Words ending with lusive

all-inclusive means: broad in scope or content

allusive means: characterized by indirect references

collusive means: acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end

conclusive means: forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question

delusive means: inappropriate to reality or facts

elusive means: skillful at eluding capture

elusive means: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

elusive means: difficult to describe

elusive means: difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

exclusive means: a news report that is reported first by one news organization

basal temperature means: body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything

bone-dry means: without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone

capital of wisconsin means: capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin

ceramics means: the art of making and decorating pottery

coinciding means: occurring or operating at the same time

complementary angles means: two angles whose sum is a right angle

eruption means: the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum

eruption means: a sudden very loud noise

eruption means: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

eruption means: the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

eruption means: (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)

eruption means: symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible

friedrich august kekule means: German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring structure of benzene (1829-1896)

galatea means: (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers

haastia pulvinaris means: cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs

hans c. j. gram means: Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)

hedge violet means: common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows

hedging means: an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement

hedging means: any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

pickup means: the act of taking aboard passengers or freight