| ASSUMPTIVE | • assumptive adj. Held as true or valid without evidence. • assumptive adj. Forward or presumptuous. • assumptive adj. (Heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in… |
| DISPURVEYS | • dispurveys v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispurvey. • DISPURVEY v. (archaic) to deprive of provisions. |
| 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. |
| POXVIRUSES | • poxviruses n. Plural of poxvirus. • POXVIRUS n. any one of a group of DNA-containing animal viruses. |
| PROVIRUSES | • proviruses n. Plural of provirus. • PROVIRUS n. the form of a virus when it is integrated into the DNA of the host cell. |
| 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. |
| SUPERVISAL | • supervisal n. (Dated) supervision. • SUPERVISAL n. supervision. |
| 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. |
| SUPERVISOR | • supervisor n. (Management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other… • supervisor n. A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them. • supervisor n. (US) In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors. |
| 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. |