Serving as an apéritif: a pre-meal alcoholic drink.
noun
(medicine) aperient
apivorous
apivorous
adj
That feeds on bees
appeasive
appeasive
adj
Tending to appease.
applosive
applosive
noun
(phonology) An unreleased plosive, denoted ◌̚ in the IPA.
approving
approving
adj
Expressing approbation; commending
verb
present participle of approve
appulsive
appulsive
adj
Striking against; impinging.
aspersive
aspersive
adj
Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.
biplosive
capeville
captivate
captivate
verb
(obsolete) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.
To attract and hold (someone's) interest and attention; to charm.
captiving
captiving
verb
present participle of captive
captivity
captivity
noun
(obsolete) A group of people/beings captive.
The state of being captive.
The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.
claviceps
claviharp
claviharp
noun
(music) A 19th-century musical instrument combining a harp with a keyboard.
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.
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.
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
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.
deprivals
deprivals
noun
plural of deprival
deprivate
deprivers
deprivers
noun
plural of depriver
depriving
depriving
verb
present participle of deprive
devilship
devilship
noun
The character or person of a devil or Satan.
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
dispurvey
dispurvey
noun
(obsolete) dispurveyance
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To strip of provisions; to disfurnish.
drivepipe
drivepipe
noun
A pipe for forcing into the earth.
eavesdrip
eavesdrip
noun
Synonym of eavesdrop (“dripping of rain from the eaves of a house”)
Synonym of eavesdrop (“the space around a house on which such water drips”)
encaptive
envoyship
envoyship
noun
The office or position of an envoy.
equipluve
equipluve
noun
A line, drawn on a map, that connects places having the same amount of rainfall in a particular time period
eruptives
eruptives
noun
plural of eruptive
ervipiame
evaporite
evaporite
noun
The salty, crusty sediment that remains after sea water evaporates.
evaporize
evilproof
exceptive
exceptive
adj
exceptional, having an exception
exemptive
expansive
expansive
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting expansivity.
Able to be expanded.
Comprehensive in scope or extent.
Talkative and sociable.
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
expensive
expensive
adj
(computing) Taking a lot of system time or resources.
(obsolete) Given to expending a lot of money; profligate, lavish.
Having a high price or cost.
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.
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.
expulsive
expulsive
adj
Tending to expel or resulting in expulsion.
fivepence
fivepence
noun
A monetary amount of five pence.
fivepenny
fivepenny
adj
(dated) Costing fivepence.
grapeview
grapevine
grapevine
noun
(skating) A move in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other, while both remaining on the ice or ground, incorporating half-turns.
(wrestling) A leglock.
A rumor.
An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.
The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.
verb
(transitive, wrestling) To restrain in a leglock.
graveship
illapsive
impactive
impactive
adj
Of, pertaining to, possessing, or caused by impact.
impartive
impassive
impassive
adj
Having, or revealing, no emotion.
Still or motionless.
impavidly
impavidly
adv
fearlessly
impeevish
impervial
impletive
implosive
implosive
adj
Formed by implosion.
noun
(phonetics) An implosive sound; an implodent.
impluvium
impluvium
noun
(architecture) A low basin in the center of a household atrium, into which rainwater flowed down from the roof through the compluvium.
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.
impulsive
impulsive
adj
(mechanics) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces.
Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
noun
One whose behaviour or personality is characterized by being impulsive.
That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
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.
ispravnik
ispravnik
noun
Alternative spelling of ispravnic
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.
knaveship
knaveship
noun
(countable, obsolete, Scotland) A quantity of corn or flour due to a miller's servant from each batch in a thirlage mill
(uncountable) The condition of being a knave (used mockingly)
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.
livetraps
livetraps
noun
plural of livetrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of livetrap
lovership
mapaville
mapleview
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
overequip
overequip
verb
(transitive) To furnish with too much equipment.
overpaint
overpaint
verb
To apply the final layers of paint over underpainting.
To color or describe too strongly.
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.
overplain
overplain
adj
Excessively plain.
overplied
overplied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overply
overplies
overplies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overply
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.
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.
overripen
overripen
verb
To ripen too much; to become overripe.
overslips
overslips
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overslip
overslipt
overslipt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of overslip
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
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
palmolive
papaverin
papaverin
noun
Alternative form of papaverine
paravidya
parkville
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.
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
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.
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
peruvians
pervading
pervading
verb
present participle of pervade
pervasion
pervasion
noun
The act of pervading; permeation, suffusion
pervasive
pervasive
adj
Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.