Dive and Descent

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Dive noun - An act or instance of diving.

Usage example: the penguin took a dive off of the ice sheet

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Descent is a synonym for dive in increase topic. In some cases you can use "Descent" instead a noun "Dive", when it comes to topics like plunge.

Nearby Words: dived, diver, diving

Descent noun - The act or process of going to a lower level or altitude.

Usage example: the airplane began its gradual descent to the landing field

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Dive is a synonym for descent in increase topic. You can use "Dive" instead a noun "Descent".

long	long dive	long descent
complete	complete dive	complete descent
deep	deep dive	deep descent
sharp	sharp dive	sharp descent
Other adjectives: slow, quick, final, sudden.

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