Serving as an apéritif: a pre-meal alcoholic drink.
noun
(medicine) aperient
captivate
captivate
verb
(obsolete) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.
To attract and hold (someone's) interest and attention; to charm.
coemptive
coemptive
adj
(economics) Relating to coemption
davenport
davenport
noun
A large sofa, especially a formal one.
A writing desk.
deceptive
deceptive
adj
Likely or attempting to deceive.
depictive
depictive
adj
Of or pertaining to depiction.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construction that indicates the state of a noun in relation to the action of a verb.
depletive
depletive
adj
Causing depletion.
noun
Any substance used to deplete.
depravate
depravity
depravity
noun
(countable) A particular depraved act or trait.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
(uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.
deprivate
devonport
devonport
Proper noun
a district and naval dockyard in Plymouth, Devon, England, named Plymouth Dock until 1823.
a harbourside suburb in Auckland, New Zealand, which also contains a naval base.
a city in northern Tasmania, Australia.
encaptive
eruptives
eruptives
noun
plural of eruptive
evansport
evaporate
evaporate
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) to disappear; to escape or pass off without effect
(transitive) to expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion
(transitive, figuratively) to give vent to; to dissipate
(transitive, intransitive) to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state
evaporite
evaporite
noun
The salty, crusty sediment that remains after sea water evaporates.
exceptive
exceptive
adj
exceptional, having an exception
exemptive
expective
expective
adj
(linguistics) A verb form in some native American languages that implies expectation of an action, as opposed to the report of an action or a general statement about the type of action.
expectative
expiative
expiative
adj
That serves to expiate.
expletive
expletive
adj
Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
noun
(linguistics) A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning.
(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
fevertrap
hoverport
hoverport
noun
A terminal for hovercraft.
impactive
impactive
adj
Of, pertaining to, possessing, or caused by impact.
impartive
impletive
inceptive
inceptive
adj
(grammar) Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning.
Beginning; of or relating to inception.
noun
(grammar) An inceptive construction.
interpave
irruptive
irruptive
adj
Having the quality of irrupting or making irruptions.
noun
An organism that is suddenly more prevalent in a region, due to irruption.
ivorytype
ivorytype
noun
(photography, dated) A picture produced by superposing a tinted translucent print upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural colours.
livetraps
livetraps
noun
plural of livetrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of livetrap
operative
operative
adj
Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations. [from 18th c.]
Effectual or important.
Functional, in working order.
Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.
Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.
noun
A participant in an operation.
A spy, secret agent, or detective.
An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
opinative
opinative
adj
(obsolete) Opinionated, maintaining one's position stubbornly.
Conjectural; expressing an opinion rather than a fact.
optatives
optatives
noun
plural of optative
overaptly
overempty
overempty
verb
(transitive) To make too empty; to exhaust.
overleapt
overleapt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overleap
overpaint
overpaint
verb
To apply the final layers of paint over underpainting.
To color or describe too strongly.
overparty
overpitch
overpitch
verb
(transitive) To give too high a pitch to.
(transitive, cricket) To bowl (the ball) so that it bounces closer to the batsman than a good length, allowing the batsman to hit it easily.
overplant
overplant
verb
(intransitive) To plant too many plants (of any particular crop).
(transitive) To plant (a place) with too many plants.
(transitive) To plant too many of (some kind of plant), whether by sowing or by transplanting.
overprint
overprint
noun
(philately) The addition of new text on a previously printed stamp, usually to add a surcharge or change the face value.
verb
(printing) To overlap different colours to avoid gaps.
(transitive) To print too many copies of.
(transitive, philately) To add an overprint to (a stamp).
To print over what has already been printed.
overslept
overslept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oversleep
overslipt
overslipt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of overslip
overspent
overspent
adj
Exhausted; excessively fatigued.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overspend
overspilt
overspilt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overspill
oversteps
oversteps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overstep
overstoop
overtempt
overtempt
verb
To tempt exceedingly, or beyond the power of resistance.
overtrump
overtrump
verb
(card games) To play a higher trump card than the previous one in a trick
overtyped
overtyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overtype
partitive
partitive
adj
(grammar) Indicating a part rather than the whole of something.
That divides something into parts.
noun
(grammar) A partitive word, phrase or case.
parvitude
parvitude
Noun
smallness
passivate
passivate
verb
(chemistry) to reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface by applying a coating
patercove
pavements
pavements
noun
plural of pavement
pavestone
pavestone
noun
Synonym of paving stone
pavonated
pavonated
adj
(dated, poetic or sciences) Colored like the neck of a peacock: peacock blue.
pendative
perlative
perlative
adj
(grammar) Describes a case, in very few inflected languages, that expresses movement through or along a referent noun, as "along" in "they travelled along the river".
noun
(grammar) The perlative case.
pervagate
perverted
perverted
adj
(sciences, obsolete) Reversed in chirality; flipped
(sometimes derogatory) Of, relating to, or practicing unusual or "kinky" sex.
Deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct.
Misrepresented, altered or distorted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pervert
perverter
perverter
noun
One who perverts (a person or thing).
petiveria
pittsview
pivotable
pivotable
adj
Capable of being pivoted.
placative
placative
adj
(chiefly US) That placates; pacifying.
plaintive
plaintive
adj
Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
plicative
plurative
pollutive
pollutive
adj
That causes environmental pollution; polluting
pontlevis
pontlevis
noun
(obsolete) A drawbridge.
(obsolete) The act of a horse that rears up on its hind legs, risking tumbling backward and falling upon the rider.
portative
portative
adj
(now rare) Portable.
(obsolete) Capable of holding up or carrying.
noun
(now chiefly historical) A portative organ.
portglave
portgrave
portgrave
noun
Synonym of portreeve
portgreve
portgreve
noun
(obsolete, UK) Synonym of portreeve
portreeve
portreeve
noun
(historical) A municipal office subordinate to a mayor, (especially) a bailiff.
(historical) A port reeve, a port warden.
A borough-reeve: an office equivalent to a mayor (historical) in several major English towns or (dialect) in various minor boroughs of Wales and Southwest England.
positiver
positiver
adj
(nonstandard) comparative form of positive: more positive
positives
positives
noun
plural of positive
postcavae
postcavae
noun
plural of postcava
postvelar
postvelar
adj
(phonetics) Having an articulation intermediate between velar and uvular.
noun
(phonetics) A sound of this kind.
postverta
postville
poverties
poverties
noun
plural of poverty
preactive
preactive
adj
Relating to action taken as a result of a predicted future activity
precative
precative
adj
Resembling or pertaining to an entreaty.
noun
(grammar) Mode expressing a wish, a prayer.
predative
predative
adj
Of, or resembling a predator.
predevote
predevote
adj
(obsolete, nonce word, poetic) predestined
predivert
preinvent
preinvest
preinvite
prenative
pretravel
pretravel
adj
Before travelling.
noun
The actuation distance of a switch on a keyboard.
prevacate
prevalent
prevalent
adj
Superior in frequency or dominant.
Widespread or preferred.
noun
(biology) A species that is prevalent in a certain area.
prevenant
prevented
prevented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prevent
preventer
preventer
noun
(nautical) An arrangement, made with ropes and blocks, that prevents the boom of a sailing boat from performing a jibe.
(nautical) Any of various lines set up to reinforce or relieve ordinary running or standing rigging.
One who, or that which, prevents.
prevetoed
prevetoes
prevoting
prevoyant
prevoyant
adj
foreseeing; prescient
primevity
primitive
primitive
adj
(biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
(grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
(linguistics, dated) most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
(mathematics) Not derived from another of the same type
Crude, obsolete.
Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
noun
(computing, programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
(computing, programming) Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
(linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
(mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
A member of a primitive society.
A simple-minded person.
privateer
privateer
noun
(historical) A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo.
(historical) An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate.
(motor racing, chiefly Canada, US) A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team.
(motorsports, elite championships) A racing team that is not a subsidiary of a large conglomerate, or automotive/vehicle manufacturer.
An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.
verb
To advocate or benefit from privatization of government services.
To function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy.
privately
privately
adv
In a private manner.
privatest
privatest
adj
superlative form of private: most private
privative
privative
adj
(grammar) indicating the absence of something
causing privation; depriving
consisting in the absence of something; negative
noun
something that causes privation or indicates an absence
privatize
privatize
verb
(computing, transitive) To make (a variable, etc.) private in scope.
(economics) To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.
privities
privities
noun
(archaic) The genitals.
plural of privity
proactive
proactive
adj
Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty
probative
probative
adj
(law) Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.
prolative
prolative
adj
(grammar) extending or completing a predication
(obsolete) uttered
noun
(grammar) the prolative case
promotive
promotive
adj
Tending to promote
promovent
promptive
pronative
protravel
provature
provident
provident
adj
Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future.
Providing (for someone’s needs).
Showing care in the use of something (especially money or provisions), so as to avoid wasting it.
pulsative
pulsative
adj
Characterised by pulsing or beating; throbbing.
pulverant
pulverate
pulverate
verb
(transitive) To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverize.
pulvinate
pulvinate
adj
(architecture) Curved convexly or swelled.
(zoology) Having the form of a cushion.
purgative
purgative
adj
(capable of) purging
noun
something, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative
pyruvates
pyruvates
noun
plural of pyruvate
receptive
receptive
adj
(botany) Of a female flower or gynoecium: ready for reproduction; fertile.
(neurology, psychology) Of, affecting, or pertaining to the understanding of language rather than its expression.
(zoology) Of a female animal (especially a mammal): prepared to mate; in heat, in oestrus.
Capable of receiving something.
Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas.
repletive
repletive
adj
Tending to make replete; filling.
scriptive
septemvir
septemvir
noun
(historical) A member of a septemvirate; one of seven people associated in some office.
silvertip
silvertip
noun
A fir tree (Abies magnifica).
A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis).
A shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus).
silvertop
sputative
sputative
adj
Inclined to spit; spitting very much.
stopovers
stopovers
noun
plural of stopover
stovepipe
stovepipe
noun
(clothing) A stovepipe hat.
(firearms) A type of malfunction affecting breechloading firearms, where a spent cartridge casing fails to eject completely, instead becoming stuck in the firearm's ejection port, usually oriented vertically or nearly so.
A channel for information which is compartmentalized in such a manner that some parties who might be interested in its use or be able to utilize it are restricted from accessing it.
Sheet-metal tubing used as a chimney for a stove or furnace.
verb
(firearms) Of a cartridge case, to become wedged vertically in the ejection port of a breechloading firearm, rather than ejecting completely from the weapon.
(idiomatic) To collect or store information in a compartmentalized manner, so that some parties who might be interested in its use or ability to utilize it are restricted from accessing it.
superavit
supervast
supervast
adj
Very vast.
tipstaves
tipstaves
noun
plural of tipstaff
unpervert
unpervert
verb
(transitive) To free from perversion or error.
unprivate
unprivate
adj
Not private.
vaporetti
vaporetti
noun
plural of vaporetto
vaporetto
vaporetto
noun
A public water bus, originally steam-powered, found especially in Venice.
varityped
varityped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of varitype
varityper
ventpiece
videotape
videotape
noun
A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and sounds (as of a television production) for subsequent playback or broadcasting.
verb
to make a recording of something on videotape
viewpoint
viewpoint
noun
An angle, outlook or point of view.
The position from which something is observed or considered
vitaphone
vitascope
vitascope
noun
(historical) An early machine for exhibiting animated pictures.
vitrotype
voltatype
voltatype
noun
(obsolete) An electrotype.
vulpinite
vulpinite
noun
(mineralogy) A scaly granular variety of anhydrite of a grayish-white colour, used for ornamental purposes.