dove
noun
[ dʌv ]
• a stocky bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, feeding on seeds or fruit. Doves are generally smaller and more delicate than pigeons, but many kinds have been given both names.
• a person who advocates peaceful or conciliatory policies, especially in foreign affairs.
• "he was the cabinet's leading dove, the only minister to advocate peace talks"
• (in Christian art and poetry) the Holy Spirit (as represented in John 1:32).
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse dúfa .
dove
verb
• North American past of dive.
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"
Origin:
Old English dūfan ‘dive, sink’ and dȳfan ‘immerse’, of Germanic origin; related to deep and dip.
