| CONSTATIVE | • constative adj. (Linguistics) Pertaining to an utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false. • constative n. (Linguistics) An utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false. • CONSTATIVE adj. that can be true or false. |
| ESTIVATION | • estivation n. Alternative spelling of aestivation. • ESTIVATION n. the act of spending the summer in a state of torpor, also AESTIVATION. |
| EVITATIONS | • evitations n. Plural of evitation. • EVITATION n. a shunning, avoidance. |
| INTROVERTS | • introverts n. Plural of introvert. • INTROVERT v. to turn inwards. |
| LOVASTATIN | • lovastatin n. (Pharmacology) A statin that inhibits the synthesis of cholesterol. • LOVASTATIN n. a drug used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood. |
| NONSTATIVE | • nonstative adj. Not stative. • nonstative n. (Grammar) A construct that is not stative. • NONSTATIVE n. a verb describing an action rather than a state, as for example throw or thank as opposed to know or hate. |
| NOVELETTES | • novelettes n. Plural of novelette. • NOVELETTE n. a short novel. |
| NOVITIATES | • novitiates n. Plural of novitiate. • NOVITIATE n. the state of being a (religious) novice, also NOVICIATE. |
| OUTSTRIVEN | • OUTSTRIVE v. to surpass in striving. |
| STARVATION | • starvation n. A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition. • starvation n. (Figurative) Severe shortage of resources. • starvation n. (Computer science) A state where a process is perpetually denied necessary resources to process its work. |
| VETTURINOS | • vetturinos n. Plural of vetturino. • VETTURINO n. (Italian) one who lets or drives a vettura. |
| VISITATION | • visitation n. The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited. • visitation n. An official visit to inspect or examine something. • visitation n. An encounter with supernatural beings such as ghosts or aliens. |
| VITIATIONS | • vitiations n. Plural of vitiation. • VITIATION n. spoiling, impairment. |