| OVERPLUSES | • overpluses n. Plural of overplus. • OVERPLUS n. a surplus. |
| PERCUSSIVE | • percussive adj. Characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something. • percussive adj. (Phonetics) Produced by striking organs together, for example, smacking the lips or gnashing the teeth. • percussive n. (Phonetics) A percussive phone. |
| PERSUASIVE | • persuasive adj. Able to persuade; convincing. • persuasive n. That which persuades; incitement. • PERSUASIVE adj. tending to persuade. |
| PRESURVEYS | • PRESURVEY v. to survey in advance. |
| PULVERISES | • pulverises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pulverise. • PULVERISE v. to reduce to powder, also PULVERIZE. |
| SUPERHIVES | • superhives n. Plural of superhive. • superhives v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of superhive. • SUPERHIVE n. a removable upper part of a beehive. |
| SUPERSAVER | • supersaver n. (Informal) A very thrifty person; one who saves a lot of money. • supersaver n. (UK) A type of railway ticket offering a significant discount on the normal fare. • SUPERSAVER n. an exceptional bargain in a supermarket. |
| SUPERVENES | • supervenes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of supervene. • SUPERVENE v. to come in addition, or closely after, esp. so as to cause a change. |
| SUPERVISED | • supervised v. Past participle of supervise. • supervised adj. Done under supervision; watched. • SUPERVISE v. to oversee, superintend. |
| SUPERVISEE | • supervisee n. One who is supervised, who works under a supervisor. • SUPERVISEE n. one who is supervised. |
| SUPERVISES | • supervises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of supervise. • SUPERVISE v. to oversee, superintend. |
| SUPERWAVES | • superwaves n. Plural of superwave. • SUPERWAVE n. an exceptionally large wave. |
| SUPERWIVES | • superwives n. Plural of superwife. • SUPERWIFE n. an exceptional wife who combines a career with running a home. |
| SUSCEPTIVE | • susceptive adj. Susceptible. • susceptive adj. Receptive. • SUSCEPTIVE adj. susceptible. |
| SUSPENSIVE | • suspensive adj. (Chiefly law) That suspends (temporarily stops). • suspensive adj. Characterized by suspense; suspenseful. • SUSPENSIVE adj. tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense. |