10-letter words containing a, t, v
- coventrate — To devastate by heavy bombing.
- creatively — having the quality or power of creating.
- creativity — creative ability; artistic or intellectual inventiveness
- cultivable — (of land) capable of being cultivated
- cultivated — If you describe someone as cultivated, you mean they are well educated and have good manners.
- cultivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cultivate.
- cultivator — A cultivator is a tool or machine which is used to break up the earth or to remove weeds, for example in a garden or field.
- culvertage — the forfeiture of a person's property, thereby reducing him to the status of a villain
- cumulative — If a series of events have a cumulative effect, each event makes the effect greater.
- cunctative — delay; tardiness.
- curvatures — Plural form of curvature.
- cutis vera — cutis.
- czarevitch — the eldest son of a czar of Russia
- data glove — (hardware, virtual reality) An input device for virtual reality in the form of a glove which measures the movements of the wearer's fingers and transmits them to the computer. Sophisticated data gloves also measure movement of the wrist and elbow. A data glove may also contain control buttons or act as an output device, e.g. vibrating under control of the computer. The user usually sees a virtual image of the data glove and can point or grip and push objects. Examples are Fifth Dimension Technologies (5DT)'s 5th Glove, and Virtual Technologies' CyberGlove. A cheaper alternative is InWorld VR's CyberWand.
- datagloves — Plural form of dataglove.
- datatrieve — (database, language) A query and report system for use with DEC's VMS (RMS, VAX Rdb/VMS or VAX DBMS).
- davenports — Plural form of davenport.
- deactivate — If someone deactivates an explosive device or an alarm, they make it harmless or impossible to operate.
- decorative — Something that is decorative is intended to look pretty or attractive.
- dedicative — of or relating to dedication; serving as a dedication.
- delineavit — (he or she) drew it: used formerly on prints alongside the name of the artist of the original drawing
- delta wave — any of the slowest electrical brain waves, having frequencies less than four hertz and indicating, in adults, deep sleep or brain disease
- demotivate — to cause (a person) to lose motivation
- denervated — Simple past tense and past participle of denervate.
- denotative — able to denote; designative
- depurative — used for or capable of depurating; purifying; purgative
- derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
- derivative — A derivative is something which has been developed or obtained from something else.
- derivatize — to alter (a chemical compound) via a chemical reaction, so that it becomes a derivative
- derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- desalivate — to arrest the flow of saliva in (a human or other animal).
- detonative — (of an explosive, or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously.
- detractive — tending or seeking to detract.
- devaluated — Simple past tense and past participle of devaluate.
- devaluates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devaluate.
- devastated — If you are devastated by something, you are very shocked and upset by it.
- devastates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devastate.
- devastator — to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city. Synonyms: destroy, sack, despoil, raze, ruin, level. Antonyms: create, erect, develop.
- devastavit — the waste or mismanagement, whether wilful or by neglect, of a deceased person's estate by the executor of his or her will or another trustee of the estate
- deviations — Plural form of deviation.
- devitalize — to lower or destroy the vitality of; make weak or lifeless
- devocation — A calling off or away.
- devotional — Devotional activities, writings, or objects relate to religious worship.
- digital tv — Digital TV is the same as digital television.
- divagation — to wander; stray.
- divaricate — to spread apart; branch; diverge.
- dive table — Often, dive tables. a numerical table used by scuba divers to determine time limits of dives, according to depth, as well as possible decompression delays during ascent and requisite surface intervals between dives.
- divemaster — a professional qualified to oversee scuba diving operations, as in salvage work or at a resort, and responsible for procedures and safety, monitoring the whereabouts of divers underwater or at the surface, and making rescues when necessary.
- divination — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
- divinatory — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.