(psychology) Of a trait: that helps an individual to function well in society.
Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
adoptive
adoptive
adj
Pertaining to adoption.
Related through adoption.
anviltop
approval
approval
noun
(especially philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item.
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
approved
approved
adj
(archaic) Proven or demonstrated by experience.
Having received approval.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approve
approver
approver
noun
(dated, law) In English common law, a person who accuses a confederate; one who commits approvement.
One who approves or gives approval.
approves
approves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approve
arivaipa
calipeva
captived
captived
adj
(obsolete) Captured; captive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captive
captives
captives
noun
plural of captive
champlev
copaivic
depraved
depraved
adj
(archaic) Distorted out of the normal course; abnormal.
Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deprave
depraver
depraver
noun
One who depraves or corrupts.
depraves
depraves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprave
deprival
deprival
noun
The condition of being deprived
drivecap
eavedrop
eavedrop
noun
A drop falling from the eaves of a building; an eavesdrop.
envapour
epivalve
epivalve
noun
The apical (top) valve of a diatom
gapville
impluvia
kavaphis
levodopa
levodopa
noun
Alternative form of ʟ-dopa
lipsalve
lipsalve
noun
Alternative form of lip salve
livetrap
livetrap
verb
Alternative spelling of live-trap
lopheavy
napavine
optative
optative
adj
(grammar) Related or pertaining to the optative mood.
Expressing a wish or a choice.
noun
(grammar) A mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Sanskrit, Old Prussian, and Ancient Greek, but not English), used to express a wish.
(grammar) A verb or expression in the optative mood.
overcape
overflap
overheap
overheap
verb
(transitive) To heap too high; heap up excessively; supply too much of.
overlaps
overlaps
noun
plural of overlap
overleap
overleap
verb
(dated, reflexive) To make too much effort in leaping; to leap too far.
(transitive) To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping.
(transitive) To pass over; to omit, leave out.
overpack
overpack
noun
A container intended to hold smaller containers.
verb
(intransitive) To pack too much.
overpaid
overpaid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpay
overpark
overpark
verb
(intransitive) To park (a vehicle) for longer than is permitted.
overpart
overpart
noun
An upper part.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To give too important or difficult a part to.
overpass
overpass
noun
A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
verb
(transitive) To disregard, skip, or miss something.
(transitive) To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal.
To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road.
overpast
overpast
adj
(archaic) ended; having passed over or passed by
overpays
overpays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpay
overplan
overplan
verb
(transitive) To plan in too much detail.
overplay
overplay
verb
(transitive) To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.
(transitive) To play (a song or record) too frequently.
(transitive, golf) To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green".
(transitive, intransitive) To overdo or overact one's effect or role.
overpray
oversoap
overspan
overspan
verb
(transitive) To reach or extend over.
overwrap
overwrap
noun
A secondary wrapper covering an item.
verb
(transitive) To wrap in a secondary wrapper.
To provide with too many wrappings.
To wrap such that the wrapping goes beyond the edge.
oviparal
oviscapt
ovoplasm
pacative
pacative
adj
(formal) Relating to pacation.
pahlavis
pahlavis
noun
plural of pahlavi
palative
palative
adj
(obsolete) Pleasing to the taste; palatable.
palavers
palavers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of palaver
palgrave
palgrave
noun
Alternative form of palsgrave
palstave
palstave
noun
A prehistoric bronze axe.
pandavas
pandavas
Noun
A mytho-historical group of archetypes of perfection, the the five acknowledged sons of Pandu, according to the Indian epic Mahabharata.
paravail
paravail
adj
At the bottom; lowest (said of feudal tenants).
paravane
paravane
noun
(nautical) A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines.
(nautical) A towed underwater object with hydrofoils, of diverse uses.
paravant
paravant
adv
(obsolete, rare) Pre-eminently; first.
paravent
paravent
noun
A windscreen.
parseval
parvenue
parvenue
noun
female equivalent of parvenu
parvenus
parvenus
noun
plural of parvenu
parvises
parvises
noun
plural of parvis
plural of parvise
parvolin
parvolin
noun
Alternative form of parvoline
parvulus
parzival
passival
passival
noun
(grammar) An archaic progressive construction in middle voice (syntactically active but semantically passive), replaced by the passive progressive in modern English. For example, "the house is building", "the meal was eating", "the trunks were carrying down" (today "the house is being built", "the meal is being eaten").
passives
passives
noun
plural of passive
passover
passover
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Passover
patavian
pavement
pavement
noun
(architecture) The interior flooring of a church sanctuary, between the communion rail and the altar.
(chiefly British) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
(now chiefly Canada, US) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.
(now chiefly Canada, US) The paved part of an area other than a road or sidewalk, such as a cobblestone plaza, asphalt schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.
(now chiefly in technical contexts) A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
pavidity
pavidity
noun
(rare) timidity
pavilion
pavilion
noun
(anatomy) The cartiliginous part of the outer ear; auricle.
(anatomy) The fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.
(cricket) The building where the players change clothes, wait to bat, and eat their meals.
(heraldry) A tent used as a bearing.
(military) A flag, ensign, or banner.
A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.
A detached or semi-detached building at a hospital or other building complex.
A flag or ensign carried at the gaff of the mizzenmast.
A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.
A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc.
An ornate tent.
The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gemstone, lying between the girdle and collet.
verb
(transitive) To furnish with a pavilion.
(transitive) To put inside a pavilion.
(transitive, figuratively) To enclose or surround (after Robert Grant's hymn line "pavilioned in splendour").
pavillon
pavillon
noun
Archaic form of pavilion.
paviotso
paviours
paviours
noun
plural of paviour
pavisade
pavisade
noun
A row of shields hung on the side of a ship to protect it at war and discourage boarding by enemies.
pavisado
pavisers
pavkovic
pavlodar
pavlodar
Proper noun
A city on the Irtysh River in the northeast of Kazakhstan.
pavonian
pavonian
adj
Of or pertaining to the peacock
pavonine
pavonine
adj
Of or pertaining to the genus Pavo or its family Pavonidae, including the peafowl.
Possessing the coloring or iridescence of a peacock feather.
Showy, like a peacock's tail; exhibiting vanity.
noun
Any bird from the family Pavonidae.
Tarnish found on some ores and metals which resembles the tail feathers of a peacock.
pavonize
peccavis
peccavis
noun
plural of peccavi
pelvetia
perceval
percival
peruvian
peruvian
Noun
A person from Peru or of Peruvian descent.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Peru or the Peruvian people.
pervaded
pervaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pervade
pervader
pervader
noun
That which pervades.
pervades
pervades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pervade
piasavas
piassava
piassava
noun
A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia piassaba), formerly used in making brooms and for other purposes.
Either of these two trees.
pivotman
pivotman
noun
(figurative) A central or key person; someone around whom a particular project etc. rotates.
(military) A pivot; the soldier around whom a body of troops wheels.
(sports) A player in a central position.
plausive
plausive
adj
(obsolete) Applauding; showing praise.
(obsolete) Plausible (obtaining approbation), specious (having an attractive appearance intended to obtain a favorable response).
(rare) Laudable, praisable.
pluvials
pluvials
noun
plural of pluvial
poivrade
poivrade
noun
A type of sauce (generally a vinaigrette) with pepper as a main ingredient.
poldavis
postcava
postcava
noun
(anatomy) The inferior vena cava.
potative
potative
adj
Relating to potation, or drinking.
povindah
practive
practive
adj
(obsolete) Doing; active.
praecava
praecava
noun
(anatomy, obsolete) The superior vena cava.
preavers
precavae
precavae
noun
plural of precava
precaval
precaval
adj
(anatomy) Anterior to the vena cava.
noun
(anatomy) A precaval vein.
preevade
prefavor
prenaval
prepaved
prevails
prevails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prevail
prevalid
prevalue
prevelar
prevelar
adj
(phonetics) Having an articulation intermediate between palatal and velar.
prevocal
prevotal
primeval
primeval
adj
Belonging to the first ages.
Primary; original.
Primitive.
privater
privater
adj
comparative form of private: more private
privates
privates
noun
(informal) The genitalia; those body parts that are not normally displayed; private parts.
plural of private
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of private
privatum
proavian
proavian
noun
Any of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds; a protobird.
procavia
prolarva
prolarva
noun
An undeveloped larva that lacks a mouth
promoval
pronaval
proslave
provable
provable
adj
Of a statement or hypothesis that can be proven.
provably
provably
adv
With proof; in a provable manner.
provenal
proviant
proviant
noun
(Scotland) provisions, especially for an army
provicar
provicar
noun
(Roman Catholicism) The deputy of an vicar apostolic
proviral
proviral
adj
Of or pertaining to a provirus
puinavis
pulvinar
pulvinar
adj
Padded; formed like a cushion.
noun
(anatomy) A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.
(obsolete) A pillow or cushion.
pupivora
purveyal
putative
putative
adj
(derogatory) Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.
pyruvate
pyruvate
noun
(biochemistry) A salt or ester of pyruvic acid.
rapakivi
rapakivi
noun
(geology) A form of granite found in southeastern Finland.
repaving
repaving
noun
The process of replacing paving.
verb
present participle of repave
reproval
reproval
noun
The act of reproving.
revamped
revamped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of revamp
revamper
revamper
noun
One who revamps.
septleva
septleva
noun
(card games, obsolete) In the game of faro, the situation where a player gains seven times the number he or she laid down.
slavepen
spavinaw
spavindy
spavindy
adj
(archaic) spavined; having spavin
spavined
spavined
adj
Having spavin (said of a horse).
Old, worn out, obsolete (said figuratively of a person).