10-letter words containing a, d, v
- dive brake — a flap deployed from the wings or fuselage of an aircraft, as a dive bomber or sailplane, that increases drag to permit a relatively steep angle of descent without a dangerous buildup in speed.
- dive table — Often, dive tables. a numerical table used by scuba divers to determine time limits of dives, according to depth, as well as possible decompression delays during ascent and requisite surface intervals between dives.
- divemaster — a professional qualified to oversee scuba diving operations, as in salvage work or at a resort, and responsible for procedures and safety, monitoring the whereabouts of divers underwater or at the surface, and making rescues when necessary.
- divination — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
- divinatory — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
- divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- divisorial — Lb maths Related to a divisor.
- divulgated — to make publicly known; publish.
- dolce vita — sweet life; the good life perceived as one of physical pleasure and self-indulgence (usually preceded by la).
- dominative — dominating; controlling.
- dorsovelar — articulated with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, as (k) and (ŋ)
- dovetailed — noting a partition line or a charge, as an ordinary, having a series of indentations suggesting dovetails.
- dragsville — something unpleasantly boring or tedious.
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.
- drawshaves — Plural form of drawshave.
- drive away — depart in a vehicle
- driver ant — army ant.
- driveshaft — A rotating shaft that transmits torque in an engine.
- drivetrain — the power train of an automotive vehicle consisting of all the components between the engine and driving wheels and including the clutch and axle, as well as the components of the driveline.
- driving at — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- drop valve — a valve, as for a steam engine, that drops freely to close.
- dry valley — a valley originally produced by running water but now waterless
- dubitative — doubting; doubtful.
- durnovaria — the Latin name for a town in S England, administrative centre of Dorset: associated with Thomas Hardy, esp as the Casterbridge of his novels. Pop: 16 171 (2001)
- duumvirate — a coalition of two persons holding the same office, as in ancient Rome.
- dvd player — machine: plays DVDs
- eau de vie — brandy, especially a coarser and less purified variety.
- eavesdrops — Plural form of eavesdrop.
- edward vii — (Albert Edward"the Peacemaker") 1841–1910, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1901–10 (son of Queen Victoria).
- endeavored — Simple past tense and past participle of endeavor.
- endeavours — Plural form of endeavour.
- evaginated — Simple past tense and past participle of evaginate.
- evaporated — Simple past tense and past participle of evaporate.
- evenhanded — Fair and having no partiality.
- eventuated — Simple past tense and past participle of eventuate.
- everglades — Plural form of everglade.
- evidential — Of or providing evidence.
- fancy dive — any of the series of specified dives executed in fancy diving, as the jackknife or gainer.
- federative — pertaining to or of the nature of a federation.
- find favor — to be regarded with favor; be pleasing to
- five-a-day — the five portions of fruit and vegetables that people are recommended to eat every day as part of a healthy diet
- flavonoids — Plural form of flavonoid.
- food value — The food value of a particular food is a measure of how good it is for you, based on its level of vitamins, minerals, or calories.
- foveolated — Foveolate.
- galavanted — Simple past tense and past participle of galavant.
- galvanised — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- galvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- give guard — (of an umpire) to indicate such a position to a batsman
- grandville — a town in SW Michigan.
- gravesides — Plural form of graveside.