10-letter words containing a, t, i, v
- lopatnikov — Nicolai Lvovich [nik-uh-lahy luh-voh-vich;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy lvaw-vyich] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ ləˈvoʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ ˈlvɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. composer, born in Russia.
- lovability — of such a nature as to attract love; deserving love; amiable; endearing.
- lovastatin — a drug, C 24 H 36 O 8 , that reduces the levels of fats in the blood by altering the enzyme activity in the liver that produces lipids.
- lucerative — Misspelling of lucrative.
- medicative — medicinal.
- meditative — given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative.
- memorative — (obsolete) commemorative.
- meta-vlisp — (language) An innovative Lisp dialect by E. St.James of IBP, France.
- mitigative — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- most-divan — sliced and baked in a casserole with broccoli and hollandaise sauce.
- motivating — Effectively providing an incentive.
- motivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
- motivative — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
- motivators — Plural form of motivator.
- movability — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
- movie star — famous film actor
- multivalve — (of a shell) composed of more than two valves or pieces.
- multivocal — having many or different meanings of equal probability or validity: a multivocal word.
- mutilative — Causing or relating to mutilation.
- narratives — Plural form of narrative.
- native cat — any of several catlike dasyures of the genus Dasyurus, of Australia and Tasmania: most populations are now rare.
- native dog — a dingo
- native son — a novel (1940) by Richard Wright.
- nativeness — The state or condition of being native.
- nativistic — the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
- nativities — Plural form of nativity.
- nauseative — causing nausea
- navigating — navigation
- navigation — the act or process of navigating.
- navigators — Plural form of navigator.
- negatively — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- negativism — a negative or pessimistic attitude.
- negativist — a negative or pessimistic attitude.
- negativity — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- nominative — Grammar. (in certain inflected languages, as Sanskrit, Latin, and Russian) noting a case having as its function the indication of the subject of a finite verb, as in Latin Nauta bonus est “The sailor is good,” with nauta “sailor” in the nominative case. similar to such a case in function or meaning.
- non-native — of or relating to a language that is not the first language acquired by a person: It is harder to communicate in your nonnative language.
- nondeviant — Not deviant.
- nonnatives — Plural form of nonnative.
- nonstative — (of a verb) expressing an action or process, as run or grow, and able to be used in either simple or progressive tenses: I run every day. I am running home now.
- nontrivial — not trivial.
- nonvariant — Not variant.
- nonvintage — the wine from a particular harvest or crop.
- novaculite — a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- novitiates — Plural form of novitiate.
- numerative — an act or instance of or the process or result of numbering or counting.
- obligative — implying or involving obligation: an obligative commitment.
- occupative — relating to work or profession
- operatives — Plural form of operative.
- opiniative — Archaic form of opinionative.
- oppilative — obstructive; blocking