(archaic, transitive, usually with a reflexive pronoun) To show to be worthy; to demonstrate the merits of.
(intransitive, followed by "of") To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.
(transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
(transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
(transitive, archaic) To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
(transitive, law, English law) To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit — said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.
captive
captive
adj
Held prisoner; not free; confined.
Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.
Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
noun
(figurative) One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
One held prisoner.
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To capture; to take captive.
coverup
coverup
noun
Alternative spelling of cover-up
deprave
deprave
verb
(transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt
(transitive) To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
deprive
deprive
verb
(transitive) To bereave.
(transitive) To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
(transitive) To take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
develop
develop
verb
(chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
(intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
(mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
(snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
(transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
(transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
(transitive) To create.
(transitive, intransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
(transitive, now rare) To discover, find out; to uncover.
dropvie
ecphova
empover
emptive
emptive
adj
(rare) Responding to or acting to counteract something when it happens (rather than beforehand).
envapor
envelop
envelop
verb
(transitive) To surround or enclose.
espavel
esprove
hopvine
hopvine
noun
The stock or stem of the hop.
imprevu
improve
improve
verb
(dated) To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account.
(intransitive) To become better.
(obsolete) To disapprove of; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure.
(obsolete) To disprove or make void; to refute.
(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
lovepot
overapt
overapt
adj
Excessively apt or prone to do something.
overcap
overcup
overcup
noun
The oak Quercus lyrata whose acorns are enclosed by their cups
overhip
overhip
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To leap over; skip over; omit.
overlap
overlap
noun
(insurance, pensions) The payment of a spouse's or other dependant's annuity benefits concurrently with the member's benefits, on death of the member during the guarantee period.
(rugby) a situation in the game where an attacking line has more players in it than the defensive line coming to meet it. The attacking side may exploit the overlap by using their superior numbers to break the opposition's defensive line. If attackers outnumber defenders by more than one player this is often termed a two man overlap or three man overlap, etc. If the attacking side fails to break through usually due to poor execution, they are said to waste an overlap.
Something that overlaps or is overlapped
verb
(genetics) To have some similar nucleotide sequences.
(mathematics) Of sets: to have some elements in common.
To extend over and partly cover something.
To have an area, range, character or function in common.
overlip
overlip
noun
(now uncommon) The upper lip.
(rare, chiefly of a dog) An upper lip that extends too far out and down. (Compare overbite.)
overpay
overpay
verb
(transitive) To be more than an ample reward for.
(transitive, intransitive) To pay too much.
overpet
overpet
verb
(transitive) To overindulge; to spoil (a person).
(transitive) To pet excessively.
overply
overply
verb
(transitive) To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigour; to overwork.
overpot
overpot
verb
(transitive) To place (a plant) in too large a pot.
overput
overput
verb
(transitive) To overthrow; subdue.
oversup
oversup
verb
(obsolete) To eat (supper) excessively
overtip
overtip
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To leave a tip that is too large.
overtop
overtop
adv
(now chiefly Canada, US) Over the top.
verb
(transitive) To be higher than; to rise over the top of.
(transitive) To place too many toppings on.
pahlevi
palaver
palaver
noun
(Africa) A village council meeting.
(Britain) Mentally-draining activity, either physical or fuss.
(North America, archaic British) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from 18th c.]
(informal) Disagreement.
A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.
Talk intended to deceive. [from 19th c.]
verb
(intransitive) To discuss with much talk.
(transitive) To flatter.
papaver
papaver
noun
Any plant of the genus Papaver, the poppies.
parvenu
parvenu
adj
Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu.
noun
A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.
parvise
parvise
noun
Alternative spelling of parvis
parvule
parvule
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A small pill or pellet; a granule.
passive
passive
adj
(aviation) Without motive power.
(electronics) Of a component: that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.
(finance) Not participating in management.
(grammar) Being in the passive voice.
(passive provision) Where allowance is made for a possible future event.
(psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
Taking no action.
noun
(electronics) Any component that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.
(grammar) A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.
(grammar) The passive voice of verbs.
(marketing) A customer who is satisfied with a product or service, but not keen enough to promote it by word of mouth.
pavanes
pavanes
noun
plural of pavane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pavane
pavanne
pavetta
paviser
pavises
pavises
noun
plural of pavise
pavisse
peaveys
peaveys
noun
plural of peavey
peavies
peavies
noun
plural of peavy
peavine
peccavi
peccavi
intj
An expression of guilt or culpability.
noun
An act of saying ‘peccavi’; an admission of guilt or responsibility.
Easily annoyed, especially by things that are not important; irritable, querulous.
adv
(obsolete) Peevishly.
pehlevi
pehlevi
noun
Alternative form of pahlavi (“former gold coin”)
pelvics
pelvics
noun
plural of pelvic
pensive
pensive
adj
Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.
pervade
pervade
verb
(transitive) To be in every part of; to spread through.
pervert
pervert
noun
(dated) One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals.
A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
verb
(intransitive) To become perverted; to take the wrong course.
(transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
(transitive) To turn another way; to divert.
To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose
to misinterpret designedly.
pervial
pervial
adj
(obsolete) pervious
peulvan
pevsner
pevzner
physrev
pivoted
pivoted
adj
Fitted with a pivot or pivots.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pivot
pivoter
pivoter
noun
One who or that which pivots, especially a muscle.
plosive
plosive
adj
(phonetics) Produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.
noun
(phonetics) Sound produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.
plovers
plovers
noun
plural of plover
plovery
plovery
adj
Full of plovers.
pluvine
popover
popover
noun
(Internet) A pop-up element that is rendered over the current web page rather than opening a new tab or window.
(US) A light hollow muffin, resembling an individual Yorkshire pudding.
A kind of versatile wraparound dress.
poverty
poverty
noun
Any deficiency of elements or resources that are needed or desired, or that constitute richness
The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
preaver
precava
precava
noun
Alternative form of praecava
predive
predive
adj
Before a dive.
premove
premove
adj
Before a move.
noun
(Internet chess) On certain chess websites: a move set during the opponent's turn which is played automatically (if possible) after the opponent has made their move, done in order to save time in predictable positions.
verb
(Internet chess) To make a premove.
(obsolete) To promote or endorse.
(philosophy, theology, rare) To incite or cause someone to do something.
prepave
prevail
prevail
verb
(intransitive) To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
(intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
(intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing.
(transitive, obsolete) To avail.
prevene
prevene
verb
(obsolete) To come before; to anticipate.
(obsolete) To hinder or prevent.
prevent
prevent
verb
(intransitive, now rare) To take preventative measures.
(obsolete, transitive) To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
(obsolete, transitive) To come before; to precede.
(obsolete, transitive) To outdo, surpass.
(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
preverb
preverb
noun
(grammar) A separable verb prefix or a particle that precedes a verb.
(grammar) A verbal prefix in the Algonquin languages whose function is analogous to the adjective of other languages.
(grammar) Any of a class of words in the Chinese language whose function is analogous to the cases, prepositions, and postpositions of other languages.
preveto
previde
previdi
preview
preview
noun
(colloquial) An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
(computing) a facility for seeing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving and/or printing it.
An experience of something in advance.
Something seen in advance.
verb
(computing) To show something in advance, a facility for seeing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving and/or printing it.
To show or watch something, or part of it, before it is complete.
previse
previse
verb
To foresee.
To forewarn.
previze
prevoid
prevoid
adj
Before the voiding of the bladder.
prevost
prevote
prevote
adj
Before a vote.
prevued
prevued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prevue
prevues
prevues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prevue
private
private
adj
(US, of a room in a medical facility) Not shared with another patient.
(not comparable, object-oriented programming) Accessible only to the class itself or instances of it, and not to other classes or even subclasses.
Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group.
Not accessible by the public.
Not in governmental office or employment.
Not publicly known; not open; secret.
Not traded by the public.
Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.
Secretive; reserved.
noun
(euphemistic, in the plural) The genitals.
(obsolete) A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.
(obsolete) One not invested with a public office.
(obsolete) Personal interest; particular business.
(obsolete) Privacy; retirement.
(usually in the plural) A private lesson.
A doctor working in privately rather than publicly funded health care.
A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.
verb
(Internet, transitive) To make something hidden from the public (without deleting it permanently).
privets
privets
noun
plural of privet
privier
privies
privies
noun
plural of privy
promove
promove
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To move forward; to advance; to promote.
provect
provect
adj
(obsolete) Carried forward; advanced.
provend
provend
noun
Obsolete form of provand.
provene
provent
proverb
proverb
noun
A drama exemplifying a proverb.
A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations.
A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
verb
To name in, or as, a proverb.
To provide with a proverb.
To write or utter proverbs.
provers
provers
noun
plural of prover
provide
provide
verb
(obsolete, Latinism) To foresee, to consider in advance.
To act to prepare for something.
To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See provisor.
To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate.
To furnish (with), cause to be present.
To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
To make a living; earn money for necessities.
To make possible or attainable.
provine
provine
verb
(obsolete) To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation.
provoke
provoke
verb
(transitive) To bring about a reaction.
(transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
pulsive
pulsive
adj
Tending to compel; compulsory.
pursive
pursive
adj
Obsolete form of pursy.
purveys
purveys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of purvey
purview
purview
noun
(law) The enacting part of a statute.
(law) The scope of a statute.
Range of understanding.
Scope or range of interest or control.
repaved
repaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repave
repaves
repaves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repave
repleve
replevy
replevy
noun
replevin
verb
(obsolete, Britain, law) To bail.
To return goods to their rightful owner by replevin; to recover goods.
reprove
reprove
verb
(intransitive) to express disapproval.
(transitive) To prove again.
(transitive) to criticise, rebuke or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
(transitive) to deny or reject (a feeling, behaviour, action etc.).
revamps
revamps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of revamp
ruptive
ruptive
adj
(obsolete) disruptive
savdeep
septave
sparver
sparver
noun
(obsolete) A canopy for a bed.
spavied
spavies
spaviet
spavine
spivery
spivery
noun
Alternative spelling of spivvery
tupolev
unpaved
unpaved
adj
(of a road or path) Not having a hard, impervious surface; not paved
upcover
upcurve
upcurve
noun
An upward curve.
verb
To curve upwards.
updelve
updived
updives
updives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of updive
upgrave
upheave
upheave
verb
(intransitive) To be lifted up; rise.
(transitive) To heave or lift up; raise up or aloft.
(transitive) To lift or thrust something upward forcefully, or be similarly lifted or thrust upward.
uphhove
upriver
upriver
adv
Against the current.
Towards the source of a river.
upshove
upsolve
upsolve
verb
(competitive programming, neologism) To solve a problem after the end of a contest.
(transitive) To solve; explain.
vampers
vampers
noun
plural of vamper
vampire
vampire
noun
(US naval jargon) Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one.
(US, slang) A medical technician who works with patients' blood.
(colloquial) A person with the medical condition systemic lupus erythematosus, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.
(dated) A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men.
(figurative, derogatory) A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.
A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
A mythological undead creature said to feed on the blood of the living.
verb
(transitive, figurative) To drain of energy or resources.
vampyre
vampyre
noun
Archaic form of vampire.
vapored
vapored
adj
Affected with the vapors.
Wet with vapors; moist.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of vapor
vaporer
vaporer
noun
Alternative form of vapourer
veepees
veepees
noun
plural of veepee
vepsish
vespers
vespers
noun
(Christianity) The sixth of the seven canonical hours, an evening prayer service
plural of vesper
vespery
vespids
vespids
noun
plural of vespid
vespina
vespine
vespine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of wasps.
vespoid
vespoid
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the superfamily Vespoidea of wasps and ants.
viperan
viperid
viperid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Viperidae; a viper.