(dated) To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account.
(intransitive) To become better.
(obsolete) To disapprove of; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure.
(obsolete) To disprove or make void; to refute.
(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
improvs
improvs
noun
plural of improv
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improv
premove
premove
adj
Before a move.
noun
(Internet chess) On certain chess websites: a move set during the opponent's turn which is played automatically (if possible) after the opponent has made their move, done in order to save time in predictable positions.
verb
(Internet chess) To make a premove.
(obsolete) To promote or endorse.
(philosophy, theology, rare) To incite or cause someone to do something.
promove
promove
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To move forward; to advance; to promote.
revamps
revamps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of revamp
vampers
vampers
noun
plural of vamper
vampire
vampire
noun
(US naval jargon) Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one.
(US, slang) A medical technician who works with patients' blood.
(colloquial) A person with the medical condition systemic lupus erythematosus, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.
(dated) A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men.
(figurative, derogatory) A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.
A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
A mythological undead creature said to feed on the blood of the living.
verb
(transitive, figurative) To drain of energy or resources.