10-letter words containing a, v, i, r
- cavortings — sexual frolics
- cerevisiae — (informal) The species Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or brewer's yeast.
- charles iv — known as Charles the Fair. 1294–1328, king of France (1322–28): brother of Isabella of France, with whom he intrigued against her husband, Edward II of England
- charles vi — known as Charles the Mad or Charles the Well-Beloved. 1368–1422, king of France (1380–1422): defeated by Henry V of England at Agincourt (1415), he was forced by the Treaty of Troyes (1420) to recognize Henry as his successor
- chevaliers — Plural form of chevalier.
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chivalries — Plural form of chivalry.
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- civil year — calendar year
- clavichord — A clavichord is a musical instrument rather like a small piano. When you press the keys, small pieces of metal come up and hit the strings. Clavichords were especially popular during the eighteenth century.
- clavicular — a bone of the pectoral arch.
- clavierist — a person who plays the clavier
- cofavorite — a joint favourite
- coral vine — a Mexican climbing vine, Antigonon leptopus, of the buckwheat family, having arrow- or heart-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers.
- corelative — correlative
- covariance — a measure of the association between two random variables, equal to the expected value of the product of the deviations from the mean of the two variables, and estimated by the sum of products of deviations from the sample mean for associated values of the two variables, divided by the number of sample points. Written as Cov (X, Y)
- covariates — Plural form of covariate.
- crash dive — a sudden steep dive from the surface by a submarine
- crash-dive — a rapid dive by a submarine made at a steep angle, especially to avoid attack from a surface vessel or airplane.
- creatively — having the quality or power of creating.
- creativity — creative ability; artistic or intellectual inventiveness
- crevassing — Present participle of crevasse.
- crime wave — When more crimes than usual are committed in a particular place, you can refer to this as a crime wave.
- 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.
- curvacious — pleasingly curved
- cutis vera — cutis.
- czarevitch — the eldest son of a czar of Russia
- d'oliviera — Basil (Lewis). 1931–2011, South African-born cricketer who played for England. The South African government's refusal to admit him to the country as part of the England touring party in 1968 led to South Africa being banned from international cricket
- daredevils — Plural form of daredevil.
- datatrieve — (database, language) A query and report system for use with DEC's VMS (RMS, VAX Rdb/VMS or VAX DBMS).
- decorative — Something that is decorative is intended to look pretty or attractive.
- demiquaver — a sixteenth note; semiquaver.
- deprivable — Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived.
- 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.
- detractive — tending or seeking to detract.
- devalorize — Devalue.
- devanagari — a syllabic script in which Sanskrit, Hindi, and other modern languages of India are written
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disfavored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- dish gravy — meat juices, as from a roast, served as a gravy without seasoning or thickening.
- divaricate — to spread apart; branch; diverge.
- dive brake — a flap deployed from the wings or fuselage of an aircraft, as a dive bomber or sailplane, that increases drag to permit a relatively steep angle of descent without a dangerous buildup in speed.
- 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.
- divinatory — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
- divisorial — Lb maths Related to a divisor.
- dragsville — something unpleasantly boring or tedious.