10-letter words containing a, i, r, v, e
- averagings — average values
- aversation — (obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
- avertiment — an advertisement
- aviatrices — Plural form of aviatrix.
- aviculture — the keeping and rearing of birds
- avirulence — The state of being avirulent.
- ayurvedics — a therapeutic system based on the Ayurveda
- back river — a river in N Canada, flowing northeast through Nunavut to the Arctic Ocean. Length: about 966 km (600 miles)
- bear river — a river in NE Utah, SW Wyoming, and SE Idaho, flowing into the Great Salt Lake. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- behavioral — Behavioral means relating to the behavior of a person or animal, or to the study of their behavior.
- behaviours — manner of behaving or acting.
- braaivleis — a picnic at which meat is cooked over an open fire; a barbecue
- brain wave — any of the fluctuations of electrical potential in the brain as represented on an electroencephalogram. They vary in frequency from 1 to 30 hertz
- bridalveil — a waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California. 620 feet (189 meters) high.
- cadaverine — a toxic diamine with an unpleasant smell, produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Formula: NH2(CH2)5NH2
- calaverite — a metallic pale yellow mineral consisting of a telluride of gold in the form of elongated striated crystals. It is a source of gold in Australia and North America. Formula: AuTe2
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
- caregivers — Plural form of caregiver.
- caregiving — the practice of providing care for a vulnerable neighbour or relative
- caritative — charity.
- carnivores — an animal that eats flesh.
- cavalierly — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cavillers' — to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
- cerevisiae — (informal) The species Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or brewer's yeast.
- charles iv — known as Charles the Fair. 1294–1328, king of France (1322–28): brother of Isabella of France, with whom he intrigued against her husband, Edward II of England
- charles vi — known as Charles the Mad or Charles the Well-Beloved. 1368–1422, king of France (1380–1422): defeated by Henry V of England at Agincourt (1415), he was forced by the Treaty of Troyes (1420) to recognize Henry as his successor
- chevaliers — Plural form of chevalier.
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chivalries — Plural form of chivalry.
- civil year — calendar year
- clavierist — a person who plays the clavier
- cofavorite — a joint favourite
- coral vine — a Mexican climbing vine, Antigonon leptopus, of the buckwheat family, having arrow- or heart-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers.
- corelative — correlative
- covariance — a measure of the association between two random variables, equal to the expected value of the product of the deviations from the mean of the two variables, and estimated by the sum of products of deviations from the sample mean for associated values of the two variables, divided by the number of sample points. Written as Cov (X, Y)
- covariates — Plural form of covariate.
- crash dive — a sudden steep dive from the surface by a submarine
- crash-dive — a rapid dive by a submarine made at a steep angle, especially to avoid attack from a surface vessel or airplane.
- creatively — having the quality or power of creating.
- creativity — creative ability; artistic or intellectual inventiveness
- crevassing — Present participle of crevasse.
- crime wave — When more crimes than usual are committed in a particular place, you can refer to this as a crime wave.
- cutis vera — cutis.
- czarevitch — the eldest son of a czar of Russia
- d'oliviera — Basil (Lewis). 1931–2011, South African-born cricketer who played for England. The South African government's refusal to admit him to the country as part of the England touring party in 1968 led to South Africa being banned from international cricket
- daredevils — Plural form of daredevil.
- datatrieve — (database, language) A query and report system for use with DEC's VMS (RMS, VAX Rdb/VMS or VAX DBMS).
- decorative — Something that is decorative is intended to look pretty or attractive.
- demiquaver — a sixteenth note; semiquaver.
- deprivable — Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived.