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
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
archives 8 2 noun n noun • collection of records especially about an institution
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
jackknives 10 2 verb, noun v, n noun • A compact folding knife.
• The front-dive pike, in which the body folds and unfolds.
• A semi-trailer truck accident in which the vehicle mimics the closing of a jack-knife.
• A resampling method that applies estimators to all subsamples that each omit a single different group (possibly of a single datapoint) of the original sample to provide a sample distribution of the estimate.
captives 8 2 noun n noun • a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
• an animal that is confined
• a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
adjective satellite • being in captivity
• giving or marked by complete attention to
codrives 8 2 verb, noun v, n
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connives 8 2 verb v verb • encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
• form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
creatives 9 2 noun n adjective • having the ability or power to create
adjective satellite • promoting construction or creation
cursives 8 2 verb v noun • rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
adjective satellite • having successive letters joined together
jives 5 1 verb v noun • a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
verb • dance to jive music; dance the jive
motives 7 2 noun n noun • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
• a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
• a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
adjective satellite • causing or able to cause motion
• impelling to action
restrives 9 2
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scrives 7 1 verb v
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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.
shrives 7 1 verb, adverb v, adv verb • grant remission of a sin to
skives 6 1 verb v verb • remove the surface of
swives 6 1 verb v
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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
votives 7 2 noun n adjective satellite • dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
calmatives 10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • A drug with calming effects.
carminatives 12 4 noun n noun • medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing
adjective satellite • relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping)
causatives 10 3 noun n adjective • producing an effect
coderives 9 3 verb v
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collectives 11 3 noun n adjective • forming a whole or aggregate
noun • members of a cooperative enterprise
adjective satellite • done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
• set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government
comparatives 12 4 noun n adjective • relating to or based on or involving comparison
• estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
noun • the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
conjunctives 12 3 noun n adjective • serving or tending to connect
noun • an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
adjective satellite • involving the joint activity of two or more
connectives 11 3 noun n noun • an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
• an instrumentality that connects
adjective satellite • connecting or tending to connect
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
constatives 11 3 noun n noun • An utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
consumptives 12 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • tending to consume or use often wastefully
noun • a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
adjective satellite • afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
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
copulatives 11 4 noun n noun • an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
adjective satellite • syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence
correctives 11 3 noun n noun • a device for treating injury or disease
adjective satellite • designed to promote discipline
• tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
correlatives 12 4 noun n noun • either of two or more related or complementary variables
adjective satellite • mutually related
• expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation
corrosives 10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
adjective satellite • of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
• spitefully sarcastic
curatives 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
adjective satellite • tending to cure or restore to health
caitives 8 2 noun n
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cives 5 1 noun n noun • perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
cohortatives 12 4 noun n
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combustives 11 3 noun n
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comitatives 11 4 noun n
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compellatives 13 4 noun, adjective n, adj
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