Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nosedive

/ˈnəʊzdaɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: nose-dive
IPA: /ˈnəʊzdaɪv/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A headfirst fall or jump.

noun

A drop in altitude with the nose of the craft angled downwards.

noun

A rapid fall, e.g. in price or value.

verb

To dive down in a steep angle.

Intransitive verb

verb

To perform a rapid fall in price or value.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Byers was frequently at odds with Rail Regulator Sir Tom Winsor, but quit after 11 months - his career took a nosedive when he admitted false claims for £125,000 expenses, and he was banned from the House of Commons for two years."
"With punctuality nosediving and both overcrowding and cancellations on the rise, a new simplified timetable was introduced in December amid threats from the Mayor that he would ask the Secretary of State for Transport to strip Abellio of the franchise."

Etymology

From nose + dive.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

nosedives (plural) nosedives (present, singular) nosediving (participle, present) nosedived (past) nosedove (US, past) nosedived (participle, past)

Phrases

crash dive power dive

Frequently Paired Words

crash dive power dive

Synonyms

dive nose dive

Questions

How do you pronounce nosedive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnəʊzdaɪv/.
What does nosedive mean?: A headfirst fall or jump.
Where does nosedive come from?: From nose + dive.

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