| CONSTATIVE | • constative adj. (Linguistics) Pertaining to an utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false. • constative n. (Linguistics) An utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false. • CONSTATIVE adj. that can be true or false. |
| ESTIVATING | • estivating v. Present participle of estivate. • ESTIVATE v. to spend the summer in a torpid state, also AESTIVATE. |
| ESTIVATION | • estivation n. Alternative spelling of aestivation. • ESTIVATION n. the act of spending the summer in a state of torpor, also AESTIVATION. |
| EVITATIONS | • evitations n. Plural of evitation. • EVITATION n. a shunning, avoidance. |
| LOVASTATIN | • lovastatin n. (Pharmacology) A statin that inhibits the synthesis of cholesterol. • LOVASTATIN n. a drug used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood. |
| NATIVISTIC | • nativistic adj. In agreement with the philosophy of nativism. • NATIVISTIC adj. relating to nativism. |
| NATIVITIES | • nativities n. Plural of nativity. • NATIVITY n. the process of being born. |
| NEGATIVIST | • negativist n. One who exhibits negativism. • NEGATIVIST n. one who practises negativism, a tendency to deny and criticise, without offering positive suggestions. |
| NONSTATIVE | • nonstative adj. Not stative. • nonstative n. (Grammar) A construct that is not stative. • NONSTATIVE n. a verb describing an action rather than a state, as for example throw or thank as opposed to know or hate. |
| NOVITIATES | • novitiates n. Plural of novitiate. • NOVITIATE n. the state of being a (religious) novice, also NOVICIATE. |
| REVISITANT | • revisitant adj. Visiting again. • REVISITANT n. one who visits again. |
| STARVATION | • starvation n. A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition. • starvation n. (Figurative) Severe shortage of resources. • starvation n. (Computer science) A state where a process is perpetually denied necessary resources to process its work. |
| TENTATIVES | • tentatives n. Plural of tentative. • TENTATIVE n. something done as an experiment or trial. |
| TRANSITIVE | • transitive adj. Making a transit or passage. • transitive adj. Affected by transference of signification. • transitive adj. (Grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects. |
| TRAVERTINS | • travertins n. Plural of travertin. • TRAVERTIN n. (Italian) a pale limestone deposited from solution, e.g. from springs, also TRAVERTINE. |
| VENTIFACTS | • ventifacts n. Plural of ventifact. • VENTIFACT n. a stone polished by windblown sand. |
| VENTILATES | • ventilates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ventilate. • VENTILATE v. to supply with air. |
| VISITATION | • visitation n. The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited. • visitation n. An official visit to inspect or examine something. • visitation n. An encounter with supernatural beings such as ghosts or aliens. |
| VITIATIONS | • vitiations n. Plural of vitiation. • VITIATION n. spoiling, impairment. |