12-letter words containing a, l, v, e
- articulative — relating to articulation
- assaultively — in an assaultive manner
- assimilative — of or causing assimilation; assimilating
- assumptively — taken for granted.
- at eye level — at the height of somebody's eyes
- at intervals — If something happens at intervals, it happens several times with gaps or pauses in between.
- attractively — In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
- autumn olive — a spiny shrub (Elaeagnus umbellata) of the oleaster family, having leaves covered with silvery or brown scales
- average life — the average time that an unstable particle or nucleus survives before it decays.
- avowableness — the quality or condition of being avowable
- axis of evil — North Korea, Iraq, and Iran when considered together as a perceived threat to world stability
- baklava code — (humour, programming) Code with too many layers. Also known as Lasagne Code.
- balloon vine — a tropical tendril-climbing sapindaceous plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, cultivated for its ornamental balloon-like seed capsules
- barrel vault — a vault in the form of a half cylinder
- bartlesville — a city in NE Oklahoma.
- basilic vein — a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm
- beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
- beaver falls — a city in W Pennsylvania.
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- bevel square — a woodworker's square with an adjustable arm that can be set to mark out an angle or to check the slope of a surface
- bib overalls — overall (def 3a).
- bioavailable — the extent to which a nutrient or medication can be used by the body.
- black velvet — a mixture of stout and champagne in equal proportions
- bougainville — an island in the W Pacific, in Papua New Guinea: the largest of the Solomon Islands: unilaterally declared independence in 1990; occupied by government troops in 1992, and granted autonomy in 2001. Chief town: Kieta. Area: 10 049 sq km (3880 sq miles)
- boulevardier — (originally in Paris) a fashionable man, esp one who frequents public places
- broad-leaved — denoting trees other than conifers, most of which have broad rather than needle-shaped leaves
- 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.
- capacitively — (physics, electronics) In relation to or in terms of capacitance.
- capital levy — a tax on capital or property as contrasted with a tax on income
- carbon value — an empirical measurement of the tendency of a lubricant to form carbon when in use
- carvel-built — (of a vessel) having a hull with planks made flush at the seams
- cattle drive — the process of moving cattle across country, often carried out by cowboys on horseback
- cavalierness — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cave dweller — a prehistoric person; person who lives in a cave
- cavo-relievo — a relief sculpture in which the highest point in the carving is below the level of the original surface
- cervical cap — a plastic or rubber, thimble-shaped contraceptive that is fitted over the cervix to prevent sperm from entering the uterus
- charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- cheval glass — full-length mirror that can swivel
- civilianized — Simple past tense and past participle of civilianize.
- clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- clavicembalo — a harpsichord.
- clavieristic — relating to a clavier
- clean-living — having a wholesome lifestyle
- clean-shaven — If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache.
- close-shaven — (of hair) cut very short
- cloverleaves — Plural form of cloverleaf.