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Showing words for SPURTIVE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Spurtive

spurtive, upstrive

7 Letter Words for Spurtive

peritus, privets, puirest, pursive, revuist, ruptive, stuiver, virtues, vituper

6 Letter Words for Spurtive

erupts, esprit, isuret, pierst, priest, privet, pteris, purest, purist, purset, resuit, ripest, rivets, sitrep, sprite, spruit, stiver, stripe, strive, suiter, superi, trevis, tripes, turpis, uprest, uprise, uprist, uprive, upstir, upties, urites, verist, vertus, vipers, virtue, virtus

5 Letter Words for Spurtive

epist, epris, erupt, eruvs, etuis, iters, peris, perit, perst, perts, pervs, petri, piers, piert, piest, piets, piste, piute, pries, prius, puers, puist, puris, purse, reist, resit, resup, retip, ripes, rites, ritsu, ritus, rives, rivet, rupie, serut, setup, sieur, siper, siver, speir, spier, spire, spite, spret, sprit, sprue, spurt, spute, sruti, steri, stipe, stire, stirp, stive, strep, strip, strue, struv, stupe, sture, suite, super, supvr, tiers, tires, tirve, tiver, tries, tripe, trips, trues, turps, turse, upset, upsit, uptie, urite, uster, uteri, uvres, verst, verts, vertu, verus, vetus, viers, viper, virtu, virus

4 Letter Words for Spurtive

epit, eris, erst, eruv, etui, ipse, ires, irpe, iter, iure, peri, pers, pert, peru, perv, pest, pets, pier, pies, piet, pirs, pise, pist, pits, pius, pres, pret, prie, priv, prut, ptui, puer, puir, pure, puri, purs, puts, reit, reps, rept, resp, rest, rets, revs, ries, ripe, rips, ript, rise, risp, rist, rite, rits, rive, rsvp, rues, ruse, rust, ruts, seir, seit, sept, sert, serv, sier, sipe, sire, site, situ, spet, spie, spit, spiv, spue, spur, sput, step, ster, stie, stir, stre, stue, suer, suet, suit, supe, supr, supt, sure, surv, terp, tier, ties, tipe, tips, tipu, tire, tres, trie, trip, true, tues, tuis, tupi, tups, turp, ures, urps, user, utes, utis, uvre, veps, veri, vers, vert, vesp, vest, vets, vier, vies, vips, vise, vite

3 Letter Words for Spurtive

eir, epi, ers, ert, esp, esr, est, esu, ipr, ips, ire, irs, ise, ist, its, ive, per, pes, pet, pie, pir, pis, pit, piu, pre, prs, psi, pst, pte, pts, pur, pus, put, pvt, rei, rep, res, rev, rie, rip, rit, riv, rps, rpt, rte, rti, rue, rut, sei, sep, ser, set, sie, sip, sir, sit, spt, sri, str, sue, sui, sup, sur, ter, tes, tie, tip, tis, tiu, tpi, tps, tri, trp, trs, tsi, tsp, tue, tui, tup, tur, uit, ups, ure, urp, urs, use, ust, ute, uti, uts, vei, ver, vet, vie, vip, vis

Definitions for Spurtive

[1] to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.
[2] to show marked, usually increased, activity or energy for a short period: The runners spurted forward in the last lap of the race.
[3] to expel or force out suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.
[4] a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
[5] a marked increase of effort for a short period or distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
[6] a sudden burst or outburst, as of activity, energy, or feeling.
[7] to gush or cause to gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
[8] to make a sudden effort
[9] a sudden forceful stream or jet
[10] a short burst of activity, speed, or energy

Words related to Spurtive

spurtexplosion, commotion, eruption, spate, surge, outburst, spew, ooze, rush, stream, fit, access, jet, discharge, squirt, spritz, shoot, emerge, burst, well

Words nearby Spurtive

spurtspurn, spurred, spurrey, spurrier, spurry, spurt, spurtle, sputnik, sputniks, sputter, sputtering

Origin of Spurtive

First recorded in 1560–70; variant of spirt; origin uncertain

Other words from Spurtive

spurt·er , noun
spur·tive , adjective
spur·tive·ly , adverb
out·spurt , verb (used with object)

Word origin for Spurtive

C16: perhaps related to Middle High German sprützen to squirt

Synonyms for Spurtive

bits and pieces, changeable, choppy, convulsive, desultory, fitful, fits and starts, intermittent, irregular, jerky, on-again-off-again, periodic, shaky, spastic, sporadic, spotty, uncertain