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[ dahy-veez ] / ˈdaɪ viz /
nounthe rich man of the parable in Luke 16:19–31. any rich man. Origin of DivesFrom the Latin word dīves rich, rich man Words nearby Divesdiverticulum, divertimento, diverting, divertissement, divertive, Dives, divest, divestible, divestiture, dive table, divi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for DivesMarvin takes off his T-shirt and dives into his swimming pool. The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST No, she really is; she dives away from cars, outruns planes, ducks away from falling buses. ‘Left Behind’ Review: Nicolas Cage’s Bible Movie Is God-Awful|Matthew Paul Turner|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST His dips, dives, and somersaults in the air caught the attention of all the major papers. The High-Flying Secrets of BASE Jumpers|William O’Connor|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST The tour then goes to Norway for dives of a fjord, followed by stops in Portugal, Ukraine, Spain, and a season finale in Brazil. The World Series of Cliff Diving Takes Itself Very Seriously|Hampton Stevens|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“He dives into the details of what voters think and what the voting patterns are of the districts are like,” Nunez said. Kevin McCarthy’s California Coast|Patricia Murphy|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then she dives again, carrying down a big bubble of air between these hairy legs and her equally hairy body as she does so. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood Dives et Pauper; yis Tretyys ben dyvydit into elevene partys, and ev'ry part is dyvidit into chapitalis. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness|Thomas Frognall Dibdin T is a true palm, and many a beggar shall be refused at Dives's door, but not at his. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867.|Various He jerks his head up a little at that, kind of stares in my direction, and then dives into another hill of spuds. Dives agris, dives positis in fnore nummis—Rich 55 in lands, rich in money laid out at interest. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
British Dictionary definitions for Dives
nouna rich man in the parable in Luke 16:19–31 a very rich man 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 |