(transitive, obsolete) To strip of provisions; to disfurnish.
eruptives
eruptives
noun
plural of eruptive
expulsive
expulsive
adj
Tending to expel or resulting in expulsion.
impulsive
impulsive
adj
(mechanics) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces.
Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
noun
One whose behaviour or personality is characterized by being impulsive.
That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
overpious
overpious
adj
Excessively pious.
oviparous
oviparous
adj
Egg-laying; depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.
perfusive
perfusive
adj
Tending to flow over, or to spread through.
peruvians
pluvialis
prelusive
prelusive
adj
Acting as a prelude; preliminary.
presurvey
presurvey
adj
Before a survey.
primevous
primevous
adj
(obsolete) primeval
profusive
profusive
adj
(obsolete) profuse; lavish; prodigal
pseudoval
pseudovum
pseudovum
noun
(zoology) An egg-like germ produced by the agamic females of some insects and other animals, and by the larvae of certain insects. It is capable of development without fertilization.
pullovers
pullovers
noun
plural of pullover
pulsative
pulsative
adj
Characterised by pulsing or beating; throbbing.
pulverise
pulverise
verb
(intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.
(transitive) To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.
(transitive) To defeat soundly, thrash.
(transitive) To render into dust or powder.
pulverous
pulverous
adj
Resembling or consisting of dust or powder.
pulvillus
pulvillus
noun
(zoology) One of the minute cushions on the feet of certain insects.
purposive
purposive
adj
(grammar) Of a clause or conjunction: expressing purpose.
(psychology) Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent.
Pertaining to or demonstrating purpose.
Possessed of a firm purpose.
Serving a particular purpose; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
pursglove
purveyors
purveyors
noun
plural of purveyor
pushovers
pushovers
noun
plural of pushover
pyruvates
pyruvates
noun
plural of pyruvate
repulsive
repulsive
adj
(physics) Having the capacity to repel.
Cold; reserved; forbidding.
Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
sepulveda
serpukhov
sputative
sputative
adj
Inclined to spit; spitting very much.
superavit
superhive
superhive
noun
(beekeeping) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
verb
(beekeeping) To add or to place a superhive atop the existing boxes of the beehive.
supernova
supernova
noun
(astronomy) The explosion of a star, which increases its absolute magnitude to typically a billion times that of our sun. Some leave only debris, while others fade to invisibility as neutron stars or black holes.
(figurative) Something brilliant.
supervast
supervast
adj
Very vast.
supervene
supervene
verb
(intransitive) To follow (something) closely, either as a consequence or in contrast.
(philosophy) To be dependent on something else for existence, truth, or instantiation.
To be dependent on an earlier event.
To supersede.
supervise
supervise
verb
(transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization.
(transitive, obsolete) To look over so as to read; to peruse.
supervive
supervive
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To survive; to outlive.
supravise
supravise
verb
To supervise
unpassive
unpassive
adj
Not passive.
unpeevish
unpeevish
adj
Not peevish.
upheavals
upheavals
noun
plural of upheaval
upheavers
upheavers
noun
plural of upheaver
vapourers
vapourers
noun
plural of vapourer
vapourise
vapourise
verb
Misspelling of vaporise.
vapourish
vapourish
adj
(dated) hypochondriacal; affected by hysterics; splenetic; peevish
Characteristic of vapour.
vapourose
vapourous
vapourous
adj
Alternative spelling of vaporous
vulpanser
vulpanser
noun
Synonym of sheldrake (the shelduck).
vulpinism
vulpinism
noun
The quality of being cunning like the fox; artfulness.