10-letter words containing iv
- nonnatives — Plural form of nonnative.
- nonpassive — not passive; active
- nonstative — (of a verb) expressing an action or process, as run or grow, and able to be used in either simple or progressive tenses: I run every day. I am running home now.
- nontrivial — not trivial.
- nosediving — Present participle of nosedive.
- nucivorous — (of animals) feeding on nuts
- numerative — an act or instance of or the process or result of numbering or counting.
- objectives — Plural form of objective.
- obligative — implying or involving obligation: an obligative commitment.
- obstrusive — Misspelling of obtrusive.
- occlusives — Plural form of occlusive.
- occupative — relating to work or profession
- offensives — Plural form of offensive.
- ohio river — a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus. Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- oil rivers — a region in W Africa, comprising the vast Niger River delta: formerly a British protectorate; now a part of Nigeria.
- olivaceous — of a deep shade of green; olive.
- olive drab — a deep olive color.
- olive wood — olive (def 3).
- omnivorism — eating both animal and plant foods.
- omnivorous — eating both animal and plant foods.
- operatives — Plural form of operative.
- opiniative — Archaic form of opinionative.
- oppilative — obstructive; blocking
- oppositive — Expressing contrariety.
- oppressive — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- optatively — In an optative way.
- ordinative — Tending to ordain; directing; giving orders.
- ossivorous — bone-eating
- outdeliver — to surpass or outdo in delivery
- outrivaled — Simple past tense and past participle of outrival.
- overactive — exceptionally or excessively active; too active.
- overdriven — Driven too hard; exhausted.
- overdrives — Plural form of overdrive.
- palliative — serving to palliate.
- palm civet — any of various small to medium-sized, chiefly arboreal cats of the civet family, of southeastern Asia, the East Indies, etc., with a spotted or striped coat and a long curled tail.
- panivorous — subsisting on bread; bread-eating.
- passivists — the quality of being passive.
- pejorative — having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.
- pendentive — any of several spandrels, in the form of spherical triangles, forming a transition between the circular plan of a dome and the polygonal plan of the supporting masonry.
- perceiving — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- perceptive — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
- percussive — of, relating to, or characterized by percussion.
- perfective — tending to make perfect; conducive to perfection.
- permeative — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- permissive — habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid.
- persistive — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- persuasive — able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument.
- perversive — tending to pervert.
- poison ivy — a vine or shrub, Rhus radicans, having trifoliate leaves and whitish berries and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.
- positively — with certainty; absolutely: The statement is positively true.