8-Letter Words Ending With VE
Here's the list of all the 157 8-Letter Words Ending With VE in the English Language.
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positive | 1. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. 2. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen More Definitions → |
creative | 1. promoting construction or creation 2. having the ability or power to create More Definitions → |
negative | 1. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent 2. a reply of denial 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 → |
preserve | 1. a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone 2. a reservation where animals are protected More Definitions → |
retrieve | 1. get or find back; recover the use of 2. go for and bring back More Definitions → |
adaptive | 1. having a capacity for adaptation More Definitions → |
inactive | 1. (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly 2. (military) not involved in military operations More Definitions → |
adhesive | 1. tending to adhere 2. a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together More Definitions → |
elective | 1. a course that the student can select from among alternatives 2. optional More Definitions → |
invasive | 1. involving invasion or aggressive attack 2. gradually intrusive without right or permission More Definitions → |
putative | 1. purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds More Definitions → |
reactive | 1. reacting to a stimulus 2. participating readily in reactions More Definitions → |
perceive | 1. to become aware of through the senses 2. become conscious of More Definitions → |
additive | 1. designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree 2. characterized or produced by addition More Definitions → |
decisive | 1. determining or having the power to determine an outcome 2. characterized by decision and firmness More Definitions → |
conserve | 1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar 2. keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change More Definitions → |
punitive | 1. inflicting punishment More Definitions → |
dissolve | 1. grow less and less substantial until it disappears 2. cause to go into a solution More Definitions → |
conceive | 1. have the idea for 2. judge or regard; look upon; judge More Definitions → |
abrasive | 1. causing abrasion 2. sharply disagreeable; rigorous 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 → |
adoptive | 1. of parents and children; related by adoption 2. acquired as your own by free choice More Definitions → |
cohesive | 1. causing cohesion 2. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated More Definitions → |
mangrove | 1. a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building More Definitions → |
coercive | 1. serving or intended to coerce More Definitions → |
divisive | 1. dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) More Definitions → |
incisive | 1. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions 2. suitable for cutting or piercing More Definitions → |
curative | 1. tending to cure or restore to health 2. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain More Definitions → |
sedative | 1. tending to soothe or tranquilize 2. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person More Definitions → |
disprove | 1. prove to be false More Definitions → |
laxative | 1. stimulating evacuation of feces 2. a mild cathartic More Definitions → |
reprieve | 1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort 2. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something More Definitions → |
conclave | 1. a confidential or secret meeting More Definitions → |
abortive | 1. failing to accomplish an intended result More Definitions → |
genitive | 1. serving to express or indicate possession 2. the case expressing ownership More Definitions → |
foxglove | 1. any of several plants of the genus Digitalis More Definitions → |
sportive | 1. relating to or interested in sports 2. given to merry frolicking 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 → |
illusive | 1. based on or having the nature of an illusion 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 | 1. producing or characterized by eruptions 2. produced by the action of fire or intense heat More Definitions → |