| ACCRETIVE | • accretive adj. Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth. • ACCRETIVE adj. relating to accretion, also ACCRETIONARY. |
| ACHIEVERS | • achievers n. Plural of achiever. • ACHIEVER n. one who achieves. |
| CAREGIVER | • caregiver n. (Canada, US, Philippines) A carer. • care-giver n. Alternative spelling of caregiver. • CAREGIVER n. one who looks after another. |
| CARESSIVE | • caressive adj. Having the nature of a caress; gentle, soothing. • caressive adj. (Linguistics) Of a diminutive: indicating affection or endearment. • caressive n. (Linguistics) A type of diminutive indicating affection or endearment. |
| CARVERIES | • carveries n. Plural of carvery. • CARVERY n. a type of buffet service restaurant where the main course meat is served from the joint on request. |
| CHEVALIER | • chevalier n. (Historical) A cavalier; a knight. • chevalier n. (Card games) In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame. • CHEVALIER n. (French) a cavalier, a knight. |
| CHIVAREED | • chivareed v. Simple past tense and past participle of chivaree. • CHIVAREE v. to perform a mock serenade, also CHIVARI, SHIVAREE. |
| CHIVAREES | • chivarees n. Plural of chivaree. • CHIVAREE v. to perform a mock serenade, also CHIVARI, SHIVAREE. |
| CREATIVES | • creatives n. Plural of creative. • CREATIVE n. a creative person. |
| CRIMEWAVE | • crimewave n. A large increased incidence of crimes within a relatively short period of time. • crime␣wave n. Alternative form of crimewave. • CRIMEWAVE n. a period of increased criminal activity. |
| ECHEVERIA | • echeveria n. Any member of the large genus Echeveria of succulents, many species of which are popular as garden plants. • Echeveria prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Crassulaceae – certain succulents. • ECHEVERIA n. a kind of succulent plant. |
| EMBRACIVE | • embracive adj. (Archaic) Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing. • EMBRACIVE adj. disposed to embrace. |
| GRIEVANCE | • grievance n. (Countable) Something which causes grief. • grievance n. (Countable) A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint. • grievance n. (Uncountable) Feelings of being wronged; outrage. |
| PRECATIVE | • precative adj. Resembling or pertaining to an entreaty. • precative n. (Grammar) Mode expressing a wish, a prayer. • PRECATIVE adj. supplicating; expressing entreaty. |
| RECEIVALS | • receivals n. Plural of receival. • RECEIVAL n. the act of receiving. |
| VICEGERAL | • vicegeral adj. Pertaining to a vicegerent or vicegerency. • VICEGERAL adj. relating to a viceroy. |
| VICEREGAL | • viceregal adj. Of, or pertaining to, a viceroy or viceroyalty. • viceregal adj. Of, or pertaining to, a viceregent or viceregency. • viceregal n. (Gender-neutral) a viceroy. |
| VISCERATE | • viscerate v. To deprive of the viscera or entrails; to eviscerate; to disembowel. • VISCERATE v. to deprive of the viscera, or entrails, also EVISCERATE. |