| ACHIEVEMENTS | • achievements n. Plural of achievement. • ACHIEVEMENT n. the act of achieving. |
| AMBIVALENCES | • ambivalences n. Plural of ambivalence. • AMBIVALENCE n. simultaneous and contradictory feelings toward something, also AMBIVALENCY. |
| CARMINATIVES | • carminatives n. Plural of carminative. • CARMINATIVE n. a drug able to relieve flatulence. |
| CAVALIERISMS | • cavalierisms n. Plural of cavalierism. • CAVALIERISM n. the state of being a cavalier. |
| COMPARATIVES | • comparatives n. Plural of comparative. • COMPARATIVE n. one that compares with another esp. on equal footing. |
| COMPENSATIVE | • compensative adj. That compensates for something; compensatory. • compensative n. (Obsolete) compensation. • COMPENSATIVE adj. relating to compensation, also COMPENSATIONAL. |
| COMPULSATIVE | • compulsative adj. (Obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint. • COMPULSATIVE adj. (Shakespeare) compulsory, also COMPULSATORY. |
| CONSERVATISM | • conservatism n. A political philosophy that advocates traditional values. • conservatism n. A risk-averse attitude or approach. • CONSERVATISM n. the principles and policies of a Conservative party. |
| CONSUMMATIVE | • consummative adj. Serving to consummate or complete. • CONSUMMATIVE adj. serving to consummate. |
| DECEMVIRATES | • decemvirates n. Plural of decemvirate. • DECEMVIRATE n. the office of decemvir. |
| EMASCULATIVE | • emasculative adj. Tending to emasculate. • EMASCULATIVE adj. tending to emasculate. |
| EVANGELICISM | • evangelicism n. Evangelical principles; evangelism. • EVANGELICISM n. being an evangelist. |
| EXCLAMATIVES | • EXCLAMATIVE n. a word or sentence that denotes an exclamation. |
| SERVICEWOMAN | • servicewoman n. A woman who serves in the armed forces. • SERVICEWOMAN n. a woman who is a member of the armed forces. |
| VARICOTOMIES | • varicotomies n. Plural of varicotomy. • VARICOTOMY n. an incision into a varicose vein. |
| VASECTOMISED | • vasectomised v. Simple past tense and past participle of vasectomise. • vasectomised adj. Alternative form of vasectomized. • VASECTOMISE v. to perform a vasectomy on, also VASECTOMIZE. |
| VASECTOMISES | • vasectomises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vasectomise. • VASECTOMISE v. to perform a vasectomy on, also VASECTOMIZE. |
| VASECTOMIZED | • vasectomized v. Simple past tense and past participle of vasectomize. • vasectomized adj. That has been subjected to vasectomy. • VASECTOMIZE v. to perform a vasectomy on, also VASECTOMISE. |
| VASECTOMIZES | • vasectomizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vasectomize. • VASECTOMIZE v. to perform a vasectomy on, also VASECTOMISE. |
| VERMICULATES | • vermiculates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vermiculate. • VERMICULATE v. to decorate in a manner reminiscent of a mass of curly worms. |