| CONSUMPTIVE | • consumptive adj. Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful. • consumptive adj. Of, or relating to consumption. • consumptive adj. (Pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis. |
| DEVELOPMENT | • development n. (Uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change. • development n. (Uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is… • development n. (Countable) Something which has developed. |
| ENVELOPMENT | • envelopment n. The act of enveloping. • envelopment n. That which envelops; a covering. • envelopment n. (Military) An offensive action in which an attacking force moves over or around the enemy and attacks… |
| IMPROVEMENT | • improvement n. The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering. • improvement n. The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed;… • improvement n. The state of being improved; betterment; advance. |
| IMPROVIDENT | • improvident adj. Failing to provide for the future; reckless. • improvident adj. Incautious; prone to rashness. • IMPROVIDENT adj. lacking foresight, thoughtless, also UNPROVIDENT. |
| IMPROVINGLY | • improvingly adv. In a manner that tends to improve (especially, (dated), to educate or morally better a person). • IMPROVING adv. IMPROVE, to make better. |
| IMPROVISING | • improvising v. Present participle of improvise. • improvising n. Improvisation. • IMPROVISE v. to compose and recite, or perform, without preparation. |
| OVERJUMPING | • overjumping v. Present participle of overjump. • OVERJUMP v. to jump too far. |
| OVERPAYMENT | • overpayment n. Payment exceeding the amount actually due. • OVERPAYMENT n. an excessive payment. |
| OVERPUMPING | • overpumping v. Present participle of overpump. • OVERPUMP v. to pump to excess. |
| PREMONITIVE | • premonitive adj. Premonitory. • PREMONITIVE adj. conveying a warning, also PREMONITORY. |
| PREMOVEMENT | • premovement adj. Prior to movement. • PREMOVEMENT n. the act of premoving. |
| PROVITAMINS | • provitamins n. Plural of provitamin. • PROVITAMIN n. a pre-vitamin. |
| PROVOKEMENT | • provokement n. (Now rare) Provocation. • PROVOKEMENT n. (Spenser) provocation. |