submerse vs dive
dive vs submersesubmerse is not a noun while dive is a noun.
submerse and dive both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| submerse | No | No | Yes | No |
| dive | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
dive is a hyponym of
submerse; that is, dive is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
submerse:
- submerse: sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
- dive: plunge into water
Other hyponyms of submerse include
drown.
| submerse (noun) | dive (noun) |
|---|---|
| a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft | |
| a headlong plunge into water | |
| a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall |
| submerse (verb) | dive (verb) |
|---|---|
| put under water | drop steeply |
| sink below the surface; go under or as if under water | swim under water |
| plunge into water |
Words related to "submerse"
Words related to "dive"
- aquatics
- belly flop
- belly flopper
- belly whop
- belly whopper
- belly-flop
- cabaret
- chute
- cliff diving
- club
- come down
- crash-dive
- descend
- descent
- diver
- diving
- duck
- dump
- fall
- flip
- full gainer
- gainer
- go down
- half gainer
- honkytonk
- jackknife
- jump
- night club
- nightclub
- nightspot
- nose dive
- nosedive
- parachute
- plunge
- plunk
- power dive
- power-dive
- skin-dive
- snorkel
- submerge
- submerse
- swallow dive
- swan dive
- swim
- swimming
- water sport
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