(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
chumpivilca
compulsives
compulsives
noun
plural of compulsive
compunctive
compunctive
adj
(obsolete) Sensitive with regard to wrongdoing; conscientious.
computative
computative
adj
calculating, shrewdly or selfishly reckoning
of or relating to computation, computational
consumptive
consumptive
adj
(pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
Of, or relating to consumption.
noun
A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
displuviate
dispunitive
disputative
disputative
adj
Tending to dispute.
duplicative
duplicative
adj
Of, related to, or being a duplicate.
exculpative
exculpative
adj
Alternative form of exculpatory
expurgative
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
gallupville
herpesvirus
herpesvirus
noun
Any of the family Herpesviridae, double-stranded DNA viruses, many of which are responsible for diseases such as chickenpox, herpes simplex, and shingles, and others affecting animals.
hypervolume
hypervolume
noun
(geometry) A volume in more than three dimensions.
impulsively
impulsively
adv
In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse.
impulsivity
impulsivity
noun
The quality of being impulsive, impulsiveness; inclination to act on impulse rather than thought.
inculpative
irruptively
irruptively
adv
In an irruptive manner.
larviparous
larviparous
adj
(zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
loupcervier
noneruptive
noneruptive
adj
Not eruptive.
nonpunitive
nonpunitive
adj
Not punitive.
nonvaporous
nonvaporous
adj
Not vaporous.
nuncupative
nuncupative
adj
(obsolete) Nominal; existing only in name.
(obsolete) Publicly or solemnly declaratory.
Oral; not written.
overapplaud
overcopious
overcopious
adj
Excessively copious.
overcorrupt
overhelpful
overhelpful
adj
Excessively helpful.
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
overpicture
overpicture
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To surpass nature in the picture or representation of; describe or portray with exaggeration.
overpiteous
overpopular
overpopular
adj
Excessively popular.
overproduce
overproduce
verb
(music, derogatory) To apply excess modifications to musical recordings, such as adding effects.
To produce more of something than one can use or sell.
overproudly
overpruning
overpruning
verb
present participle of overprune
overpumping
overpumping
verb
present participle of overpump
overrapture
overscruple
oversupping
oversupping
verb
present participle of oversup
overtrumped
overtrumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overtrump
ovicapsular
oviparously
oviparously
adv
In an oviparous manner
palmivorous
palmivorous
adj
(zoology) That consumes palm trees.
papovavirus
papovavirus
noun
(archaic, virology) Any of the former family Papovaviridae, now split into the Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae families, of viruses that cause papillomas or polyomas in animals.
paravauxite
paravauxite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
parturitive
parturitive
adj
Pertaining to parturition; obstetric.
persecutive
persecutive
adj
persecutory
peruvianize
pervigilium
pervigilium
noun
(archaic) wakefulness; mild insomnia
pervouralsk
photovisual
photovisual
adj
(astronomy) Relating to the magnitude of a star as measured by the size of its image on an isochromatic photographic emulsion.
(optics) Of certain achromatic lenses, having the same focus for the actinic and for the brightest of the visual rays.
phytivorous
phytivorous
adj
Feeding on plants or herbage; phytophagous.
piscivorous
piscivorous
adj
(chiefly of birds) That feeds on fish; fish-eating
plumerville
plurivalent
plurivalent
adj
Synonym of multivalent
plurivorous
plurivorous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That lives on several types of host
pluviograph
pluviograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the amount of water that has fallen (i.e. a rain gauge), with a feature to register the data in real time to demonstrate rainfall over a short period, often an automated graphing instrument.
pluviometer
pluviometer
noun
(meteorology) A scientific instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall.
pluviometry
pluviometry
noun
The scientific measurement of rainfall.
pluvioscope
pluvioscope
noun
rain gauge
posttussive
posttussive
adj
(medicine) After coughing.
prediluvial
prediluvial
adj
Before a flood or deluge.
prediluvian
prediluvian
adj
Before the Flood; antediluvian.
noun
One who lived before the Flood; an antediluvian.
preeruptive
preeruptive
adj
Prior to the formation of eruptions
prejuvenile
prejuvenile
adj
(zoology) Before the juvenile stage.
prelusively
prelusively
adv
In a prelusive manner.
premutative
premutative
adj
Prior to mutation.
presumptive
presumptive
adj
Based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief.
Making presumptions; behaving as one who presumes, who assumes that which they perhaps should not.
presurveyed
prevascular
prevascular
adj
(anatomy) In front of the chest, between the lungs
(pathology) Prior to vascularization
preventured
primevarous
procurative
procurative
adj
Of or relating to procurement; procuring.
profluvious
profluvious
adj
(obsolete) Relating to profluvium
profusively
profusively
adv
In a profusive manner.
prosecutive
prosecutive
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to prosecution.
provascular
provascular
adj
(biology) Relating to the procambium
provinculum
provocateur
provocateur
noun
An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.
One who engages in provocative behavior.
prudenville
pseudofever
pseudofever
noun
(medicine) A high body temperature that resembles, but is not in fact, a fever.
pseudovelar
pseudovelum
pseudovelum
noun
A velarium that resembles a velum
pubovesical
pubovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and urinary bladder.
pullulative
pulsatively
pulverating
pulverating
verb
present participle of pulverate
pulveration
pulverising
pulverising
verb
present participle of pulverise
pulverizate
pulverizers
pulverizers
noun
plural of pulverizer
pulverizing
pulverizing
verb
present participle of pulverize
pulverulent
pulverulent
adj
Consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder; powdery; dusty.
pulvinarian
pulvinately
pulvinately
adv
In a pulvinate manner.
pulvination
pulviniform
pulviniform
adj
pillow-shaped
punctuative
punctuative
adj
Suggesting or pertaining to punctuation.
purgatively
purgatively
adv
In a purgative manner; so as to purge.
purposively
purposively
adv
In a purposive manner.
purposivism
purposivism
noun
(law) Synonym of purposive approach
(philosophy, religion) philosophy, especially religious, that treats will or conscious intent as a basal fact
purposivist
purposivist
noun
A proponent of purposivism.
pursuivants
pursuivants
noun
plural of pursuivant
purveyancer
purveyances
purveyances
noun
plural of purveyance
purveyoress
purveyoress
noun
(archaic) A female purveyor.
putnamville
pyragravure
pyrogravure
pyrogravure
noun
A design or picture made by pyrography.
pyrography
repudiative
repulsively
repulsively
adv
In a repulsive manner.
repulverize
repulverize
verb
(transitive) To pulverize again.
resupervise
saviourship
saviourship
noun
The dignity or office of a saviour.
sempervivum
sempervivum
noun
Any of the genus Sempervivum of succulent plants, the houseleeks or liveforevers.
septemvious
silverplume
speculative
speculative
adj
Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
Pertaining to financial speculation; Involving or resulting from high-risk investments or trade.
Pursued as a gamble, with possible large profits or losses; risky.
spermatovum
spermatovum
noun
(biology) A fecundated ovum.
sporulative
sporulative
adj
Relating to sporulation
subpavement
subprovince
subprovince
noun
A province making up part of a larger province.
subsumptive
subsumptive
adj
Relating to, or containing, a subsumption.
sulphovinic
superactive
superactive
adj
Highly active.
superdivine
superdivine
adj
(rare) Beyond simply divine; greater than or transcending what is typically divine.
(rare) Exceptionally divine.
superessive
superessive
adj
Of or relating to the superessive case.
noun
The superessive case, a grammatical declension used, chiefly in Hungarian, to indicate location on top of something or on the surface of something.
supergovern
superlative
superlative
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to a superlative.
Exceptionally good; of the highest quality; superb.
noun
(grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.
(informal) An adjective used to praise something exceptional.
The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.
superoctave
superoctave
noun
(music) A coupler in the organ by means of which is sounded an octave higher than the one struck.
(music) An organ stop two octaves above the principal.
(music) The octave above another.
superscrive
supersevere
supervalued
supervastly
supervening
supervening
verb
present participle of supervene
supervirile
supervirile
adj
Exceptionally virile.
supervising
supervising
verb
present participle of supervise
supervision
supervision
noun
(countable, Cambridge University) A tutorial session for an individual student or a small group.
(uncountable) Responsible oversight.
(uncountable) The act or instance of supervising.
supervisive
supervisive
adj
(archaic) supervisory
supervisors
supervisors
noun
plural of supervisor
supervisory
supervisory
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor
supervisual
supervisual
adj
Beyond the threshold of vision, thus invisible.
Of or relating to supervision.
Strongly or predominantly visual.
supervisure
supervolute
supervolute
adj
(botany) Having a plaited and convolute arrangement in the bud, as in the morning glory.
suporvisory
supplicavit
supplicavit
noun
(law, historical) A writ issued by the King's Bench or Chancery for taking the surety of the peace against a person.
suppositive
suppositive
adj
Including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed.
noun
A word denoting or implying supposition.
suppressive
suppressive
adj
That serves to suppress.
suppurative
suppurative
adj
(medicine, of a disease or medical condition) causing suppuration: producing, or causing the production of, pus.