stive

stive
arbustive
congestive
contragestive
digestive
estive
exhaustive
intempestive
suggestive

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  • Stive — Stive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stiving}.] [Probably fr. F. estiver to compress, stow, L. stipare: cf. It. stivare, Sp. estivar. Cf. {Stevedore}, {Stiff}.] To stuff; to crowd; to fill full; hence, to make hot and close; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Stive — Stive, n. The floating dust in flour mills caused by the operation or grinding. De Colange. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • stive — sti|ve vb., r, de, t; stive en dug; stive sig af …   Dansk ordbog

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  • stive — I. ˈstīv verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English stiven, probably from Spanish estibar or Portuguese estivar to pack tightly more at steeve transitive verb 1. : to pack tightly : crowd …   Useful english dictionary

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