DIVE
Dive, n.
1. A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively.
2. A place of low resort. [Slang] The music halls and dives in the lower part of the city. J. Hawthorne.
DIVEDAPPER
Dive"dap`per, n. Etym: [See Dive, Didapper.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A water fowl; the didapper. See Dabchick.
DIVEL
Di*vel", v. t. Etym: [L. divellere; dit- = dis- + vellere to pluck.]
Defn: To rend apart. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
DIVELLENT
Di*vel"lent, a. Etym: [L. divellens, p. pr.]
Defn: Drawing asunder. [R.]
DIVELLICATE Di*vel"li*cate, v. t. Etym: [L. di- = vellicatus, p. p. of vellicare to pluck, fr. vellere to pull.]