| DEVILSHIPS | • devilships n. Plural of devilship. • DEVILSHIP n. the character or person of a devil or the Devil. |
| DISPERSIVE | • dispersive adj. That becomes dispersed. • dispersive adj. That causes dispersion. • DISPERSIVE adj. tending to disperse. |
| IMPLOSIVES | • implosives n. Plural of implosive. • IMPLOSIVE n. an implosive consonant. |
| IMPRESSIVE | • impressive adj. Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress. • impressive adj. Capable of being impressed. • impressive adj. Appealing. |
| IMPROVISES | • improvises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improvise. • IMPROVISE v. to compose and recite, or perform, without preparation. |
| PERMISSIVE | • permissive adj. Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient. • permissive adj. (Of a footpath, bridleway or similar) Open to the public by permission of the landowner. • permissive adj. (Biology) That allows the replication of viruses. |
| PERSISTIVE | • persistive adj. (Obsolete) persistent. • PERSISTIVE adj. (Shakespeare) persistent. |
| PISCIVORES | • piscivores n. Plural of piscivore. • PISCIVORE n. an eater of fish. |
| POSITIVEST | • positivest adj. (Nonstandard) superlative form of positive: most positive. • POSITIVE adj. assertive, affirmative. |
| PREVISIONS | • previsions n. Plural of prevision. • previsions v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prevision. • PREVISION v. to foresee. |
| 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. |
| PROMISSIVE | • promissive adj. Making or implying a promise. • PROMISSIVE adj. making a promise. |
| SILVERTIPS | • silvertips n. Plural of silvertip. • SILVERTIP n. a kind of grizzly bear. |
| SPIVVERIES | • spivveries n. Plural of spivvery. • SPIVVERY n. the world of spivs. |
| SPOILFIVES | • SPOILFIVE n. a certain game at cards in which, if no player wins three of the five tricks possible on any deal, the game is said to be spoiled. |
| VAMPIRISES | • VAMPIRISE v. to play the vampire, also VAMPIRIZE. |
| VESPIARIES | • vespiaries n. Plural of vespiary. • VESPIARY n. a nest of wasps. |