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200+ Rhyming Words For DEFENSIVES

There are 260 words and 6 phrases

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intensives10
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• tending to give force or emphasis

• of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor

noun

• a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies

adjective satellite

• characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form

offensives10
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• for the purpose of attack rather than defense

• causing anger or annoyance

• morally offensive

• unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

noun

• the action of attacking an enemy

adjective satellite

• violating or tending to violate or offend against

• causing or able to cause nausea

hypertensives13
4 noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• having abnormally high blood pressure

noun

• a person who has abnormally high blood pressure

normotensives13
4 nounn
No meanings yet for this word...
lives5
1 verb, nounv, n
adjective

• actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing

• exerting force or containing energy

• possessing life

adverb

• not recorded

adjective satellite

• highly reverberant

• charged with an explosive

• elastic; rebounds readily

• abounding with life and energy

• in current use or ready for use

• of current relevance

• charged or energized with electricity

• capable of erupting

verb

• be an inhabitant of or reside in

• lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style

• continue to live and avoid dying

• support oneself

• have life, be alive

• have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

• pursue a positive and satisfying existence

incentives10
3 nounn
noun

• a positive motivational influence

• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

olives6
2 nounn
noun

• small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil

• evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits

• hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork

• one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish

• a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation

adjective satellite

• of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

tentatives10
3 nounn
No meanings yet for this word...
hives5
1 nounn
noun

• an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs

ablatives9
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• relating to the ablative case

noun

• the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb

adjective satellite

• tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature

abrasives9
3 nounn
noun

• a substance that abrades or wears down

adjective satellite

• causing abrasion

• sharply disagreeable; rigorous

additives9
3 nounn
adjective

• designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree

• characterized or produced by addition

noun

• something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine

adhesives9
3 nounn
adjective

• tending to adhere

noun

• a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

adjectives10
3 nounn
adjective

• of or relating to or functioning as an adjective

• relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law

noun

• a word that expresses an attribute of something

• the word class that qualifies nouns

adventives10
3 nounn
No meanings yet for this word...
agentives9
3 nounn
No meanings yet for this word...
auditives9
3 nounn
No meanings yet for this word...
aversives9
3 nounn
No meanings yet for this word...
datives7
2 nounn
noun

• the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb

defectives10
3 nounn
adjective satellite

• having a defect

• markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior

• not working properly

depressives11
3 nounn
noun

• someone suffering psychological depression

detectives10
3 nounn
noun

• a police officer who investigates crimes

• an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

detersives10
3 nounn
No meanings yet for this word...
digestives10
3 nounn
adjective

• relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion

noun

• any substance that promotes digestion

directives10
3 nounn
noun

• a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity

adjective satellite

• showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

disjunctives12
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• A disjunction.

• (grammar) A disjunct.

donatives9
3 nounn
noun

• A gift; a largess; a gratuity.

• (ecclesiastical law) A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.

duratives9
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration

effectives10
3
noun

• A soldier fit for duty

ejectives9
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• A nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly.

elatives8
3
No meanings yet for this word...
electives9
3 nounn
adjective

• subject to popular election

noun

• a course that the student can select from among alternatives

adjective satellite

• optional

ergatives9
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• The ergative case.

• An ergative verb or other expression.

eruptives9
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• producing or characterized by eruptions

• produced by the action of fire or intense heat

adjective satellite

• actively spewing out lava

exclusives10
3 nounn
adjective

• excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority

noun

• a news report that is reported first by one news organization

adjective satellite

• not divided or shared with others

• not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective

expletives10
3 nounn
noun

• profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

• a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

explosives10
3 nounn
adjective

• serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst

noun

• a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

adjective satellite

• liable to lead to sudden change or violence

• sudden and loud

extractives11
3 nounn
No meanings yet for this word...
fixatives9
3 nounn
noun

• a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study

• a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging

forgives8
2 verbv
verb

• stop blaming or grant forgiveness

• absolve from payment

formatives10
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function

adjective satellite

• capable of forming new cells and tissues

• forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

fricatives10
3 nounn
noun

• a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract

adjective satellite

• of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

genitives9
3 nounn
adjective

• serving to express or indicate possession

noun

• the case expressing ownership

gives5
1 verbv
noun

• the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

verb

• cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

• be the cause or source of

• transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

• convey or reveal information

• convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow

• organize or be responsible for

• convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture

• give as a present; make a gift of

• cause to happen or be responsible for

• dedicate

• give or supply

• transmit (knowledge or skills)

• bring about

• leave with; give temporarily

• emit or utter

• endure the loss of

• place into the hands or custody of

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• give (as medicine)

• give or convey physically

• bestow

• bestow, especially officially

• move in order to make room for someone for something

• give food to

• contribute to some cause

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• estimate the duration or outcome of something

• execute and deliver

• deliver in exchange or recompense

• afford access to

• present to view

• perform for an audience

• be flexible under stress of physical force

• propose

• accord by verdict

• manifest or show

• offer in good faith

• submit for consideration, judgment, or use

• guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion

• allow to have or take

• inflict as a punishment

• occur

• consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man

• proffer (a body part)

illatives9
3 nounn
noun

• (grammar) a word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as for or therefore)

• An illation

• (grammar) the illative case, or a word in that case

implosives10
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
No meanings yet for this word...
inceptives10
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• (grammar) An inceptive construction.

ingressives11
3
noun

• A speech sound in which the air stream is created by drawing air in through the mouth or nose.

intrusives10
3 nounn
adjective

• tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)

• of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock

• thrusting inward

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