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
paasikivi
palavered
palavered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of palaver
palaverer
palaverer
noun
One who palavers.
palmolive
paloverde
paloverde
noun
Alternative spelling of palo verde
palsgrave
palsgrave
noun
(historical) A count palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire, possessing near-royal powers within his county.
papaverin
papaverin
noun
Alternative form of papaverine
parasceve
parasceve
noun
Alternative form of Parasceve
paravanes
paravanes
noun
plural of paravane
paravidya
parkville
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.
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.
partivity
parvitude
parvitude
Noun
smallness
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
passivate
passivate
verb
(chemistry) to reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface by applying a coating
passively
passively
adv
(grammar) In the passive voice; having a passive construction.
In a passive manner; without conscious or self-directed action.
In an acquiescent manner; resignedly or submissively.
passivism
passivism
noun
The quality or principle of being passive.
passivist
passivist
noun
One who adopts a passive approach, or passivism.
passivity
passivity
noun
A lack of initiative.
Submissiveness.
The state of being passive.
passovers
passovers
noun
plural of passover. (alternative letter-case form of Passovers)
patercove
pavements
pavements
noun
plural of pavement
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
peckville
peevishly
peevishly
adv
In a peevish manner.
peiraievs
pellville
pelviform
pelviform
adj
basin-shaped
pendative
penknives
penknives
noun
plural of penknife
pennville
pensively
pensively
adv
In a thoughtful or reflective manner.
perceived
perceived
adj
As seen or understood by an individual.
Generally recognized to be true.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of perceive
perceiver
perceiver
noun
Agent noun of perceive; one who perceives.
perceives
perceives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perceive
percivale
perfervid
perfervid
adj
Extremely, excessively, or feverishly passionate; zealous.
perfervor
perfusive
perfusive
adj
Tending to flow over, or to spread through.
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.
perminvar
persevere
persevere
verb
(intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.
(intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To stay constant; to continue in a certain state; to remain.
peruvians
pervaders
pervaders
noun
plural of pervader
pervading
pervading
verb
present participle of pervade
pervagate
pervalvar
pervalvar
adj
perpendicular to the centre of the valve face of a diatom
pervasion
pervasion
noun
The act of pervading; permeation, suffusion
pervasive
pervasive
adj
Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
pervenche
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).
perviable
petiveria
piacevole
piassavas
piassavas
noun
plural of piassava
pikeville
pikeville
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Alabama, USA, which was located on a turnpike.
a ghost town in Alabama, which was the county seat until 1882.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
a city in Kentucky, USA
a town in North Carolina, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
a small city in Tennessee, USA
pineville
pineville
Proper noun
a small town in Arkansas, USA.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
a city in Louisiana, USA.
a small city in Missouri, USA
a suburban town in North Carolina, USA.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, USA.
a town in West Virginia, USA
pittsview
pivotable
pivotable
adj
Capable of being pivoted.
pivotally
pivotally
adv
In a pivotal way.
placative
placative
adj
(chiefly US) That placates; pacifying.
plaintive
plaintive
adj
Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
plainview
plainview
Proper noun
a small city in Arkansas, USA.
a CDP in California, USA.
an unincorporated community in Georgia, USA.
an unincorporated community in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a city in Minnesota, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA.
a hamlet and CDP in New York, USA.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota, USA.
a city in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA
plicative
plumville
plurative
plurivory
pluvialis
pluvially
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.
positival
positiver
positiver
adj
(nonstandard) comparative form of positive: more positive
positives
positives
noun
plural of positive
postcavae
postcavae
noun
plural of postcava
postcaval
postcaval
adj
(anatomy) Posterior to the vena cava.
noun
(anatomy) A postcaval vein.
postvelar
postvelar
adj
(phonetics) Having an articulation intermediate between velar and uvular.
noun
(phonetics) A sound of this kind.
postverta
postville
postvorta
poverties
poverties
noun
plural of poverty
pravilege
preactive
preactive
adj
Relating to action taken as a result of a predicted future activity
preadvice
preadvise
preavowal
prebeleve
precative
precative
adj
Resembling or pertaining to an entreaty.
noun
(grammar) Mode expressing a wish, a prayer.
precisive
precisive
adj
(logic) Exactly limiting by cutting off all that is not absolutely relevant.