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The Meaning of nosedive

  • (noun) a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
  • (noun) a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline; "the stock took a nosedive"
  • (verb) plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft

Synonyms

nose dive , dive , honkytonk , diving , plunge , plunk

Homophones

nose-dive

Rhymes

alive , archive , arrive , beehive , c5 , chive , clive , clyve , connive , contrive , deprive , derive , dive , dr , drive , five , hive , jive , live , m5 , overdrive , revive , shive , shrive , skive , strive , survive , thrive , vive