5 1 noun n verb
• take (someone) as a wife
Example sentence • The wives of the two partners met for lunch.
7 1 verb v verb
• attempt by employing effort
Example sentence • He strives to be the best in his field.
8 2 verb v verb
• take away possessions from someone
Example sentence • He deprives himself of sleep by staying up all night.
5 1 verb, noun v, n adjective
• actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
verb
• be an inhabitant of or reside in
Example sentence • She values her family and puts their needs before her own, always prioritizing their lives .
6 1 noun n noun
• edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
Example sentence • He sharpened his knives before starting to cook.
5 1 verb v verb
• tear or be torn violently
Example sentence • He rives the wood with an axe to make firewood.
7 1 verb v Example sentence • She thrives in a fast-paced work environment.
5 1 verb v noun
• a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
Example sentence • He dives into the pool with a perfect form.
8 3 noun n noun
• A woman who keeps an alehouse.
Example sentence • The alewives return to their spawning grounds every spring.
10 3 noun n noun
• a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
Example sentence • Many housewives enjoy cooking and taking care of their families.
8 2 noun n noun
• a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
Example sentence • Many women choose to use midwives as their healthcare provider during pregnancy.
8 2 noun n noun
• collection of records especially about an institution
Example sentence • The library has an extensive collection of historical archives .
5 1 noun n noun
• a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
Example sentence • Let's play a game of fives .
5 1 noun n noun
• an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
Example sentence • She broke out in hives after eating shellfish.
8 2 verb v verb
• continue to live and avoid dying
Example sentence • She survives solely on a plant-based diet.
6 1 noun n noun
• perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
Example sentence • I sprinkled chives over the baked potato.
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
Example sentence • He picked up the shives of wood from the floor.
7 2 verb v verb
• reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
Example sentence • He arrives at the airport tomorrow morning.
7 2 verb v verb
• reason by deduction; establish by deduction
Example sentence • The word "alphabet" derives from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha and beta.
7 2 verb v verb
• cause to regain consciousness
Example sentence • He revives the patient with a defibrillator.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj Example sentence • The book explores the different afterlives of the main character in various parallel dimensions.
5 1 verb v
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • She vives her dreams through her paintings
8 2 noun n noun
• a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
6 2 noun n noun
• small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
adjective satellite
• of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
Example sentence • She loves to eat black olives straight from the jar.
11 3 noun n noun
• United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
10 3 noun n noun
• recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
Example sentence • The beekeeper found giant hives in the backyard.
9 3 noun n noun
• United States lithographer who (with his partner Nathaniel Currier) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1824-1895)
5 1 verb v noun
• the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
verb
• cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
Example sentence • He gives money to charity every month.
5 1 verb v noun
• a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
verb
• dance to jive music; dance the jive
Example sentence • The band played a funky tune that really jives with the crowd.
7 1 verb v
No meanings yet for this word...
7 1 verb, adverb v, adv verb
• grant remission of a sin to
Example sentence • The priest shrives the penitent during confession.
6 1 verb v Example sentence • He always skives off work on Fridays.
6 1 verb v
No meanings yet for this word...
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• relating to the ablative case
noun
• the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
adjective satellite
• tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature
Example sentence • There are different functions of ablatives in Latin grammar.
9 3 noun n noun
• a substance that abrades or wears down
Example sentence • She used abrasives to clean the stubborn stains on the kitchen countertop.
11 4 noun n adjective
• serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
noun
• the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
adjective satellite
• containing or expressing accusation
Example sentence • In Latin, accusatives are marked by a specific case ending.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective
• tending to become more severe or wider in scope
noun
• chemical agent capable of activity
adjective satellite
• engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
Example sentence • The actives in the skincare product help to reduce wrinkles.
9 3 noun n adjective
• designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
noun
• something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
Example sentence • Many processed foods contain additives to enhance flavor and preserve freshness.
9 3 noun n noun
• a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
Example sentence • I need to buy some adhesives for my DIY project.
10 3 noun n adjective
• of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
noun
• a word that expresses an attribute of something
Example sentence • She used several adjectives to explain the mysterious situation.
10 3 noun n
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • The dictionary defines 'adventives ' as the words borrowed from foreign languages that have become fully assimilated into a language.
12 4 adverb, noun adv, n
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • Some common adversatives include 'but', 'however', 'nevertheless', and 'in contrast'.
12 4 noun n adjective
• affirming or giving assent
Example sentence • He always responded with firm affirmatives to show his agreement.
12 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
Example sentence • English affricatives include the sounds /tʃ/ (ch) and /dʒ/ (j).
9 3 noun n
No meanings yet for this word...
Example sentence • 'Singer' and 'actor' are examples of agentives .
12 4 noun n noun
• one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
adjective satellite
• serving or used in place of another
Example sentence • There are many alternatives to traditional medicine.
or scroll down to see all results...
