lazarus.