| COMPULSATIVE | • compulsative adj. (Obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint. • COMPULSATIVE adj. (Shakespeare) compulsory, also COMPULSATORY. |
| COPULATIVELY | • copulatively adv. In a copulative manner. • COPULATIVE adv. uniting. |
| OVERPERSUADE | • overpersuade v. To win someone over through persuasion; to convince (someone) to do something against their own judgement or wishes. • OVERPERSUADE v. to persuade to act contrary to one's conviction or preference. |
| OVERPOPULATE | • overpopulate v. To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population. • OVERPOPULATE v. to populate too densely. |
| PARVOVIRUSES | • parvoviruses n. Plural of parvovirus. • PARVOVIRUS n. a DNA-containing animal virus. |
| PERVICACIOUS | • pervicacious adj. (Possibly rare) Extremely stubborn or headstrong; wilful, obstinate. • PERVICACIOUS adj. very stubborn. |
| PHOTOGRAVURE | • photogravure n. (Uncountable) An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books. • photogravure n. (Countable) A print so made. • photogravure v. To print by this process. |
| PREOVULATORY | • preovulatory adj. Prior to ovulation. • PREOVULATORY adj. occurring or existing in or typical of the period immediately preceding ovulation. |
| PROVOCATEURS | • provocateurs n. Plural of provocateur. • PROVOCATEUR n. (French) one who provokes others to commit a crime. |
| PULVERATIONS | • PULVERATION n. pulverization. |
| PYROGRAVURES | • pyrogravures n. Plural of pyrogravure. • PYROGRAVURE n. design traced by pyrography. |
| SUPEROCTAVES | • superoctaves n. Plural of superoctave. • SUPEROCTAVE n. an organ coupler giving an octave higher; an organ stop two octaves above the basic pitch. |
| SUPEROVULATE | • superovulate v. (Biology) To produce large quantities of mature ova. • SUPEROVULATE v. to produce a larger number of ova than usual, e.g. under stimulus of injected hormones. |
| UNPAVILIONED | • unpavilioned adj. (Poetic) Without a pavilion. • UNPAVILIONED adj. not pavilioned. |
| UNREPROVABLE | • unreprovable adj. Alternative spelling of unreproveable. • UNREPROVABLE adj. not reprovable. |
| VAPOROUSNESS | • vaporousness n. The condition of being vaporous. • VAPOROUSNESS n. the state of being vaporous. |
| VITUPERATION | • vituperation n. The act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring. • vituperation n. Criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure. • VITUPERATION n. abuse, rejection. |
| VITUPERATORS | • vituperators n. Plural of vituperator. • VITUPERATOR n. one who vituperates. |
| VITUPERATORY | • vituperatory adj. Vituperative. • VITUPERATORY adj. uttering or given to censure, also VITUPERATIVE. |
| VOLUPTUARIES | • voluptuaries n. Plural of voluptuary. • VOLUPTUARY n. a sensualist; a person fond of luxury. |