sky|div|ing — sky diving or sky|div|ing «SKY DY vihng», noun. the sport, or military tactic, of diving from an airplane and dropping in a free fall for a great distance, controlling one s course by changing body positions, before releasing the parachute … Useful english dictionary
div — div·er; div·i·dend; div·il; div·i·na·tion; div·i·na·tor; div·i·ni·za·tion; div·i·nize; div·ot; div·vers; mer·div·o·rous; mun·div·a·gant; plov·div; sky·div·ing; div; div·vy; mal·div·i·an; khe·div·al; khe·div·ate; … English syllables
div|i|nize — «DIHV uh nyz», transitive verb, nized, niz|ing. to make divine; deify … Useful english dictionary
div|vy — «DIHV ee», verb, vied, vy|ing, noun, plural vies. Slang. –v.t., v.i. to share or divide: »I divvied the plastering bill with her (Life). Both the dealer and the car buyer can, in effect, divvy up the factory bonus (Wall Street Journal). –n. 1. a… … Useful english dictionary
sky·div·ing — … Useful english dictionary
divingbeetle — div·ing beetle (dīʹvĭng) n. Any of various predatory aquatic beetles of the family Dytiscidae. * * * … Universalium
diving — div|ing [ˈdaıvıŋ] n [U] 1.) the sport of swimming under water using special equipment to help you breathe ▪ We went diving on the coral reef. 2.) the activity of jumping into water with your head and arms first →↑scuba diving … Dictionary of contemporary English
diving — div|ing [ daıvıŋ ] noun uncount 1. ) the activity, job, or sport of swimming deep under water, especially using special equipment to carry oxygen 2. ) the sport of jumping into water with your head first and your arms stretched out in front of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
diving bell — div′ing bell n. navig. an open bottomed diving chamber from which water is excluded from the upper part by compressed air fed in by a hose … From formal English to slang
diving board — div′ing board n. spo springboard • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang