Nouns Containing IVE
Here's the list of all the 1410 Nouns Containing IVE in the English Language.
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| university | 1. the body of faculty and students at a university 2. establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching More Definitions → |
| give | 1. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length More Definitions → |
| given | 1. an assumption that is taken for granted More Definitions → |
| delivery | 1. the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) 2. the event of giving birth More Definitions → |
| archive | 1. a depository containing historical records and documents More Definitions → |
| drive | 1. the act of applying force to propel something 2. a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine More Definitions → |
| five | 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one 2. a team that plays basketball More Definitions → |
| archives | 1. collection of records especially about an institution More Definitions → |
| active | 1. chemical agent capable of activity 2. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb More Definitions → |
| river | 1. a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) More Definitions → |
| effective | More Definitions → |
| executive | 1. a person responsible for the administration of a business 2. persons who administer the law More Definitions → |
| positive | 1. the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution 2. a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject More Definitions → |
| alternative | 1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen More Definitions → |
| driver | 1. the operator of a motor vehicle 2. someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle More Definitions → |
| creative | More Definitions → |
| lives | 1. a characteristic state or mode of living 2. the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities More Definitions → |
| comprehensive | 1. an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge More Definitions → |
| universal | 1. (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages 2. (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class More Definitions → |
| native | 1. an indigenous person who was born in a particular place 2. a person born in a particular place or country More Definitions → |
| negative | 1. a reply of denial 2. a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed More Definitions → |
| representative | 1. a person who represents others 2. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose More Definitions → |
| exclusive | 1. a news report that is reported first by one news organization More Definitions → |
| relative | 1. a person related by blood or marriage 2. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) More Definitions → |
| objective | 1. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) 2. the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed More Definitions → |
| initiative | 1. readiness to embark on bold new ventures 2. the first of a series of actions More Definitions → |
| universe | 1. everything that exists anywhere 2. (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn More Definitions → |
| perspective | 1. a way of regarding situations or topics etc. 2. the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer More Definitions → |
| massive | More Definitions → |
| diversity | 1. noticeable heterogeneity 2. the condition or result of being changeable More Definitions → |
| sensitive | 1. someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead More Definitions → |
| anniversary | 1. the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) More Definitions → |
| legislative | More Definitions → |
| receiver | 1. set that receives radio or tv signals 2. (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties More Definitions → |
| progressive | 1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going 2. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties More Definitions → |
| conservative | 1. a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas More Definitions → |
| effectiveness | 1. power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect 2. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects More Definitions → |
| collective | 1. members of a cooperative enterprise More Definitions → |
| liver | 1. large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes 2. liver of an animal used as meat More Definitions → |
| cooperative | 1. a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners 2. an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it More Definitions → |
| protective | More Definitions → |
| prospective | More Definitions → |
| comparative | 1. the comparative form of an adjective or adverb More Definitions → |
| collaborative | More Definitions → |
| intensive | 1. a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies More Definitions → |
| offensive | 1. the action of attacking an enemy More Definitions → |
| directive | 1. a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity More Definitions → |
| olive | 1. small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil 2. evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits More Definitions → |
| dive | 1. a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall 2. a headlong plunge into water More Definitions → |
| incentive | 1. a positive motivational influence 2. an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output More Definitions → |
| knives | 1. edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle 2. a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point More Definitions → |
| riverside | 1. the bank of a river More Definitions → |
| narrative | 1. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program More Definitions → |
| livestock | 1. any animals kept for use or profit More Definitions → |
| passive | 1. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb More Definitions → |
| wives | 1. a married woman; a man's partner in marriage More Definitions → |
| housewives | 1. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income More Definitions → |
| reproductive | More Definitions → |
| waiver | 1. a formal written statement of relinquishment More Definitions → |
| defensive | 1. an attitude of defensiveness More Definitions → |
| detective | 1. a police officer who investigates crimes 2. an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public More Definitions → |
| biodiversity | 1. the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole) More Definitions → |
| subjective | More Definitions → |
| distinctive | More Definitions → |
| operative | 1. a person secretly employed in espionage for a government 2. someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations More Definitions → |
| derivative | 1. the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx 2. a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound More Definitions → |
| definitive | More Definitions → |
| primitive | 1. a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization 2. a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived More Definitions → |
| adhesive | 1. a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together More Definitions → |
| defective | More Definitions → |
| elective | 1. a course that the student can select from among alternatives More Definitions → |
| affirmative | 1. a reply of affirmation More Definitions → |
| preventive | 1. remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease 2. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome More Definitions → |
| explosive | 1. a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck More Definitions → |
| swivel | 1. a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin More Definitions → |
| destructive | More Definitions → |
| competitiveness | 1. an aggressive willingness to compete More Definitions → |
| corrective | 1. a device for treating injury or disease More Definitions → |
| substantive | 1. any word or group of words functioning as a noun More Definitions → |
| digestive | 1. any substance that promotes digestion More Definitions → |
| divers | More Definitions → |
| imperative | 1. a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior 2. some duty that is essential and urgent More Definitions → |
| tentative | More Definitions → |
| indicative | 1. a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact More Definitions → |
| restrictive | More Definitions → |
| forgiveness | 1. compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive 2. the act of excusing a mistake or offense More Definitions → |
| diver | 1. someone who works underwater 2. someone who dives (into water) More Definitions → |
| diversion | 1. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates 2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) More Definitions → |
| captive | 1. a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war 2. an animal that is confined More Definitions → |
| retrospective | 1. an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work More Definitions → |
| driveway | 1. a road leading up to a private house More Definitions → |
| motive | 1. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior 2. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music More Definitions → |
| additive | 1. something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine More Definitions → |
| jive | 1. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz More Definitions → |
| naive | More Definitions → |
| overdrive | 1. the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration 2. a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power More Definitions → |
| caregiver | 1. a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability 2. a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult More Definitions → |
| giveaway | 1. a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group 2. an unintentional disclosure More Definitions → |
| diversification | 1. the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered) 2. the condition of being varied More Definitions → |
| responsiveness | 1. responsive to stimulation 2. the quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events More Definitions → |
| commemorative | 1. an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person More Definitions → |
| locomotive | 1. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks More Definitions → |
| persuasive | More Definitions → |
| palliative | 1. remedy that alleviates pain without curing More Definitions → |
| screwdriver | 1. a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw 2. a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice More Definitions → |
| compulsive | 1. a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things More Definitions → |
| provocative | More Definitions → |
| obsessive | 1. a person who has obsessions More Definitions → |
| affective | More Definitions → |
| contraceptive | 1. an agent or device intended to prevent conception More Definitions → |
| iterative | 1. the aspect of the verb that expresses the repetition of an action More Definitions → |
| abrasive | 1. a substance that abrades or wears down More Definitions → |
| divergence | 1. the act of moving away in different direction from a common point 2. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm More Definitions → |
| fugitive | 1. someone who flees from an uncongenial situation 2. someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice More Definitions → |
| livelihood | 1. the financial means whereby one lives More Definitions → |
| preventative | 1. remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease 2. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome More Definitions → |
| adjective | 1. a word that expresses an attribute of something 2. the word class that qualifies nouns More Definitions → |
| intrusive | More Definitions → |
| depressive | 1. someone suffering psychological depression More Definitions → |
| restorative | 1. a medicine that strengthens and invigorates 2. a device for treating injury or disease More Definitions → |
| formative | 1. minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function More Definitions → |
| hive | 1. a teeming multitude 2. a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees More Definitions → |
| hives | 1. 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 More Definitions → |
| beehive | 1. any workplace where people are very busy 2. a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree More Definitions → |
| deliverable | 1. something that can be provided as the product of development More Definitions → |
| midwives | 1. a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies More Definitions → |
| corrosive | 1. a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali) More Definitions → |
| connective | 1. an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences 2. an instrumentality that connects More Definitions → |
| obstructive | More Definitions → |
| deliverance | 1. recovery or preservation from loss or danger More Definitions → |
| votive | More Definitions → |
| diversify | More Definitions → |
| giver | 1. someone who devotes himself completely 2. person who makes a gift of property More Definitions → |
| attractiveness | 1. the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts 2. sexual allure More Definitions → |
| livery | 1. uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs 2. the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another More Definitions → |
| rivet | 1. ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) 2. heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together More Definitions → |
| transitive | 1. a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical More Definitions → |
| subversive | 1. a radical supporter of political or social revolution More Definitions → |
| declarative | 1. a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact More Definitions → |
| manipulative | More Definitions → |
| preservative | 1. a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition More Definitions → |
| riveting | More Definitions → |
| prerogative | 1. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) More Definitions → |
| reflexive | 1. a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent More Definitions → |
| shiver | 1. a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement 2. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright More Definitions → |
| universalist | More Definitions → |
| hypertensive | 1. a person who has abnormally high blood pressure More Definitions → |
| universality | 1. the quality of being universal; existing everywhere More Definitions → |
| distributive | More Definitions → |
| contemplative | 1. a person devoted to the contemplative life More Definitions → |
| recessive | 1. an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical More Definitions → |
| fives | 1. a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls More Definitions → |
| drivel | 1. a worthless message 2. saliva spilling from the mouth More Definitions → |
| quiver | 1. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright 2. a shaky motion More Definitions → |
| shivering | 1. a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever More Definitions → |
| curative | 1. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain More Definitions → |
| sliver | 1. a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal 2. a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something More Definitions → |
| cursive | 1. rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper More Definitions → |
| hyperactive | More Definitions → |
| superlative | 1. an exaggerated expression (usually of praise) 2. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development More Definitions → |
| immunosuppressive | 1. a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response More Definitions → |
| riverbank | 1. the bank of a river More Definitions → |
| sedative | 1. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person More Definitions → |
| causative | More Definitions → |
| diminutive | 1. a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness More Definitions → |
| laxative | 1. a mild cathartic More Definitions → |
| antihypertensive | 1. a drug that reduces high blood pressure More Definitions → |
| divestiture | 1. an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior 2. the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division More Definitions → |
| riverbed | 1. a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river More Definitions → |
| quivering | 1. a shaky motion 2. the act of vibrating More Definitions → |
| chives | 1. perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning 2. cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning More Definitions → |
| assertiveness | 1. aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions More Definitions → |
| possessive | 1. the case expressing ownership More Definitions → |
| aggressiveness | 1. the quality of being bold and enterprising 2. a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack More Definitions → |
| receivership | 1. the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver 2. a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all More Definitions → |
| universalism | 1. the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved More Definitions → |
| distinctiveness | 1. a distinguishing trait 2. utter dissimilarity More Definitions → |
| nutritive | More Definitions → |
| reductive | More Definitions → |
| demonstrative | 1. a pronoun that points out an intended referent More Definitions → |
| expressiveness | 1. the quality of being expressive More Definitions → |
| scrivener | 1. someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts More Definitions → |
| infinitive | 1. the uninflected form of the verb More Definitions → |
| disincentive | 1. a negative motivational influence More Definitions → |
| consumptive | 1. a person with pulmonary tuberculosis More Definitions → |
| comprehensiveness | 1. completeness over a broad scope 2. the capacity to understand a broad range of topics More Definitions → |
| nominative | 1. the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb More Definitions → |
| occlusive | 1. a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it More Definitions → |
| conjunctive | 1. an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences More Definitions → |
| expletive | 1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger 2. a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line More Definitions → |
| genitive | 1. the case expressing ownership More Definitions → |
| ineffectiveness | 1. lacking the power to be effective More Definitions → |
| disjunctive | More Definitions → |
| privet | 1. any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges More Definitions → |
| diverticulitis | 1. inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation More Definitions → |
| correlative | 1. either of two or more related or complementary variables More Definitions → |
| determinative | 1. one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases 2. a determining or causal element or factor More Definitions → |
| missive | 1. a written message addressed to a person or organization More Definitions → |
| driveshaft | 1. a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application More Definitions → |
| inventiveness | 1. the power of creative imagination More Definitions → |
| accusative | 1. the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb More Definitions → |
| cohesiveness | 1. the state of cohering or sticking together 2. the property of being cohesive and sticky More Definitions → |
| interrogative | 1. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply 2. some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood More Definitions → |
| deceiver | 1. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true More Definitions → |
| retentive | More Definitions → |
| pejorative | More Definitions → |
| fiver | 1. a United States bill worth 5 dollars More Definitions → |
| subjunctive | 1. a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible More Definitions → |
| endive | 1. widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched 2. variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges More Definitions → |
| neoconservative | 1. a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism More Definitions → |
| dative | 1. the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb More Definitions → |
| trivet | 1. a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth 2. a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table More Definitions → |
| locative | 1. the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb 2. A case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein. More Definitions → |
| upriver | More Definitions → |
| deliverer | 1. a person who rescues you from harm or danger 2. someone employed to make deliveries More Definitions → |
| liveness | 1. the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life More Definitions → |
| intransitive | 1. a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object More Definitions → |
| preparative | More Definitions → |
| invective | 1. abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will More Definitions → |
| attentiveness | 1. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people) 2. the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others More Definitions → |
| augmentative | More Definitions → |
| divertimento | 1. a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form More Definitions → |
| chive | 1. perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning More Definitions → |
| pervasiveness | 1. the quality of filling or spreading throughout More Definitions → |
| fixative | 1. a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study 2. a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging More Definitions → |
| eruptive | More Definitions → |
| nonnative | More Definitions → |
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