| CAPTIVATE | • captivate v. To attract and hold (someone’s) interest and attention; to charm. • captivate v. (Obsolete) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. • CAPTIVATE v. to charm, fascinate. |
| CAPTIVITY | • captivity n. The state of being captive. • captivity n. (Obsolete) A group of people/beings captive. • captivity n. The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved. |
| OPTATIVES | • optatives n. Plural of optative. • OPTATIVE n. a grammatical mood expressing a desire or wish. |
| PARTITIVE | • partitive adj. That divides something into parts. • partitive adj. (Grammar) Indicating a part rather than the whole of something. • partitive n. (Grammar) A partitive word, phrase or case. |
| PORTATIVE | • portative adj. (Now rare) Portable. • portative adj. (Obsolete) Capable of holding up or carrying. • portative n. (Now chiefly historical) A portative organ. |
| PRIVATEST | • privatest adj. Superlative form of private: most private. • PRIVATE adj. secluded from the sight, presence or intrusion of others. |
| PRIVATIST | • PRIVATIST n. one who believes in privatism. |
| STOVETOPS | • stovetops n. Plural of stovetop. • stove-tops n. Plural of stove-top. • STOVETOP n. the hob of a stove. |
| TIPSTAVES | • tipstaves n. Plural of tipstaff. • TIPSTAFF n. an attendant in a law court. |
| VAPORETTI | • vaporetti n. Plural of vaporetto. • VAPORETTO n. (Italian) a motorboat serving as a canal bus in Venice. |
| VAPORETTO | • vaporetto n. A public water bus, originally steam-powered, found especially in Venice. • VAPORETTO n. (Italian) a motorboat serving as a canal bus in Venice. |
| VERTIPORT | • vertiport n. (Aviation) An airport for VTOL aircraft. • VERTIPORT n. an airport designed for vertical takeoff and landing. |