| ABSTERSIVE | • abstersive adj. Cleansing; purging; abstergent. • abstersive n. (Now rare) Something cleansing; detergent; abstergent. • ABSTERSIVE adj. serving to cleanse or purge. |
| BAVAROISES | • bavaroises n. Plural of bavaroise. • BAVAROIS n. a cold dessert consisting of a rich custard set with gelatine and flavoured in various ways. |
| MISOBSERVE | • misobserve v. To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing. • MISOBSERVE v. to observe inaccurately. |
| OBVERSIONS | • obversions n. Plural of obversion. • OBVERSION n. the act of turning toward or downward. |
| OVERBUSIES | • overbusies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbusy. • OVERBUSY v. to occupy oneself too much. |
| SEMIBREVES | • semibreves n. Plural of semibreve. • SEMIBREVE n. the longest generally used note, having twice length of minim and half that of breve. |
| SUBSERVING | • subserving v. Present participle of subserve. • SUBSERVE v. to help forward. |
| SUBVERSING | • subversing v. Present participle of subverse. • SUBVERSE v. to overthrow, also SUBVERT. |
| SUBVERSION | • subversion n. (Obsolete) The act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath. • subversion n. The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler; dethronement. • subversion n. The condition of being subverted. |
| SUBVERSIVE | • subversive adj. Intending to subvert, overturn or undermine a government or authority. • subversive n. A radical supporter of political or social revolution. • SUBVERSIVE adj. tending to subvert. |
| SUBVIRUSES | • subviruses n. Plural of subvirus. • SUBVIRUS n. a viral protein smaller than a virus. |
| VERBALISES | • verbalises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of verbalise. • VERBALISE v. to put into words, also VERBALIZE. |
| VERBALISMS | • verbalisms n. Plural of verbalism. • VERBALISM n. undue attention to words alone. |
| VERBALISTS | • verbalists n. Plural of verbalist. • VERBALIST n. a person dealing in or concentrating on mere words rather than reality or meaning. |