| ASSUMPTIVELY | • assumptively adv. In an assumptive manner. • ASSUMPTIVE adv. assumed, or capable of being assumed. |
| CAPTIVAUNCES | • CAPTIVAUNCE n. (Spenser) captivity, also CAPTIVANCE. |
| COMPULSATIVE | • compulsative adj. (Obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint. • COMPULSATIVE adj. (Shakespeare) compulsory, also COMPULSATORY. |
| PROVOCATEURS | • provocateurs n. Plural of provocateur. • PROVOCATEUR n. (French) one who provokes others to commit a crime. |
| PULVERATIONS | • PULVERATION n. pulverization. |
| STUPEFACTIVE | • stupefactive adj. Inducing stupor; making drowsy; stupefacient. • STUPEFACTIVE adj. causing stupefaction. |
| SUPERELEVATE | • superelevate v. (Transitive) To give a superelevation to (a railway track). • SUPERELEVATE v. to raise above a normal level. |
| SUPERGRAVITY | • supergravity n. (Physics) A field theory combining supersymmetry and general relativity. • SUPERGRAVITY n. any of various theories in physics that are based on supersymmetry and attempt to unify general relativity and quantum theory and that state that the principal transmitter of gravity is the graviton. |
| SUPERLATIVES | • superlatives n. Plural of superlative. • SUPERLATIVE n. the superlative degree of comparison in a language. |
| 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. |
| SUPPURATIVES | • suppuratives n. Plural of suppurative. • SUPPURATIVE n. a suppurative agent. |
| TRANSUMPTIVE | • transumptive adj. Metaphorical. • transumptive adj. Transferred from one to another. • TRANSUMPTIVE adj. transferred; metaphorical. |
| VITUPERATORS | • vituperators n. Plural of vituperator. • VITUPERATOR n. one who vituperates. |
| VOLUPTUARIES | • voluptuaries n. Plural of voluptuary. • VOLUPTUARY n. a sensualist; a person fond of luxury. |