| DISPURVEY | • dispurvey v. (Transitive, obsolete) To strip of provisions; to disfurnish. • dispurvey n. (Obsolete) dispurveyance. • DISPURVEY v. (archaic) to deprive of provisions. |
| ERUPTIVES | • eruptives n. Plural of eruptive. • ERUPTIVE n. a type of rock. |
| IRRUPTIVE | • irruptive adj. Having the quality of irrupting or making irruptions. • irruptive n. An organism that is suddenly more prevalent in a region, due to irruption. • IRRUPTIVE adj. rushing in or upon. |
| OVEREQUIP | • overequip v. (Transitive) To furnish with too much equipment. • OVEREQUIP v. to equip, furnish with, or supply excessively. |
| PERFUSIVE | • perfusive adj. Tending to flow over, or to spread through. • PERFUSIVE adj. of a nature to flow over, or to spread through. |
| PRELUSIVE | • prelusive adj. Acting as a prelude; preliminary. • PRELUSIVE adj. introductory, also PRELUSORY. |
| PROFUSIVE | • profusive adj. (Obsolete) profuse; lavish; prodigal. • PROFUSIVE adj. profuse, also PROFUSE. |
| PULVERINE | • pulverine n. (Dated) ashes of barilla. • PULVERINE n. barilla ash, used in glassmaking, also POLVERINE. |
| PULVERING | • pulvering v. Present participle of pulver. • PULVER v. to reduce to powder. |
| PULVERISE | • pulverise v. (Transitive) To render into dust or powder. • pulverise v. (Transitive) To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder. • pulverise v. (Transitive) To defeat soundly, thrash. |
| PULVERIZE | • pulverize v. (American spelling) Alternative spelling of pulverise. • PULVERIZE v. to reduce to powder. |
| PURGATIVE | • purgative adj. (Capable of) purging. • purgative n. Something, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative. • PURGATIVE adj. serving to purge. |
| PURPOSIVE | • purposive adj. Serving a particular purpose; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution. • purposive adj. Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent. • purposive adj. (Psychology) Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity. |
| PURVEYING | • purveying v. Present participle of purvey. • PURVEY v. to supply. |
| REPULSIVE | • repulsive adj. Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting. • repulsive adj. (Physics) Having the capacity to repel. • repulsive adj. Cold; reserved; forbidding. |
| SUPERHIVE | • superhive n. (Beekeeping) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony… • superhive v. (Beekeeping) To add or to place a superhive atop the existing boxes of the beehive. • SUPERHIVE n. a removable upper part of a beehive. |
| SUPERVISE | • supervise v. (Transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization. • supervise v. (Transitive, obsolete) To look over so as to read; to peruse. • SUPERVISE v. to oversee, superintend. |
| UNPROVIDE | • unprovide v. (Transitive) To deprive of necessary provision; to unfurnish. • UNPROVIDE v. (Shakespeare) to deprive of necessary provision. |
| VAPOURIER | • VAPOURY adj. full of vapour; affected with the vapours, also VAPORY. |