DOVE Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word dove. (close relations)
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pigeon | nounn | |||||||
noun • wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs | ||||||||
bird | nounn | |||||||
noun • warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings • the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food • informal terms for a (young) woman • a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt • badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers verb • watch and study birds in their natural habitat | ||||||||
fowl | nounn | |||||||
noun • a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl • the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food verb • hunt fowl • hunt fowl in the forest | ||||||||
diving | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an athletic competition that involves diving into water • a headlong plunge into water | ||||||||
honkytonk | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall | ||||||||
nosedive | verbv | |||||||
noun • a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline • a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft verb • plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft | ||||||||
plunge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a brief swim in water • a steep and rapid fall verb • thrust or throw into • drop steeply • dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity • begin with vigor • cause to be immersed • fall abruptly • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate • devote (oneself) fully to | ||||||||
plunk | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a hollow twanging sound • (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly adverb • with a short hollow thud verb • make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground • set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise • drop steeply • pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion | ||||||||
culver | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
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nose dive | verbv | |||||||
noun • a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft |