| ARGUMENTIVE | • argumentive adj. Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning. • ARGUMENTIVE adj. given to argument, also ARGUMENTATIVE. |
| AVENGEMENTS | • avengements n. Plural of avengement. • AVENGEMENT n. (archaic) the inflicting of retributive punishment. |
| EARTHMOVING | • earthmoving adj. (Construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering… • earthmoving adj. (Figuratively, comparable) Of great significance. • earth-moving n. The removal of large quantities of soil, e.g. from a construction site. |
| GERMINATIVE | • germinative adj. Of or pertaining to germination. • germinative adj. Having the ability to germinate. • GERMINATIVE adj. serving to germinate. |
| GRAVIMETERS | • gravimeters n. Plural of gravimeter. • GRAVIMETER n. an instrument for measuring variations in gravitational fields. |
| GRAVIMETRIC | • gravimetric adj. (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to measurement by weight. • gravimetric adj. (Geology) Of or pertaining to measurement of the local gravitational field. • GRAVIMETRIC adj. of or relating to measurement by weight, also GRAVIMETRICAL. |
| IMAGINATIVE | • imaginative adj. Having a lively or creative imagination. • imaginative adj. Tending to be fanciful or inventive. • imaginative adj. False or imagined. |
| MARGRAVATES | • margravates n. Plural of margravate. • MARGRAVATE n. the jurisdiction or position of a margrave, also MARGRAVIATE. |
| MARGRAVIATE | • margraviate n. Alternative form of margravate. • MARGRAVIATE n. the jurisdiction or position of a margrave, also MARGRAVATE. |
| MEGAVITAMIN | • megavitamin adj. Involving megadoses of vitamins. • MEGAVITAMIN n. relating to or consisting of very large doses of vitamins. |
| MITIGATIVES | • MITIGATIVE n. a mitigative drug. |
| NEGATIVISMS | • negativisms n. Plural of negativism. • NEGATIVISM n. a tendency to deny and criticise, without offering positive suggestions. |
| OVERGARMENT | • overgarment n. A garment normally worn over other garments. • OVERGARMENT n. an outer garment. |
| OVERMASTING | • overmasting v. Present participle of overmast. • OVERMAST v. to provide with too long masts. |
| PAVEMENTING | • pavementing n. (Pathology) The situation where damaged endothelium undergoes a change in properties that allows leukocytes… • PAVEMENT v. to provide with a pavement. |
| RAVAGEMENTS | • ravagements n. Plural of ravagement. • RAVAGEMENT n. laying waste. |
| TRANSMOVING | • transmoving v. Present participle of transmove. • TRANSMOVE v. (Spenser) to transmute, also TRANSMEW. |
| VAGINECTOMY | • vaginectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the vagina. • VAGINECTOMY n. surgical excision of the vagina. |
| VERMINATING | • verminating v. Present participle of verminate. • VERMINATE v. to breed vermin. |
| VIGILANTISM | • vigilantism n. The activities of a vigilante; acting outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge… • VIGILANTISM n. acting as a vigilante. |