laxatives 9 3 noun n adjective • stimulating evacuation of feces
initiatives 11 4 noun n noun • readiness to embark on bold new ventures
• the first of a series of actions
adjective satellite • serving to set in motion
alternatives 12 4 noun n noun • one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
adjective satellite • serving or used in place of another
• necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
• pertaining to unconventional choices
positives 9 3 noun n adjective • characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
• indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
• of or relating to positivism
• reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
noun • the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
• a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
adjective satellite • persuaded of; very sure
• involving advantage or good
• formally laid down or imposed
• impossible to deny or disprove
• greater than zero
• having a positive charge
• marked by excessive confidence
executives 10 4 noun n adjective • having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.
noun • a person responsible for the administration of a business
• persons who administer the law
• someone who manages a government agency or department
negatives 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
• expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
• not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
• reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
noun • a reply of denial
• a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
adjective satellite • having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
• less than zero
• designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
• having a negative charge
• involving disadvantage or harm
verb • vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
relatives 9 3 noun n adjective • estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
noun • a person related by blood or marriage
• an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
adjective satellite • properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
imperatives 11 4 noun n adjective • requiring attention or action
• relating to verbs in the imperative mood
noun • a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
• some duty that is essential and urgent
• a verb in the imperative mood.
operatives 10 4 noun n adjective • being in force or having or exerting force
• relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
noun • a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
• someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations
adjective satellite • effective; producing a desired effect
• (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
palliatives 11 4 noun n noun • remedy that alleviates pain without curing
adjective satellite • moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
performatives 13 4 noun n noun • A performative utterance.
prerogatives 12 4 noun n noun • a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
preventatives 13 4 adjective adj adjective • tending to prevent or hinder
noun • remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
• an agent or device intended to prevent conception
adjective satellite • preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
narratives 10 3 noun n noun • a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
adjective satellite • consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
expletives 10 3 noun n 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
representatives 15 5 noun n adjective • standing for something else
noun • a person who represents others
• an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
• a member of the United States House of Representatives
• an item of information that is typical of a class or group
adjective satellite • serving to represent or typify
• being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
superlatives 12 4 noun n noun • an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• the superlative form of an adjective or adverb
adjective satellite • highest in quality
conservatives 13 4 noun n adjective • resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
noun • a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
• a member of a Conservative Party
adjective satellite • having social or political views favoring conservatism
• avoiding excess
• unimaginatively conventional
• conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
cooperatives 12 4 noun n adjective • done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit
noun • a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners
• an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
adjective satellite • involving the joint activity of two or more
• willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement
derivatives 11 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun • the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
• a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
• a financial instrument whose value is based on another security
• (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word
adjective satellite • resulting from or employing derivation
preservatives 13 4 noun n noun • a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
adjective satellite • tending or having the power to preserve
additives 9 3 noun n 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
incentives 10 3 noun n noun • a positive motivational influence
• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
perspectives 12 3 noun n noun • a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
• the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
olives 6 2 noun n 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
ablatives 9 3 noun, adjective n, 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
donatives 9 3 noun n 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.
ergatives 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • The ergative case.
• An ergative verb or other expression.
fricatives 10 3 noun n 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')
privatives 10 3 noun n
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sedatives 9 3 noun n noun • a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
adjective satellite • tending to soothe or tranquilize
siccatives 10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • A drier; a catalyst used to promote drying.
tentatives 10 3 noun n
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vocatives 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • relating to a case used in some languages
noun • the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
accusatives 11 4 noun n adjective • serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
noun • the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
adjective satellite • containing or expressing accusation
adversatives 12 4 adverb, noun adv, n
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affirmatives 12 4 noun n adjective • affirming or giving assent
noun • a reply of affirmation
adjective satellite • expecting the best
• expressing or manifesting praise or approval
affricatives 12 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
appellatives 12 4 noun n adjective • pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
noun • identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
adjective satellite • inclined to or serving for the giving of names
augmentatives 13 4 noun n
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deverbatives 12 4 noun n
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diminutives 11 4 noun n noun • a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
adjective satellite • very small
indicatives 11 4 noun n adjective • relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
noun • a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
adjective satellite • (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
nonexecutives 13 4 noun n noun • One who is not an executive.
preparatives 12 4 noun n noun • Something to be done in preparation; a preliminary
provocatives 12 4
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restoratives 12 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
• a device for treating injury or disease
adjective satellite • tending to impart new life and vigor to
• promoting recuperation
adjectives 10 3 noun n 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
detectives 10 3 noun n noun • a police officer who investigates crimes
• an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
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