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A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.

Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.

A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird.

To swim under water.

To jump into water head-first.

To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.

Example: to dive into home plate

To descend sharply or steeply.