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
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
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
incentives 10 3 noun n noun • a positive motivational influence
• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
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
objectives 10 3 noun n adjective • undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
• serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
noun • the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
• the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
adjective satellite • emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
• belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
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
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
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'
sedatives 9 3 noun n noun • a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
adjective satellite • tending to soothe or tranquilize
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
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
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
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
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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agentives 9 3 noun n
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auditives 9 3 noun n
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aversives 9 3 noun n
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datives 7 2 noun n noun • the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
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
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
detersives 10 3 noun n
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digestives 10 3 noun n adjective • relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
noun • any substance that promotes digestion
directives 10 3 noun n noun • a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
adjective satellite • showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
disjunctives 12 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • A disjunction.
• (grammar) A disjunct.
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.
duratives 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
effectives 10 3 noun • A soldier fit for duty
ejectives 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • A nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly.
elatives 8 3
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electives 9 3 noun n adjective • subject to popular election
noun • a course that the student can select from among alternatives
adjective satellite • optional
ergatives 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • The ergative case.
• An ergative verb or other expression.
eruptives 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • producing or characterized by eruptions
• produced by the action of fire or intense heat
adjective satellite • actively spewing out lava
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
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
extractives 11 3 noun n
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fixatives 9 3 noun n 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
forgives 8 2 verb v verb • stop blaming or grant forgiveness
• absolve from payment
formatives 10 3 noun, adjective n, 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
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')
genitives 9 3 noun n adjective • serving to express or indicate possession
noun • the case expressing ownership
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)
illatives 9 3 noun n 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
implosives 10 3 noun, adjective n, adj
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