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14-letter words containing a, l, i, v, e, n

  • conservatorial — of or relating to a conservator or conservators
  • consultatively — of or relating to consultation; advisory.
  • contemplatives — Plural form of contemplative.
  • conventionally — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
  • conversational — Conversational means relating to, or similar to, casual and informal talk.
  • countervailing — A countervailing force, power, or opinion is one which is of equal strength to another one but is its opposite or opposes it.
  • cumulativeness — The state or quality of being cumulative.
  • curvilinearity — consisting of or bounded by curved lines: a curvilinear figure.
  • dead-and-alive — (of a place, activity, or person) dull; uninteresting
  • decivilization — those people or nations that have reached such a state.
  • derivationally — In a derivational manner.
  • devaluationist — a person, as an economist, who advocates the devaluation of a currency.
  • devil's island — one of the three Safety Islands, off the coast of French Guiana: formerly a leper colony, then a French penal colony from 1895 until 1938. Area: less than 2 sq km (1 sq mile)
  • devitalization — The act of devitalizing.
  • digital native — a person who has been familiar with computers, the Internet, and other digital technology from a young age. Compare digital immigrant.
  • dispensatively — in a dispensative manner
  • divine healing — healing through divine intervention as in response to prayer or because of faith.
  • dovetail hinge — a strap hinge having leaves which are narrower at their junction than at their other extremities.
  • dovetail joint — A dovetail or a dovetail joint is a joint used for fitting two pieces of wood tightly together.
  • dovetail plane — a plane for cutting tongues and grooves with parallel or inclined sides.
  • driving barrel — (in a weight-driven clock) the drum turned by the descent of the weight, which drives the clock mechanism.
  • elevated train — a train that runs on an elevated railway
  • estivoautumnal — (mainly US) Variant spelling of 'aestivoautumnal'.
  • evangelicalism — (Christianity, historical) Lutheranism.
  • evangelisation — Alternative spelling of evangelization.
  • evangelization — The act of evangelizing; the state of being evangelized.
  • evolutionarily — In an evolutionary manner.
  • ewe equivalent — the basic measure for calculating stock unit
  • false negative — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding. a person who receives this test result.
  • false-negative — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding. a person who receives this test result.
  • family viewing — television programmes that are suitable for both adults and children
  • final dividend — the dividend paid on the basis of a company's results for a whole financial year. The final dividend is usually voted on at a company's AGM
  • five-year plan — any plan for national economic or industrial development specifying goals to be reached within a period of five years, especially as undertaken by the Soviet Union and China.
  • floating voter — those voters collectively who are not permanently attached to any political party.
  • franklin stove — a cast-iron stove having the general form of a fireplace with enclosed top, bottom, side, and back, the front being completely open or able to be closed by doors.
  • gentian violet — a dye derived from rosaniline, used in chemistry as an indicator and in medicine as a fungicide, bactericide, anthelmintic, and in the treatment of burns.
  • giovanni leone — Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1908–2001, Italian political leader: prime minister 1963, 1968; president 1971–78.
  • goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
  • grain elevator — elevator (def 4).
  • granary weevil — a reddish-brown weevil, Sitophilus granarius, that infests stored grain.
  • greek valerian — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. reptans, having pinnate leaves and blue flowers.
  • half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
  • half-convinced — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
  • hand-delivered — (of a letter or parcel) delivered by the sender rather than a postman or courier
  • hanging valley — a valley, the lower end of which opens high above a shore, usually caused by the rapid erosion of a cliff.
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • hyper-vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
  • hyperventilate — to be afflicted with hyperventilation; breathe abnormally fast and deep.
  • hypervigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
  • hypoventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypoventilate.
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