| NOUN | process | nosedive | a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | nosedive, dive, nose dive | a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft | |
| VERB | motion | nosedive | plunge / plunge nose first |
| Sounds | now'zday.v | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | alive ... thrive: 23 rhymes with ayv... | |
| Meaning | A sudden sharp drop or rapid decline. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the stock took a nosedive" | |
| Broader | decline, diminution | change toward something smaller or lower |
| Spanish | bajada en picado, descenso en picado | |
| Meaning | A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | dive, nose dive | |
| Narrower | power dive | A dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine |
| Broader | descent | The act of changing your location in a downward direction |
| Meaning | plunge / plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | The airplane is sure to nosedive | |
| Category | air travel, aviation, air | travel via aircraft |
| Broader | dive, plunge, plunk | Drop steeply |
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