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submersion
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | descent, usually underwater |
| Synonyms: | belly flop, dash, dip, duck, ducking, fall, header headlong jump, leap, lunge, nosedive, pitch, plunge, spring, submergence, submersion, swoop |
| Antonyms: | ascent, jump |
| Main Entry: | plunge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quick drop; enthusiastic attempt |
| Synonyms: | belly flop, descent, dive, duck, dunk, fall, high dive, immersion, investment, jump, nose-dive, spree, submergence, submersion, swoop, venture |
| Antonyms: | ascent, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | header |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plunge |
| Synonyms: | belly flop, descent, dive, duck, dunk, fall, high dive, immersion, investment, jump, nose-dive, nosedive, spree, submergence, submersion, swoop, venture |
| Notes: | a header is a piece of text in the top margin of a page and a footer is such in the bottom margin |
| Main Entry: | nosedive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plunge |
| Synonyms: | belly flop, descent, dive, duck, dunk, fall, high dive, immersion, investment, jump, nose-dive, pitch, spill, spree, submergence, submersion, swoop, tumble, venture |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Plunge. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
plunge, dip, dive, header; ducking; diver.
-verbs
plunge, dip, souse, duck; dive, plump; take a plunge, take a header; make a plunge; bathe (water)., submerge, submerse; immerse; douse, sink, engulf, send to the bottom., get out of one's depth; go to the bottom, go down like a stone, drop like a lead balloon; founder, welter, wallow.
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| Antonyms: | leap |
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