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Swan dive Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Swan dive has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water

2

A forward dive performed with an arched back, the legs together, starting with arms outstretched when jumping, bringing them over the head when landing.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
dive
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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