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[ dahy-verz ] / ˈdaɪ vərz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR divers ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveseveral; various; sundry: divers articles. pronoun(used with a plural verb) an indefinite number more than one: He chose divers of them, who were asked to accompany him. Origin of divers1200–50; Middle English <Anglo-French, Old French <Latin dīversusdiverse WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH diversdivers , diverseWords nearby diversdivergent, divergent plate boundary, divergent strabismus, divergent thinking, diverging lens, divers, diverse, diversification, diversified, diversified farming, diversiform Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diversWith prizes on the Red Bull tour of just a few thousand dollars, the divers certainly aren't in it for the money. The World Series of Cliff Diving Takes Itself Very Seriously|Hampton Stevens|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Flashing “OK” signs, the safety crew waits for the divers to pop up and flash an “OK” back. The World Series of Cliff Diving Takes Itself Very Seriously|Hampton Stevens|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Other findings by divers have been more morbid, like skulls and bones from Japanese soldiers killed in the attacks. A WWII Battle Frozen in Time|Nina Strochlic|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the 1980s, divers recovered bones from 400 men who were aboard the Maru Aikoku. A WWII Battle Frozen in Time|Nina Strochlic|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Divers and Blankenship himself went down, but were unable to explore due to the powerful current. Treasure Hunt to Discover Oak Island’s Mysterious Booty|Nina Strochlic|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST She has even borrowed small sums from divers prisoners, who were themselves on the brink of starving. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves|Tobias Smollett The place which might have been thus filled, was accepted but partially and with no capital success by divers writers. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)|George Saintsbury About the decks were to be distributed "divers hogsheads" sawn in half and filled with water. The British Navy Book|Cyril Field Grandfather told me that when I was Dicky's age—'for divers' reasons'; and he comes up again 'for sun—dry reasons.' Ethel Morton at Chautauqua|Mabell S. C. Smith Vasco set six of his companions to watch the divers, but without leaving the shore or exposing themselves to risk from the storm. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2)|Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt
British Dictionary definitions for divers
determinerarchaic, or literary - various; sundry; some
- (as pronoun; functioning as plural)divers of them
Word Origin for diversC13: from Old French, from Latin dīversus turned in different directions; see divert Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to diversmyriad, manifold, assorted, diverse, diversified, many, miscellaneous, mixed, several, sundry, varied, variegated |