NOSEDIVE

dive, nose dive, nosedive

(noun) a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

nosedive

(noun) a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline; “the stock took a nosedive”

nosedive

(verb) plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nosedive (plural nosedives)

A headfirst fall or jump.

(economics) A rapid fall in price or value.

Verb

nosedive (third-person singular simple present nosedives, present participle nosediving, simple past and past participle nosedived)

(intransitive, of aircraft) To dive down in a steep angle.

(intransitive, economy) To perform a rapid fall in price or value.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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