13-letter words containing a, n, i, v, e
- bougainvillea — Bougainvillea is a climbing plant that has thin, red or purple flowers and grows mainly in hot countries.
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
- cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
- cape province — a former province of S South Africa; replaced in 1994 by the new provinces of Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and part of North-West. Capital: Cape Town
- cape-province — a cape in S Africa, in the SW Republic of South Africa.
- caravansaries — Plural form of caravansary.
- caravanserais — Plural form of caravanserai.
- cardioversion — restoring the rhythm of the heart to normal by applying direct-current electrical shock.
- carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
- carve a niche — If you carve a niche for yourself, you organize your work to create a secure position.
- carving knife — A carving knife is a long sharp knife that is used to cut cooked meat.
- cassivelaunus — 1st century bc, British chieftain, king of the Catuvellauni tribe, who organized resistance to Caesar's invasion of Britain (54 bc)
- cave painting — a painting done by prehistoric people in caves
- cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
- chicken divan — a casserole of boned chicken breast, broccoli or asparagus spears, and cheese sauce
- chilean guava — a tropical shrub or small tree, Ugni molinae, of the myrtle family, having leathery, oval leaves, rose-pink flowers, and blue-black, edible fruit.
- cider vinegar — a type of vinegar produced by the acetification of cider
- cinema verite — films characterized by subjects, actions, etc, that have the appearance of real life
- civil servant — A civil servant is a person who works in the Civil Service in Britain and some other countries, or for the local, state, or federal government in the United States.
- cognitive map — a mental map of one's environment
- combativeness — The state of being combative.
- communicative — Someone who is communicative talks to people, for example about their feelings, and tells people things.
- concatenative — Linked in a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; successive.
- concentrative — tending to concentrate; characterized by concentration
- confederative — of confederates or a confederation
- configurative — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- conflagrative — That produces conflagration.
- confrontative — tending toward or ready for confrontation: They came to the meeting with a confrontational attitude.
- connotatively — the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”. the act of connoting; the suggesting of an additional meaning for a word or expression, apart from its explicit meaning.
- conservancies — Plural form of conservancy.
- conservatives — Plural form of conservative.
- conservatized — Simple past tense and past participle of conservatize.
- conservatoire — A conservatoire is an institution where musicians are trained.
- conservatoria — Plural form of conservatorium.
- considerative — considerate
- consolidative — Tending or having power to consolidate.
- contaminative — That contaminates.
- contemplative — Someone who is contemplative thinks deeply, or is thinking in a serious and calm way.
- continuatives — Plural form of continuative.
- contraceptive — A contraceptive method or device is a method or a device which a woman uses to prevent herself from becoming pregnant.
- contradictive — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
- contrafactive — Denoting a verb that assigns to its object (normally a clausal object) the status of not being true, e.g., pretend and wish.
- contragestive — able to prevent gestation
- contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- contravention — an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition.
- contraversial — Misspelling of controversial.
- contraversion — A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.
- controversial — If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
- conventionary — (of a form of tenure) fixed by convention as opposed to custom
- conversations — Plural form of conversation.