12-letter words containing a, c, v
- brevicaudate — having a short tail.
- buck private — a common soldier
- c'est la vie — that's life
- cadaverously — In a cadaverous manner.
- calvin cycle — a series of reactions, occurring during photosynthesis, in which glucose is synthesized from carbon dioxide
- cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
- canton river — Zhu Jiang.
- canvas chair — a chair in which the seat and back are made from canvas
- canvas shoes — soft shoes with a canvas upper
- capacitively — (physics, electronics) In relation to or in terms of capacitance.
- cape dezhnev — a cape in NE Russia at the E end of Chukchi Peninsula: the northeasternmost point of Asia
- cape verdean — of or relating to Cape Verde or its inhabitants
- capital levy — a tax on capital or property as contrasted with a tax on income
- captive-bred — bred in captivity
- car-crash tv — television programmes that show deliberately controversial, disturbing, or horrific material
- caravan site — A caravan site is an area of land where people can stay in a caravan on holiday, or where people live in caravans.
- caravanserai — (in some Eastern countries esp formerly) a large inn enclosing a courtyard providing accommodation for caravans
- carbon value — an empirical measurement of the tendency of a lubricant to form carbon when in use
- cardioactive — of or relating to a drug or other substance affecting the function of the heart.
- carlovingian — Carolingian
- carnivourous — Misspelling of carnivorous.
- carrier wave — a wave of fixed amplitude and frequency that is modulated in amplitude, frequency, or phase in order to carry a signal in radio transmission, etc
- carvel-built — (of a vessel) having a hull with planks made flush at the seams
- carver chair — a chair of 17th-century New England, having a frame formed entirely of turned pieces, a back filled with several spindles, and no spindles between the arms and the seat.
- carving fork — a large, two-tined fork with a metal guard to protect the hand, used to hold meat in place as it is being carved
- cash advance — an amount of money borrowed as a short-term loan against a salary, credit card, etc
- cash-starved — A cash-starved company or organization does not have enough money to operate properly, usually because another organization, such as the government, is not giving them the money that they need.
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- cattle drive — the process of moving cattle across country, often carried out by cowboys on horseback
- cavaco silva — Aníbal (aˈnibal). born 1939, Portuguese statesman; prime minister (1985–95); president (2006–16)
- cavalierness — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cave cricket — any of several nocturnal, wingless, cricketlike long-horned grasshoppers of the family Gryllacrididae, characterized by a humpbacked appearance and inhabiting dark moist habitats, as caves, cellars, hollow trees, and the ground under logs and stones.
- cave dweller — a prehistoric person; person who lives in a cave
- cavity block — a precast concrete block that contains a cavity or cavities
- cavo-relievo — a relief sculpture in which the highest point in the carving is below the level of the original surface
- centumvirate — the office of the centumviri
- cerivastatin — A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
- cervical cap — a plastic or rubber, thimble-shaped contraceptive that is fitted over the cervix to prevent sperm from entering the uterus
- cesar chavez — Carlos [kahr-lohs;; Spanish kahr-laws] /ˈkɑr loʊs;; Spanish ˈkɑr lɔs/ (Show IPA), 1899–1978, Mexican composer and conductor.
- chakravartin — (in Indian philosophy, politics, etc.) an ideal, universal, enlightened ruler, under whom the world exists in justice and peace.
- charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
- chauvinistic — If you describe someone as chauvinistic, you believe that they think their own country is more important and morally better than any other.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- cheval glass — full-length mirror that can swivel
- chip carving — wood carving, usually executed with a knife and characterized by small incisions and simple geometrical patterns.
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- christian iv — 1577–1648, king of Denmark and Norway (1588–1648): defeated in the Thirty Years' War (1629) and by Sweden (1645)
- civilianized — Simple past tense and past participle of civilianize.
- civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
- civilization — Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.