Divers

Definition: Divers

Divers

Adjective

1. Many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents".

Date "divers" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Etymology: Divers \Di"vers\, adjective. [French expression divers, from Latin expression diversus turned in different directions, different, past participle of divertere. See Divert, and compare to Diverse.]. (Websters 1913)

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
div.dr.	English	Divers droite	Politics & International Affaires
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Divers

Synonyms: divers(a) (adj), diverse (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Difference	Adjective: differing; Verb: different, diverse, heterogeneous, multifarious, polyglot; distinguishable, dissimilar; varied, modified; diversified, various, divers, all manner of, all kinds of; variform; daedal.
Multiformity	Adjective: polymorphous, multiform, multifold, multifarious, multigenerous, multiplex; heterogeneous, diversified, dissimilar, various, varied, variform; manifold, many-sided; variegated, motley, mosaic; epicene, indiscriminate, desultory, irregular; mixed, different, assorted, mingled, odd, diverse, divers; all manner of; of every description, of all sorts and kinds; et hoc genus omne; and what not? de omnibus rebus et quibusdam aliis.
Multitude	Adjective: many, several, sundry, divers, various, not a few; Briarean; a hundred, a thousand, a myriad, a million, a quadrillion, a nonillion, a thousand and one; some ten or a dozen, some forty or fifty; half a dozen, half a hundred; very many, full many, ever so many; numerous; numerose; profuse, in profusion; manifold, multiplied, multitudinous, multiple, multinominal, teeming, populous, peopled, crowded, thick, studded; galore.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Divers

English words defined with "divers": Aqua-Lung ♦ Brachypteres ♦ diverse, diving dress, diving suit ♦ nitrogen narcosis ♦ Party-coated, Pygropodes ♦ scuba ♦ Too many ♦ wet suit. (references)

Specialty definitions using "divers": A BUCK OF THE FIRST HEAD ♦ Babylonish Garment, Black-guards, buddy system ♦ clearance diving, Coat of many Colours ♦ divers'palsy, divers'paralysis ♦ INDECISION ♦ Logomachy ♦ minehunting ♦ narks ♦ Pipe Rolls ♦ Royal Merchant ♦ TO BUG. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Divers" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (diverse, manifold, miscellaneous, multifarious, several, sundry, variant, varicolored, varicoloured, varied, various), German (diverse, miscellaneous, varied, various), Romanian (different, diverse, medley, motley, multifarious, multitudinous, several, sundry, varied, various).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	If I told you what my divers have seen in the ocean, you would certainly be horrified. (Malá morská v�la; writing credit: Hans Christian Andersen; Ota Hofman) HelloI'd like to order the divers watchthe divers watch lovethe one with the lightI don't know loveI can swim. (Phoenix Nights; writing credit: Neil Fitzmaurice; Peter Kay)
Movie/TV Titles	Fait divers � Paris (1949) Dizzy Divers (1935) Hell Divers (1931) Pearl Divers (1923) The Reversible Divers (1901)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Diving on the Edge: A Guide for New Divers (reference) Goreyography: A Divers Compendium of & Price Guide to the Works of Edward Gorey (reference) Hawaii's Fishes : A Guide for Snorkelers, Divers, and Aquarists (reference) Marine Salvage: A Guide for Boaters and Divers (reference) Micronesian Reef Fishes : A Field Guide for Divers and Aquarists (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Faptu Divers (reference) Nsw Skin Divers (reference) Reseaux : Voirie Reseaux Divers (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Dangerous Missions:Deep Sea Divers (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Divers Styles Dans L'Eloquence: Pièces De Clavecin From The Bauyn Manuscript, Vol. II (reference) Sing on Sister-Songs of Divers (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	A small grouper looks glumly at divers installing tide gauge. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Skin divers getting ready for a dive off the SHACKLETON. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.
	Floating grow-out cage in lagoon - fish grow to market size in this cage. Divers checking cage integrity. Credit: Fisheries.		Small boats, rigid hull inflatables, were used to support the restoration effort. Divers left the Cunan Law, where they were housed and fed, and were transported to the reef by the tenders. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.
	A small tender with divers at the restoration site. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.		An early diving bell used by 16th Century divers during salvage operations. The book this came from is a text on ship salvage and includes diving information. In: Regola generale di soleuare ogni fondata naue & nauilii con ragione" by Niccolo Tartaglia. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).
	Divers adjust micromanipulator used to sample close to coral heads. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).		Navy divers assisting in the placement of used tires as an alternate reef material on the artificial reef site at Pokai Bay, Oahu. The tires did not stay in place because of the strong surge of the large Pacific swells at the site. Credit: The Coral Kingdom.
	Divers preparing for dive on the artificial reef site off the Leeward Coast of Oahu close to Pokai Bay. Credit: The Coral Kingdom.		Ensign Dann Karlson assists divers with tide gauge installation, while Lt. E. J. Van Den Ameele (Field Operations Officer) and Ordinary Seaman Chip Miller prepare additional gear. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	And because it may be too great a temptation to human frailty, apt to grasp at power, for the same persons, who have the power of making laws, to have also in their hands the power to execute them, whereby they may exempt themselves from obedience to the laws they make, and suit the law, both in its making, and execution, to their own private advantage, and thereby come to have a distinct interest from the rest of the community, contrary to the end of society and government: therefore in well ordered commonwealths, where the good of the whole is so con sidered, as it ought, the legislative power is put into the hands of divers persons, who duly assembled, have by themselves, or jointly with others, a power to make laws, which when they have done, being separated again, they are themselves subject to the laws they have made; which is a new and near tie upon them, to take care, that they make them for the public good. (Second Treatise of Government)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	This Champmathieu thirty years ago was a pruner in divers places, particularly in Faverolles.
King Richard III	Shakespeare, William	For divers unknown reasons, I beseech you, Grant me this boon.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Divers often get sinus congestion and infection when water is forced into the sinuses from the nasal passages. (references)
Economic History	Maldives	According to the Maldives Association for Tourism Industry, 40% of the tourists are pleasure divers. (references)
Travel	Ecuador	Because there is no decompression chamber in the archipelago, divers are advised to obtain adequate medical evacuation insurance to allow emergency air transport to the nearest chamber, located at the San Eduardo Naval Base in Guayaquil. (references)
Worker Rights	Philippines	In February seven minors employed as divers escaped from two fishing boats in Palawan. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	LOGOMACHY, n. A war in which the weapons are words and the wounds punctures in the swim-bladder of self-esteem -- a kind of contest in which, the vanquished being unconscious of defeat, the victor is denied the reward of success. 'Tis said by divers of the scholar-men That poor Salmasius died of Milton's pen. Alas! we cannot know if this is true, For reading Milton's wit we perish too.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
John Adams	1797-1801	The sums required for this purpose have in divers instances been disbursed by the consuls of the United States.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Divers" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 82.25% of the time. "Divers" is used about 355 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	82.25%	292	17,014
Adjective (general or positive)	17.18%	61	43,149
Noun (proper)	0.56%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	355	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "divers" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Divers	Last name	1,000	16,565
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "divers".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Rekem	N/A	Biblical	Divers picture
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "divers": cave-divers, pearl-divers, plunge-divers, scuba-divers, sea-divers, skin-divers, sponge-divers, stage-divers, taxi-divers.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "divers"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		disa (any, certain, couple, several, some, sundry, umpteen, various), të ndryshëm. (various references)

Bulgarian		различни (various). (various references)

Chinese		潜水者 (Diver). (various references)

Danish		dykkere overvaager med korte mellemrum spulegraveren for at kontrollere,at den rider rigtigt paa roerledningen,at den ikke beskadiger vaegtcoatingen,og at den graver roerledningen ned i korrekt dybde (and is sinking the line to the correct depth, divers monitor the jet sledge at frequent intervals to check that it is riding the line correctly, not damaging the weight coating), dykkerarbejdet i forbindelse med platformsintallationer udfoeres normalt fra en kranlaegter,fra hvis side dykkerne eller dykkersystemet sendes ned (the diving work associated with platform installations is usually carried out from a derrich barge with divers or the diving system being handled over the side), ved den dykkerbetjente teknik til at draebe en boring,kan dykkere skaere ind i foringsroerene paa en ukontrolleret boring og derefter skaere ind i og anbringe en prop,der lukker det produktionsroer,som giver naering til branden (and then tap into and plug off the tubing that sustains the fire, divers can cut into the casing strings of a wild well, in the diver-activated well killing technique), clamps er en slags ikke-automatiske koblinger,hvis anbringelse kraever medvirken af dykkere (clamps are non-automatic couplings necessitating the use of divers for installation). (various references)

Dutch		duikers controleren de straalslede met frequente tussenpozen om zich ervan te vergewissen dat deze zich op de juiste wijze over de leiding voortbeweegt,de verzwarende deklaag niet beschadigt en de leiding op de gewenste diepte laat zakken (and is sinking the line to the correct depth, divers monitor the jet sledge at frequent intervals to check that it is riding the line correctly, not damaging the weight coating), de met platforminstallaties verband houdende duikerswerkzaamheden worden gewoonlijk uitgevoerd vanaf een aan de installatie gemeerde lichter,waarbij de duikers of het duiksysteem via de zijkant worden neergelaten en opgehaald (the diving work associated with platform installations is usually carried out from a derrich barge with divers or the diving system being handled over the side), wanneer duikers worden ingezet bij het doodpompen van een wilde put,kunnen deze een opening maken in de verbuizingsserie en daarna de stijgbuis,van waaruit de brand wordt gevoed,openen en afsluiten met een plug (and then tap into and plug off the tubing that sustains the fire, divers can cut into the casing strings of a wild well, in the diver-activated well killing technique), buisklemmen zijn niet-automatische verbindingen welke door duikers moeten worden aangebracht (clamps are non-automatic couplings necessitating the use of divers for installation). (various references)

French		plusieurs. (various references)

German		Taucherinnen. (various references)

Greek		διάφοροσ (diverse, miscellaneous, variant, varied, various). (various references)

Hungarian		különféle (miscellaneous, multifarious, multiform, several, sundry, various), többféle (multifarious). (various references)

Italian		diversi (different, other, others, several, sundry), alcuni (any, few, some, some people). (various references)

Korean		� 수부 (Diver, frogman). (various references)

Manx		ny ghaa. (various references)

Pig Latin		iversday

Portuguese		diversos (manifold, several, sundry), vários (manifold, several, some, sundry, umpteen, various). (various references)

Romanian		diferit (alien, different, differently, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, manifold, medley, otherwise, several, sundry, unlike, varied, various), mai mulţi (more, several), amestecat (amalgamate, combined, involved, medley, miscellaneous, mixed, mobbish, motley, promiscuous, scratchy, so so, sundry, varied, various). (various references)

Russian		разный (different, diverse, sundry). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		drukčiji (different, unlike, variant), raznolik (diversiform, heterogeneous, multifarious, multiform, varied, various), različit (different, disparate, dissimilar, several, unalike, various). (various references)

Spanish		diversos (discriminatively, sundry), varios (several, some, sundry). (various references)

Swedish		diverse (miscellaneous, miscellany, sundries, sundry, various), åtskilliga (several). (various references)

Thai		หลากหลาย (คำทางการ). (various references)

Turkish		türlü türlü (all sorts, diverse, manifold, many kinds of, miscellaneous), çeşitli (assorted, different, differently, diverse, diversified, manifold, medley, miscellaneous, multifarious, sundry, varied, various). (various references)

Ukrainian		різні, різноманітний (chequered, diverse, diversified, diversiform, manifold, multifarious, multifold, multiform, multitudinous, omnifarious, omnigenous, protean, spotty, varicolored, varicoloured, variegated), різний (different, diverse, odd, several, sundry, variant, varied, various). (various references)

Vietnamese		linh tinh (desultory, scratch), khác nhau (differential, differently, discrepant, multifarious, severally). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	diversus. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	divers. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 20, Verse 23
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Bdelugma kuriw disson staqmion kai zugoV dolioV ou kalon enwpion autou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Abominatio est apud Deum pondus et pondus statera dolosa non est bona
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Abominacioun is anent God weiyte and weiyte; a treeccherous balaunce is not good.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Proverbs Chapter 20, Verse 23
Cebuano	¶ Ang nagkalainlaing mga bato sa timbangan maoy usa ka dulumtanan kang Jehova; Ug ang usa ka limbongan nga timbangan dili maayo.
Croatian	Mrski su Jahvi dvojaki utezi, i kriva mjera ne valja.
Danish	To Slags Lodder er HERREN en Gru, det er ikke godt, at Vægten er falsk.
Dutch	Tweeerlei weegsteen is den HEERE een gruwel, en de bedriegelijke weegschaal is niet goed.
Finnish	Kahtalainen paino on Herralle kauhistus, ja väärä vaaka ei ole hyvä.
French	L`Éternel a en horreur deux sortes de poids, Et la balance fausse n`est pas une chose bonne.
German	Mancherlei Gewicht ist ein Greuel dem HERRN, und eine falsche Waage ist nicht gut.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Neraca dan batu timbangan yang curang tidak disenangi TUHAN.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Dua macam batu timbangan menjadi suatu kebencian kepada Tuhan dan neraca penipu itu sangat jahat.
Italian	Il doppio peso è in abominio al Signore e le bilance false non sono un bene.
Maori	¶ He mea whakarihariha ki a Ihowa nga taimaha rere ke; a e kore hoki te pauna tinihanga e pai.
Norwegian	To slags vektstener er en vederstyggelighet for Herren, og falsk vekt er noget ondt.
Portuguese	Pesos fraudulentos são abomináveis ao Senhor; e balanças enganosas não são boas.
Rumanian	Domnul urqwte douq feluri de greutqyi, wi ckntarul mincinos nu este un lucru bun. -
Russian	нЕТЪПУФШ � ТЕ�" зПУ� П�"ПН--ОЕП�"ЙОБЛПЧЩЕ ЗЙТЙ, Й ОЕЧЕТОЩЕ ЧЕУЩ--ОЕ �"П�'ТП.
Swedish	Tvåfaldig vikt är en styggelse för HERREN, och falsk våg är icke något gott.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "divers": diverse, diversely, diverseness, diversenesses, diversification, diversifications, diversified, diversifier, diversifiers, diversifies, diversify, diversifying, diversion, diversionary, diversionist, diversionists, diversions, diversities, diversity. (additional references)
	Words ending with "divers": skydivers. (additional references)
	Words containing "divers": biodiversities, biodiversity, nondiversified, overdiversified, overdiversities, overdiversity. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Divers" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adiver, aivers, daver, Devere, Devers, Dijver, diversi, divets, divores, doovers, Dovers, dubversh, dver, dyvers, jivers. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "divers" (pronounced dī"verz)
4	-ī" v er z	drivers, stivers, survivors.
3	-v er z	achievers, avers, beavers, believers, bolivars, cabdrivers, cadavers, caregivers, carvers, cavers, changeovers, covers, delivers, discovers, dissolvers, elvers, endeavors, favors, fevers, flavors, givers, grievers, hangovers, holdovers, hovers, Lavers, layovers, leftovers, levers, lifesavers, livers, lovers, maneuvers, movers, nonbelievers, observers, overs, plovers, preservers, receivers, recovers, relievers, retrievers, revolvers, rivers, rollovers, savers, savors, screwdrivers, servers, severs, shavers, shivers, Silvers, slivers, solvers, stopovers, takeovers, turnovers, uncovers, underachievers, waivers, weavers, woodcarvers.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: drives.
	Words within the letters "d-e-i-r-s-v"
	-1 letter: diver, dives, dries, drive, resid, rides, rived, rives, sired, siver, viers, vires, vised.
	-2 letters: devs, dies, dire, dive, ides, ired, ires, reds, reis, revs, ride, rids, rise, rive, side, sire, vide, vied, vier, vies, vise.
	-3 letters: dev, die, dis, eds, ers, ids, ire, red, rei, res, rev, rid, sei, ser, sir, sri, vie.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-i-r-s-v"
	+1 letter: adviser, derives, dervish, deviser, devisor, devoirs, diverse, diverts, drivels, drivers, revised, scrived, shrived, strived, verbids, verdins, visored, voiders.
	+2 letters: advisers, avodires, avoiders, codrives, delivers, deprives, derisive, derivers, desilver, devisers, devisors, discover, disprove, disserve, dissever, diverges, dividers, diviners, divorces, invaders, misdrive, misdrove, overbids, overside, prevised, provides, ravished, redrives, scrieved, serviced, shivered, shrieved, silvered, skydiver, slivered, survived, verdicts.
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