| ABSTERSIVE | • abstersive adj. Cleansing; purging; abstergent. • abstersive n. (Now rare) Something cleansing; detergent; abstergent. • ABSTERSIVE adj. serving to cleanse or purge. |
| ADVERTISES | • advertises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertise. • ADVERTISE v. to draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium to promote sales or attendance, also ADVERTIZE. |
| ARRIVISTES | • arrivistes n. Plural of arriviste. • ARRIVISTE n. (French) one that is a new and uncertain arrival (as in social position or artistic endeavor). |
| ESTIVATORS | • estivators n. Plural of estivator. • ESTIVATOR n. an animal that aestivates, also AESTIVATOR. |
| GRAVESITES | • gravesites n. Plural of gravesite. • GRAVESITE n. the site of a grave. |
| GRAVITASES | • GRAVITAS n. (Latin) reserved, dignified behaviour. |
| INVERTASES | • invertases n. Plural of invertase. • INVERTASE n. an enzyme that inverts cane sugar. |
| OVARITISES | • OVARITIS n. inflammation of an ovary. |
| OVERSTAINS | • overstains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overstain. • OVERSTAIN v. to cover with a stain. |
| PRIVATISES | • privatises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of privatise. • PRIVATISE v. to transfer from ownership by the state into private ownership; to denationalize, also PRIVATIZE. |
| SAVOURIEST | • savouriest adj. Superlative form of savoury: most savoury. • SAVOURY adj. pleasant to the taste or smell, also SAVORY. |
| SOVRANTIES | • sovranties n. Plural of sovranty. • SOVRANTY n. sovereignty. |
| TIMESAVERS | • timesavers n. Plural of timesaver. • time-savers n. Plural of time-saver. • TIMESAVER n. something that saves time. |
| TOVARISHES | • tovarishes n. Plural of tovarish. • TOVARISH n. (Russian) friend, comrade, also TOVARICH, TOVARISCH. |
| TRAVESTIES | • travesties n. Plural of travesty. • TRAVESTY v. to parody. |
| VARISCITES | • variscites n. Plural of variscite. • VARISCITE n. an apple-green mineral, a hydrous phosphate of alumina. |
| VERBALISTS | • verbalists n. Plural of verbalist. • VERBALIST n. a person dealing in or concentrating on mere words rather than reality or meaning. |
| VESTIARIES | • vestiaries n. Plural of vestiary. • VESTIARY n. a dressing room. |
| VISCERATES | • viscerates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of viscerate. • VISCERATE v. to deprive of the viscera, or entrails, also EVISCERATE. |
| VITALISERS | • vitalisers n. Plural of vitaliser. • VITALISER n. something that vitalises, a tonic, also VITALIZER. |