(Celtic linguistics) Devoicing of a voiced obstruent, either inside a word or as an initial consonant mutation.
(linguistics) The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "nickname" for "an ekename".
proveditor
proveditor
noun
One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another.
provencial
provenient
provenient
adj
(rare) Forthcoming; issuing.
proverbial
proverbial
adj
Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor.
Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
noun
(euphemistic) Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.
(euphemistic, in the plural) The groin or the testicles.
proverbing
proverbing
verb
present participle of proverb
proverbize
providable
providable
adj
Capable of being provided.
providance
providence
providence
noun
(now rare) Preparation for the future; good governance, foresight.
A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention.
Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality.
The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature etc.).
provincial
provincial
adj
Constituting a province.
Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province.
Limited in outlook; narrow.
Narrow; illiberal.
Not cosmopolitan; backwoodsy, hick, yokelish, countrified; not polished; rude
Of or pertaining to a province.
Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical.
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.
(obsolete) A constitution issued by the head of an ecclesiastical province.
A country bumpkin.
A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.
proviruses
proviruses
noun
plural of provirus
provisions
provisions
noun
plural of provision
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of provision
provitamin
provitamin
noun
(biochemistry) Any biologically inactive compound that may be converted into a vitamin within an animal organism
pupivorous
pupivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on the pupae of insects.
replevisor
replevisor
noun
(law) A plaintiff in replevin.
resorptive
resorptive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or caused by resorption.
responsive
responsive
adj
(graphical user interface) automatically resizing and repositioning elements to fit the available space
(obsolete) responsible
(obsolete) suited to something else; correspondent
able to receive and respond to external stimuli
answering, replying or responding
susceptible to the feelings of others
using antiphons; antiphonal
revaporize
revaporize
verb
To vaporize again.
ropesville
saviorship
saviorship
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of saviourship
semiproven
semiproven
adj
proven to a certain extent
silverspot
silverspot
noun
Any of numerous butterflies with silvery spots on the undersides of the wings.
slavophile
slipcovers
slipcovers
noun
plural of slipcover
spoliative
spoliative
adj
(medicine, dated) Serving to diminish the amount of blood in the body.
Serving to take away, diminish, or rob.
sportively
sportively
adv
In a sportive way
stovepipes
stovepipes
noun
Synonym of stovepipe trousers
plural of stovepipe
supervisor
supervisor
noun
(US) In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.
(computing) A process responsible for managing other processes.
(management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.
supportive
supportive
adj
Providing support.
unadoptive
unimproved
unimproved
adj
Not selectively bred for better quality or productiveness
Not used or employed advantageously
not tilled, built on, or otherwise improved for use.
unoverpaid
unpervious
unpositive
unprovided
unprovided
adj
Not provided; not supplied or equipped; unprepared.
unprovised
unsportive
unsportive
adj
Not sportive.
vaginopexy
vagotropic
vagotropic
adj
Stimulating the vagus nerve.
valparaiso
vaporarium
vaporarium
noun
(medicine, archaic) A steam bath.
vaporiform
vaporiform
adj
(archaic) Existing in a vaporous state.
vaporiness
vaporingly
vaporingly
adv
Alternative form of vapouringly
vaporising
vaporising
verb
present participle of vaporise
vaporizers
vaporizers
noun
plural of vaporizer
vaporizing
vaporizing
verb
present participle of vaporize
vaporosity
vaporosity
noun
(countable) Anything lacking substance.
The quality of being vaporous.
vaportight
vaportight
adj
impermeable to vapor
vapourific
vapourised
vapourised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of vapourise
vapouriser
vapouriser
noun
Alternative form of vaporizer
vapourized
vapourized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of vapourize
vapourizer
vapulation
vapulation
noun
(obsolete) The act of beating or whipping.
vasotripsy
velocipede
velocipede
noun
(archaic) A late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle.
(archaic) Any three- or four-wheeled machine driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle.
(historical) An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
(humorous) A bicycle.
verb
to ride on velocipede
vibraphone
vibraphone
noun
A percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above the tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.
vibrograph
vibrograph
noun
An instrument that records vibrations
vibrophone
vibrophone
noun
Alternative form of vibraphone
vibroscope
vibroscope
noun
An instrument for observing or tracing vibrations.
An instrument resembling the phenakistoscope.
videophone
videophone
noun
(dated) A cellphone with such capability. Used to distinguish from stills-only camera cellphones and camera-less cellphones.
A telephone capable of transmitting both audio and video signals in both directions.
videotaped
videotaped
adj
Having been recorded on videotape.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of videotape
videotapes
videotapes
noun
plural of videotape
viewpoints
viewpoints
noun
plural of viewpoint
viperiform
viperoidea
viperously
viperously
adv
In a viperous manner.
viragoship
viripotent
viripotent
adj
(obsolete) Able to sire children; sexually mature.
Lusty; virile; full of life and sexual energy.
viscoscope
vitascopic
vitascopic
adj
Of or relating to the vitascope.
vitrophyre
vitrophyre
noun
A porphyritic variety of volcanic glass.
vituperous
vituperous
adj
(rare) Vituperative.
(rare) Worthy of blame.
viviparous
viviparous
adj
(of a plant or plant species) Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).
(of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species).
voiceprint
voiceprint
noun
A digitally recorded sample of a person's voice to be used as a means of identification.