Dives
noun
[ ˈdʌɪviːz ]
• used to refer to a typical or hypothetical rich man.
• "there must be rich and poor, Dives says, smacking his claret"
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin, used in the Vulgate translation of the Bible (Luke 16).
dive
verb
• plunge head first into water with one's arms raised over one's head.
• "she walked to the deep end, then she dived in"
Similar:
plunge,
plummet,
nosedive,
descend,
jump,
fall,
drop,
swoop,
pitch,
bellyflop,
• (of an aircraft or bird) plunge steeply downwards through the air.
• "the plane dived as it was buffeted by turbulence at 34,000 ft"
dive
noun
• a plunge head first into water.
• "he hit the sea in a shallow dive"
Similar:
plunge,
plummet,
nosedive,
descent,
jump,
fall,
drop,
swoop,
pitch,
bellyflop,
plump,
• a steep descent by an aircraft or bird.
• "the jumbo jet went into a dive"
• a shabby or sleazy bar or similar establishment.
• "he got into a fight in some dive"
Similar:
sleazy bar,
sleazy nightclub,
drinking den,
drinking joint,
seedy joint,
dump,
hole,
Origin:
Old English dūfan ‘dive, sink’ and dȳfan ‘immerse’, of Germanic origin; related to deep and dip.
