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dumpster dive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
dump-ster -dive
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To practice dumpster diving.

Intransitive verb; Slang; Transitive verb

noun

An act or expedition of dumpster diving.

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

dumpster dives (present, singular) dumpster diving (participle, present) dumpster dived (past) dumpster dove (US, past) dumpster dived (participle, past) dumpster dives (plural)

Phrases

dumpster diver dumpster diving

Frequently Paired Words

dumpster diver dumpster diving

Questions

What does dumpster dive mean?
To practice dumpster diving.

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