antitussives 12 4 noun n noun • any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing
lives 5 1 verb, noun v, n adjective • actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
• exerting force or containing energy
• possessing life
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
missives 8 2 noun n noun • a written message addressed to a person or organization
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
exclusives 10 3 noun n 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
explosives 10 3 noun n 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
intrusives 10 3 noun n adjective • tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
• of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock
• thrusting inward
hives 5 1 noun n 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
datives 7 2 noun n noun • the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
forgives 8 2 verb v verb • stop blaming or grant forgiveness
• absolve from payment
gives 5 1 verb v 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)
misgives 8 2 verb v verb • suggest fear or doubt
mislives 8 2
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natives 7 2 noun n adjective • characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
• belonging to one by birth
• characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
noun • an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
• a person born in a particular place or country
• indigenous plants and animals
adjective satellite • as found in nature in the elemental form
nightlives 10 2 noun • the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion
• the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.)
outgives 8 2 verb v
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passives 8 2 noun n adjective • lacking in energy or will
• expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
noun • the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
adjective satellite • peacefully resistant in response to injustice
plosives 8 2 noun n noun • a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
regives 7 2
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statives 8 2 noun n noun • (grammar) A construct asserting that a subject has a particular property.
unlives 7 2 verb v verb • live so as to annul some previous behavior
chives 6 1 noun n noun • perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
• cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning
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
abrasives 9 3 noun n noun • a substance that abrades or wears down
adjective satellite • causing abrasion
• sharply disagreeable; rigorous
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
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
adhesives 9 3 noun n adjective • tending to adhere
noun • a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
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
adventives 10 3 noun n
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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')
agentives 9 3 noun n
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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
anticorrosives 14 5 noun, adjective n, adj
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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
appositives 11 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun • (grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
attributives 12 4 noun n adjective • of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
auditives 9 3 noun n
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augmentatives 13 4 noun n
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aversives 9 3 noun n
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defectives 10 3 noun n adjective satellite • having a defect
• markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior
• not working properly
defensives 10 3 noun n adjective • intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
noun • an attitude of defensiveness
adjective satellite • attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
demonstratives 14 4 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • given to or marked by the open expression of emotion
noun • a pronoun that points out an intended referent
adjective satellite • serving to demonstrate
depressives 11 3 noun n noun • someone suffering psychological depression
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
determinatives 14 5 noun, adjective n, adj noun • one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
• a determining or causal element or factor
adjective satellite • having the power or quality of deciding
detersives 10 3 noun n
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deverbatives 12 4 noun n
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