Nouns Ending in VE and Containing DE

Browse 34 valid English nouns ending in VE and containing DE, from Detective, Defensive, Definitive, Derivative, Defective, Depressive and Delve to rarer terms. Check definitions and spelling below, or visit our noun grammar guide to review pluralization and capitalization rules.

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Starts with A
2 words
antiderivative
adessive
Starts with D
22 words
detective
defensive
definitive
derivative
defective
depressive
delve
demonstrative
declarative
determinative
desiderative
denominative
desiccative
decongestive
detersive
deverbative
depurative
depletive
delocutive
deoppilative
defensative
deprivative
Starts with E
1 words
eudeve
Starts with N
1 words
nonderivative
Starts with P
3 words
pendentive
predeterminative
predemonstrative
Starts with Q
1 words
quadriderivative
Starts with T
1 words
tidewave
Starts with U
3 words
underdrive
undersleeve
undergrove

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