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Diva vs Diving - What's the difference?

diva | diving |

As nouns the difference between diva and diving

is that diva is divan, couch while diving is the action of the verb to dive in any sense.

As a verb diving is

.

As an adjective diving is

that or who dives or dive.

diva

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
  • A person who may be considered or who considers herself (or by extension himself) much more important than others, has high expectations of others and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.

    • Derived terms

    * diva-ish''

    References

    * * [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=diva&searchmode=none]

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    diving

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (wikipedia diving)
  • The action of the verb to dive in any sense.
  • The sport of jumping head first into water.
  • The practice of swimming underwater, especially using a scuba system, and especially for recreation.

    • Derived terms

    * altitude diving * buddy diving * cage diving, cage-diving * cave diving, cave-diving * clearance diving * cliff diving, cliff-diving * deep diving * deep-sea diving * diving bell, diving-bell * diving board, diving-board * diving boat * diving chamber * diving cylinder * diving dress, diving-dress * diving event * diving helmet * diving mask * diving medicine * diving plane, diving-plane * diving platform * diving reel * diving reflex * diving regulator * diving shot * diving suit, diving-suit * diving support vessel * drift diving * ducking and diving * dumpster diving, dumpster-diving * fancy diving * fire diving * free diving, free-diving, freediving * group diving * ice diving * kayak diving * mammalian diving reflex * mud diving * muff diving, muff-diving * naval diving * night diving * no clear surface diving * Olympic diving * open-water diving * pearl diving, pearl-diving * penetration diving * plunge diving * police diving * professional diving * recreational diving * saturation diving * scuba diving, scuba-diving * skin diving, skin-diving, skindiving * skip diving * sky diving, sky-diving, skydiving * snorkel diving * solo diving * sport diving * stage diving, stage-diving * surface supplied diving * synchronised diving, synchronized diving * technical diving * trash diving * wreck diving

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That or who dives or dive.

    • Derived terms

    * coastal diving bird * diving beetle * diving duck * diving goiter, diving goitre * diving header * diving loop * diving petrel, diving-petrel * diving-pigeon * the Diving Saucer * diving spider, diving-spider * Law's diving-goose

    See also

    * diving stone

    Anagrams

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