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Definition spiv

Etymology

Unknown

Perhaps from spiff, spiffy.

Spiv was the nickname of Henry Bagster, a Londoner arrested a number of times in 1904-6 for activities as described below, and may have been the archetype.

Noun

spiv (plural spivs)

(Britain, dated) A smartly dressed person who trades in illicit, black-market or stolen goods.
(Britain, dated) A flashy con artist, often homeless, who lives by his wits.
(Britain, dated) In Scotland Yard usage, a low and common thief.
(Britain, dated) A slacker; one who shirks responsibility.

Results 430 Words with the letters SPIV

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11 letter words with the letters SPIV ↑

APPERCEIVES 24

APPOSITIVES 21

AVOIRDUPOIS 20

CAPTIVATORS 21

CAPTIVITIES 21

COMPRESSIVE 24

CONSUMPTIVE 26

COPULATIVES 23

DEPRAVITIES 19

DEPRESSIVES 19

DESCRIPTIVE 22

DIAPOSITIVE 19

DISAPPROVAL 23

DISAPPROVED 23

DISAPPROVER 22

DISAPPROVES 22

DISPOSITIVE 19

DISPROVABLE 23

DISSIPATIVE 19

EXPANSIVELY 29

EXPANSIVITY 28

EXPENSIVELY 29

EXPLOSIVELY 29

HERPESVIRUS 21

HYPOTENSIVE 23

IMPASSIVELY 24

IMPASSIVITY 23

IMPERATIVES 21

IMPROVISERS 21

IMPROVISING 24

IMPROVISORS 21

IMPULSIVELY 26

IMPULSIVITY 25

INEXPENSIVE 27

INSCRIPTIVE 22

MISDEVELOPS 23

MISPERCEIVE 24

OVERIMPRESS 21

OVERPASSING 21

OVERPRAISED 19

OVERPRAISES 18

OVERPRECISE 21

OVERPROMISE 21

OVERSLIPPED 23

OVERSUPPING 25

OVIPOSITING 21

OVIPOSITION 19

OVIPOSITORS 18

PALLIATIVES 20

PAPAVERINES 22

PAPOVAVIRUS 26

PASSIVATING 21

PASSIVATION 19

PASSIVENESS 19

PASSIVITIES 18

PEEVISHNESS 21

PEJORATIVES 27

PENDENTIVES 21

PENSIVENESS 20

PERFECTIVES 24

PEROVSKITES 22

PERSECUTIVE 22

PERSEVERING 21

PERSONATIVE 19

PERSPECTIVE 24

PERVASIVELY 25

PERVERSIONS 19

PISCIVOROUS 22

POSITIVISMS 21

POSITIVISTS 18

POSSESSIVES 18

POSTDIVORCE 22

POSTVOCALIC 25

PREINVASION 20

PRELUSIVELY 23

PREPOSITIVE 21

PRESUMPTIVE 25

PREVENTIONS 20

PREVENTIVES 23

PREVISIONAL 20

PREVISIONED 20

PRIMITIVISM 24

PRIMITIVIST 21

PRIVATENESS 19

PRIVATISING 21

PROGRESSIVE 20

PROSPECTIVE 24

PROVIDENCES 23

PROVINCIALS 23

PROVISIONAL 20

PROVISIONED 20

PROVISIONER 19

PROVITAMINS 22

PULVERISING 23

PULVERIZERS 29

PURPOSIVELY 25

PURSUIVANTS 21

REPROVISION 19

REPULSIVELY 23

SEMIPRIVATE 21

SEMPERVIVUM 29

SILVERPOINT 20

SPECULATIVE 23

SPORULATIVE 20

SUPERLATIVE 20

SUPERVENING 23

SUPERVIRILE 20

SUPERVISING 22

SUPERVISION 20

SUPERVISORS 19

SUPERVISORY 21

SUPPRESSIVE 22

SUPPURATIVE 23

SYNCOPATIVE 24

VANPOOLINGS 23

VAPIDNESSES 20

VASOPRESSIN 19

VASOSPASTIC 21

VELOCIPEDES 23

VIBRAPHONES 24

VICEROYSHIP 25

VIDEOPHILES 22

VIDEOPHONES 22

VIEWERSHIPS 23

VITUPERATES 19

VIZIERSHIPS 29

VOICEPRINTS 22

10 letter words with the letters SPIV ↑

ABSORPTIVE 20

ADSORPTIVE 18

APPOSITIVE 20

APPRAISIVE 20

ASCRIPTIVE 20

ASSUMPTIVE 21

CAPTIVATES 20

COMPULSIVE 25

COVERSLIPS 21

DEPRESSIVE 18

DISAPPROVE 21

DISPERSIVE 18

DISPROVING 21

DISRUPTIVE 19

EVAPORITES 17

EXPLETIVES 25

EXPLOSIVES 25

EXPOSITIVE 24

EXPRESSIVE 24

GRAPEVINES 20

IMPERVIOUS 21

IMPLOSIVES 21

IMPOVERISH 22

IMPRESSIVE 20

IMPROVISED 21

IMPROVISER 20

IMPROVISES 20

IMPROVISOR 20

INCEPTIVES 21

INSPECTIVE 21

MISDEVELOP 22

NONPASSIVE 19

OPERATIVES 17

OPPRESSIVE 20

OVERPLAIDS 19

OVERPRAISE 17

OVERPRICES 20

OVERPRINTS 18

OVERPRIZES 26

OVERSIMPLE 21

OVERSIMPLY 23

OVERSPILLS 19

OVIPOSITED 18

OVIPOSITOR 17

PARVOVIRUS 22

PASSIVATED 18

PASSIVATES 17

PASSIVISMS 20

PASSIVISTS 17

PERCEIVERS 20

PERCUSSIVE 21

PERMISSIVE 20

PEROVSKITE 21

PERSUASIVE 18

PERVASIONS 18

PERVERSION 18

PERVERSITY 19

PERVERSIVE 21

PIKESTAVES 21

POLIOVIRUS 19

POSITIVELY 20

POSITIVEST 17

POSITIVISM 20

POSITIVIST 17

POSITIVITY 19

POSSESSIVE 17

POXVIRUSES 25

PRECLUSIVE 22

PRESERVICE 20

PRESERVING 20

PREVIEWERS 20

PREVIOUSLY 21

PREVISIONS 18

PRIMITIVES 20

PRIVATEERS 17

PRIVATIONS 18

PRIVATISED 18

PRIVATISES 17

PRIVATISMS 20

PRIVATIVES 21

PRIVATIZES 26

PRIVILEGES 20

PROPULSIVE 22

PROTENSIVE 18

PROTRUSIVE 18

PROVIRUSES 18

PROVISIONS 18

PULVERISED 20

PULVERISES 19

PULVERIZES 28

PURGATIVES 20

PURSUIVANT 20

REPRESSIVE 17

REPRIEVALS 18

RESORPTIVE 17

RESPECTIVE 20

RESPONSIVE 18

SEPARATIVE 17

SLIPCOVERS 21

SPILLOVERS 19

SPORTIVELY 20

STOVEPIPES 20

SUPERVISED 19

SUPERVISES 18

SUPERVISOR 18

SUPERWIVES 21

SUPPLETIVE 22

SUPPORTIVE 21

SUPRAVITAL 19

SUSCEPTIVE 21

SUSPENSIVE 19

VAMPIRISMS 23

VANASPATIS 18

VAPIDITIES 18

VAPORISING 20

VAPORIZERS 26

VERAPAMILS 21

VESPERTINE 18

VESPIARIES 17

VIBRAHARPS 22

VICARSHIPS 22

VIDEOTAPES 18

VIEWERSHIP 22

VIEWPOINTS 21

VIPEROUSLY 21

VIVIPAROUS 22

VIZIERSHIP 28

9 letter words with the letters SPIV ↑

ANVILTOPS 18

COVERSLIP 20

DEPRIVALS 18

DEPRIVERS 17

DISPROVED 18

DISPROVEN 18

DISPROVES 17

ERUPTIVES 17

EXPANSIVE 24

EXPENSIVE 24

EXPLOSIVE 24

EXPULSIVE 25

IMPASSIVE 19

IMPLOSIVE 20

IMPROVERS 19

IMPROVISE 19

IMPULSIVE 21

LIVETRAPS 17

OPTATIVES 16

OVERPLIES 17

OVERSLIPS 17

OVERSLIPT 17

OVERSPILL 18

OVERSPINS 17

OVIPAROUS 17

OVIPOSITS 16

PARVOLINS 18

PASSIVATE 16

PASSIVELY 19

PASSIVISM 19

PASSIVIST 16

PASSIVITY 18

PAVILIONS 18

PAVILLONS 19

PEEVISHLY 21

PENKNIVES 22

PENSIVELY 20

PERCEIVES 19

PERVASION 17

PERVASIVE 20

PIASSAVAS 16

POSITIVER 16

POSITIVES 16

POVERTIES 16

PRELUSIVE 18

PREVISING 19

PREVISION 17

PREVISORS 16

PRIVACIES 19

PRIVATEST 16

PRIVATISE 16

PRIVATISM 19

PRIVITIES 16

PROVIDERS 17

PROVINCES 20

PROVISION 17

PROVISOES 16

PROVISORY 18

PULVERISE 18

PULVILLUS 21

PURPOSIVE 20

REPLEVIES 17

REPLEVINS 18

REPRIEVES 16

REPULSIVE 18

SLIPCOVER 20

SLIPOVERS 17

SPILLOVER 18

STOVEPIPE 19

SUPERVISE 17

TIPSTAVES 16

VAMPIRISH 21

VAMPIRISM 22

VANASPATI 17

VAPIDNESS 18

VAPORINGS 19

VAPORISED 17

VAPORISES 16

VAPORIZES 25

VICARSHIP 21

VILIPENDS 19

8 letter words with the letters SPIV ↑

CAPTIVES 18

DEPRIVES 16

DISPROVE 16

FIVEPINS 19

IMPROVES 18

OVERSLIP 16

OVERSPIN 16

OVERTIPS 15

OVIPOSIT 15

PAHLAVIS 18

PARVISES 15

PASSIVES 15

PAVIOURS 16

PAVISERS 15

PECCAVIS 21

PELVISES 16

PERVIOUS 16

PIASAVAS 15

PIASSAVA 15

PLAUSIVE 17

PLOSIVES 16

PLUVIALS 18

PLUVIOSE 17

PLUVIOUS 18

POSITIVE 15

POSTDIVE 16

POXVIRUS 23

PRELIVES 16

PREVAILS 16

PREVIEWS 18

PREVIOUS 16

PREVISED 16

PREVISES 15

PREVISOR 15

PRIVATES 15

PRIVIEST 15

PROVIDES 16

PROVIRUS 16

PROVISOS 15

PULVINUS 19

PURVIEWS 19

SLIPOVER 16

SORPTIVE 15

SPAVINED 17

SPORTIVE 15

UPRIVERS 16

VAMPIRES 18

VAPORISE 15

VAPORISH 17

VESPIARY 17

VIPERISH 17

VIPEROUS 16

7 letter words with the letters SPIV ↑

IMPROVS 17

PARVISE 14

PASSIVE 14

PAVINGS 17

PAVIORS 14

PAVISER 14

PAVISES 14

PEAVIES 14

PEEVISH 16

PELVICS 18

PENSIVE 15

PIASAVA 14

PLOSIVE 15

PREVISE 14

PRIVETS 14

PRIVIES 14

PROVISO 14

SPAVIES 14

SPAVIET 14

SPAVINS 15

UPDIVES 16

VAMPISH 19

VESPIDS 15

VESPINE 15

6 letter words with the letters SPIV ↑

PARVIS 13

PAVINS 14

PAVISE 13

PELVIS 14

PIVOTS 13

SPAVIE 13

SPAVIN 14

VESPID 14

VIPERS 13

5 letter words with the letters SPIV ↑

PAVIS 12

SPIVS 12

4 letter words with the letters SPIV ↑

SPIV 11

3 letter words with the letters SPIV ↑

PIS 6

PSI 6

SIP 6

VIS 7

2 letter words with the letters SPIV ↑

IS 2

PI 5

SI 2

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