- dove - any of numerous small pigeons
--1 is a kind of pigeon
--1 has particulars:turtledove; Australian turtledove, turtledove, Stictopelia cuneata; mourning dove, Zenaidura macroura - dove, peacenik - someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
--2 is a kind of pacifist, pacificist, disarmer
Antonyms: hawk, war hawk
- Columba, Dove - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum
--3 is a kind of constellation
- squab, dove - flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
--4 is a kind of poultry
--4 is a part of domestic pigeon- dove - an emblem of peace
--5 is a kind of emblem, allegory
- dove, peacenik - someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
- dive, plunge, plunk - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
--1 is one way to descend, fall, go down, come down
Sample sentences:
The stock market is going to dive
The airplane is sure to dive
- dive - plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
--2 is one way to submerge, submerse
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun dive2, noun diver2, noun diving2
The men dive the area for animals
The men dive for animals in the area
- dive - swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
--3 is one way to swim
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun diver1
Something ----s
Somebody ----s