Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dive | Yes | No | Yes | No |
duck | Yes | No | Yes | No |
dive (noun) | duck (noun) |
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a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft | small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs |
a headlong plunge into water | a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents |
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall | flesh of a duck (domestic or wild) |
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman |
dive (verb) | duck (verb) |
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drop steeply | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
swim under water | to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away |
plunge into water | submerge or plunge suddenly |
dip into a liquid |