Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 7 compound words that contain captive. The most common are listed below. Open captive in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- captive audienceA person or people who are unable to leave a place or situation and are thus forced to listen to or watch something.
- captive nationA country under the control of a Communist regime (especially the Soviet Union).
- captive bolt pistola device that renders animals unconscious prior to slaughter by impelling a metal bolt into its head
- captive nationsplural of captive nation: A country under the control of a Communist regime (especially the Soviet Union).
- captive portalA web page shown to new users of an access point before they can access the greater Internet.
- captive portalsplural of captive portal: A web page shown to new users of an access point before they can access the greater Internet.
- captive audience meetingA mandatory meeting during working hours, organized by an employer with the purpose of discouraging employees from organizing or joining a labor union.
- captive audience meetingsplural of captive audience meeting: A mandatory meeting during working hours, organized by an employer with the purpose of discouraging employees from organizing or joining a labor union.
- captive bead ringA form of jewellery for piercings, with a small bead that fits into an opening in the circle of a ring.
- captive candidateA political candidate who is under the control or influence of another person.
- non-captiveAlternative form of noncaptive: Not captive.
- captive audiencesplural of captive audience: A person or people who are unable to leave a place or situation and are thus forced to listen to or watch something.
- captive candidatesplural of captive candidate: A political candidate who is under the control or influence of another person.
- take captiveTo take prisoner
- captive bead ringsplural of captive bead ring: A form of jewellery for piercings, with a small bead that fits into an opening in the circle of a ring.
- captive bolt pistolsplural of captive bolt pistol: a device that renders animals unconscious prior to slaughter by impelling a metal bolt into its head
Compound words 7
- captivateTo make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue.
- noncaptiveNot captive.
- captivelyIn a captive manner
- recaptiveA slave freed by the British Royal Navy from a slave ship and brought to Freetown, now Sierra Leone's capital city.
- semicaptiveKept partially in captivity.
- captivanceCaptivity.
- encaptiveTo take as a captive; capture.