(phonology) An unreleased plosive, denoted ◌̚ in the IPA.
approvals
approvals
noun
plural of approval
approvers
approvers
noun
plural of approver
approving
approving
adj
Expressing approbation; commending
verb
present participle of approve
biplosive
carvoepra
cavascope
codevelop
codevelop
verb
To develop together.
coemptive
coemptive
adj
(economics) Relating to coemption
compluvia
compluvia
noun
plural of compluvium
copeville
coverslip
coverslip
noun
A thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide.
verb
To cover (a sample) with a coverslip.
davenport
davenport
noun
A large sofa, especially a formal one.
A writing desk.
developed
developed
adj
(photography, of film) Processed and fixed; containing a visible negative (or positive for slide film) image
(said of a country) Not primitive; not third-world.
Advanced, fully formed.
Containing man-made structures such as roads, sewers, electric lines, buildings, and so on.
Having useful or necessary infrastructure.
Mature.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of develop
developer
developer
noun
(computing) A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.
(dyeing) A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its action upon some substance on the fiber.
A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.
A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.
A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.
developes
developes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of develope
developpe
developpe
noun
(ballet) Alternative form of développé
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.
disproval
disproval
noun
The act of disproving; disproof.
disproved
disproved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disprove
disproven
disproven
adj
(archaic, Scottish law) Not proven, in a legal case where the jury verdict has inconclusive evidence for conviction, but sufficient to suspect guilt
Shown to be false
verb
Alternative irregular form of the past participle of disprove
disprover
disprover
noun
One who disproves.
disproves
disproves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disprove
eavesdrop
eavesdrop
noun
(countable) A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building.
(countable) The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard.
The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.
The space around a house on which such water drips.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
(zoology) To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them.
enveloped
enveloped
adj
(heraldry) Entwined, as with snakes, laurels, etc.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of envelop
enveloper
enveloper
noun
Something which envelops
envelopes
envelopes
noun
plural of envelope
envolupen
envoyship
envoyship
noun
The office or position of an envoy.
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.
evaporize
evilproof
explosive
explosive
adj
(figurative) Shocking; startling.
(slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
Having the character of an explosion.
With the capability to, or likely to, explode.
noun
(linguistics, dated) A plosive.
Any explosive substance.
flopovers
flopovers
noun
plural of flopover
hoverport
hoverport
noun
A terminal for hovercraft.
hypovalve
hypovalve
noun
The hypotheca of a diatom
implosive
implosive
adj
Formed by implosion.
noun
(phonetics) An implosive sound; an implodent.
improvers
improvers
noun
plural of improver
improving
improving
adj
That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person).
verb
present participle of improve
improvise
improvise
verb
To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.
improviso
improviso
adj
(obsolete) Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous.
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.
liverpool
liverpool
Proper noun
A city in Merseyside; once an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and one of the biggest in the world.
A city in New South Wales, Australia, which is a suburb of Sydney.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A village in Illinois, USA
A village in New York State, USA.
A borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
A small city in Texas, USA.
loveproof
lovership
navpaktos
nonproven
nonproven
adj
Not proven; unproven.
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
overcheap
overclasp
overcreep
overcreep
verb
To creep over or across.
overcrops
overcrops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcrop
overdrape
overdroop
overempty
overempty
verb
(transitive) To make too empty; to exhaust.
overequip
overequip
verb
(transitive) To furnish with too much equipment.
overhappy
overhappy
adj
Exceedingly happy.
overheaps
overheaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overheap
overhoped
overhoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overhope
overhopes
overhopes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overhope
overleaps
overleaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overleap
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
overpious
overpious
adj
Excessively pious.
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.
overplace
overplace
verb
(transitive) To place too high in a ranking.
overplain
overplain
adj
Excessively plain.
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.
overplays
overplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overplay
overplied
overplied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overply
overplies
overplies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overply
overplumb
overplume
overplump
overplump
adj
Excessively plump.
overpoise
overpoise
noun
(chiefly figurative) That which outweighs; excessive weight.
verb
(obsolete) To exceed in importance, strength or value.
(obsolete) To place excessive weight on (someone or something).
(obsolete) To throw (someone or something) off balance.
overpower
overpower
verb
(transitive) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
(transitive) To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity, etc.
(transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.
(video games, transitive) To make excessively powerful.
overprase
overpress
overpress
verb
(transitive) To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush or overwhelm.
(transitive) To overcome by importunity.
overprice
overprice
verb
To give a commodity an excessive price.
overprick
overpride
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.
overprize
overprize
verb
(transitive) To prize excessively; to overvalue.
overprone
overproof
overproof
adj
Possessing a higher proportion of alcohol than proof spirit.
noun
A spirit possessing a higher proportion of alcohol than proof spirit.
verb
(transitive, baking) To proof (allow dough containing yeast to rise) excessively.
overproud
overproud
adj
Excessively proud.
overprove
overprove
verb
(baking) Alternative form of overproof
(transitive) to prove excessively or beyond what is asked or required
overprune
overprune
verb
(transitive, horticulture) To prune too much.
overripen
overripen
verb
To ripen too much; to become overripe.
oversharp
oversharp
adj
Excessively sharp.
oversleep
oversleep
verb
(intransitive) To sleep for longer than intended.
(reflexive, now rare) To sleep for longer than one intended.
(transitive) To sleep beyond (a given time), to sleep through (an event etc.).
overslept
overslept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oversleep
overslips
overslips
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overslip
overslipt
overslipt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of overslip
overslope
overspeak
overspeak
verb
To exceed in speaking.
To speak too much; to use too many words.
overspeed
overspeed
noun
Speed that exceeds a reasonable or permitted rate.
verb
(intransitive) To travel excessively fast or beyond the permitted rate.
(usually transitive, sometimes intransitive, chiefly mechanics) To operate an engine or machine too fast.
overspend
overspend
noun
The amount by which someone or something is overspent.
verb
To spend too much money; especially, to spend more than one earns.
overspent
overspent
adj
Exhausted; excessively fatigued.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overspend
overspice
overspice
verb
(transitive) To add too much spice to (a dish).
overspill
overspill
noun
That which spills over.
verb
To spill over, to overflow, to spill out of.
overspilt
overspilt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overspill
overspins
overspins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overspin
overspoke
overspoke
verb
simple past tense of overspeak
oversteps
oversteps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overstep
overstoop
oversweep
oversweep
verb
(transitive) To sweep over; to cover by sweeping.
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
overwiped
overwiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwipe
oviparity
oviparity
noun
The condition of being oviparous
oviparous
oviparous
adj
Egg-laying; depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.
oviposits
oviposits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oviposit
palmolive
paloverde
paloverde
noun
Alternative spelling of palo verde
parleyvoo
parleyvoo
noun
(now rare) A French person.
The French language, especially as understood by an English person.
verb
(intransitive, dated, humorous) To speak a foreign language, especially French.
parvoline
parvoline
noun
(organic chemistry) A base of the pyridine group, found in coal tar.
(organic chemistry) Any of the series of isometric substances of which parvoline is the type.
parvolins
passovers
passovers
noun
plural of passover. (alternative letter-case form of Passovers)
patercove
pavestone
pavestone
noun
Synonym of paving stone
pavilions
pavilions
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pavilion
pavillion
pavillion
noun
Alternative spelling of pavilion (obsolete, except in the names of theatres, hotels, etc.)
paviotsos
pavlovian
pavlovian
adj
Alternative form of Pavlovian
pavonated
pavonated
adj
(dated, poetic or sciences) Colored like the neck of a peacock: peacock blue.
pavonazzo
pelviform
pelviform
adj
basin-shaped
perfervor
pervasion
pervasion
noun
The act of pervading; permeation, suffusion
piacevole
pivotable
pivotable
adj
Capable of being pivoted.
pivotally
pivotally
adv
In a pivotal way.
plurivory
polkville
pollutive
pollutive
adj
That causes environmental pollution; polluting
polvadera
polverine
polverine
noun
(countable) A tiny biting insect found in South America.
(uncountable) Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, used in the manufacture of fine glass.
polyvinyl
polyvinyl
adj
(organic chemistry) composed of, or derived from, many vinyl groups
noun
(organic chemistry) Any polymer derived from a vinyl compound.
pondville
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.
poolville
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.