knives 6 1 noun n noun • edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
• a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
• any long thin projection that is transient
wives 5 1 noun n verb • take (someone) as a wife
• marry a woman, take a wife
• provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife
dives 5 1 verb v noun • a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
• a headlong plunge into water
• a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
verb • drop steeply
• plunge into water
• swim under water
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
archives 8 2 noun n noun • collection of records especially about an institution
fives 5 1 noun n noun • a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
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
drives 6 1 verb v noun • the act of applying force to propel something
• a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
• a road leading up to a private house
• the trait of being highly motivated
• hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
• the act of driving a herd of animals overland
• a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
• a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
• (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
• a wide scenic road planted with trees
• (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
verb • operate or control a vehicle
• travel or be transported in a vehicle
• cause someone or something to move by driving
• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
• to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
• cause to move back by force or influence
• compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
• push, propel, or press with force
• cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
• strive and make an effort to reach a goal
• move into a desired direction of discourse
• have certain properties when driven
• work as a driver
• move by being propelled by a force
• urge forward
• proceed along in a vehicle
• strike with a driver, as in teeing off
• hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
• excavate horizontally
• cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
• (hunting) search for game
• (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
strives 7 1 verb v verb • attempt by employing effort
• to exert much effort or energy
survives 8 2 verb v verb • continue to live and avoid dying
• continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
• support oneself
• live longer than
thrives 7 1 verb v verb • grow vigorously
• make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
chives 6 1 noun n noun • perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
• cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning
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)
arrives 7 2 verb v verb • reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
• succeed in a big way; get to the top
deprives 8 2 verb v verb • take away possessions from someone
• keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
• take away
derives 7 2 verb v verb • reason by deduction; establish by deduction
• obtain
• obtain from a particular source
• develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
• come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
revives 7 2 verb v verb • cause to regain consciousness
• give new life or energy to
• be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength
• restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
• return to consciousness
rives 5 1 verb v verb • tear or be torn violently
• separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
shives 6 1 verb, noun v, n noun • A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
• A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.
• A slice, especially of bread.
• A sheave.
• A beam or plank of split wood.
• A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle.
• A splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching
• A plant fragment remaining in scoured wool.
• A piece of thread or fluff on the surface of cloth or other material.
• (papermaking) A dark particle or impurity in finished paper resulting from a bundle of incompletely cooked wood fibres in the pulp.
sieves 6 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
verb • examine in order to test suitability
• check and sort carefully
• separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
• distinguish and separate out
alewives 8 3 noun n noun • A woman who keeps an alehouse.
• A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus.
• Any of several species similar in appearance.
housewives 10 3 noun n noun • a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
midwives 8 2 noun n noun • a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
outlives 8 2 verb v vives 5 1 verb v
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afterlives 10 3 noun, adjective n, adj maldives 8 2 noun n noun • a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
• a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean
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
charles edward ives 17 5 noun, adjective n, adj noun • United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
charles ives 11 3 noun n noun • United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
giant hives 10 3 noun n noun • recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
james ives 9 3 noun n noun • United States lithographer who (with his partner Nathaniel Currier) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1824-1895)
james merritt ives 16 5 noun • United States lithographer who (with his partner Nathaniel Currier) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1824-1895)
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
actives 7 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • tending to become more severe or wider in scope
• disposed to take action or effectuate change
• characterized by energetic activity
• exerting influence or producing a change or effect
• full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
• (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
• expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
• (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
• (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting
• (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt
• engaged in full-time work
noun • chemical agent capable of activity
• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
• a person who is a participating member of an organization
adjective satellite • engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
• taking part in an activity
• in operation
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
antitussives 12 4 noun n noun • any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing
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
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