11-letter words containing c, i, v, e
- bupivacaine — a local anaesthetic of long duration, used for nerve blocks
- bur chervil — a plant of the carrot family, Anthriscus caucalis, that is related to and resembles chervil
- cabin fever — If you describe someone as having cabin fever, you mean that they feel restless and irritable because they have been indoors in one place for too long.
- cablevision — cable television.
- calculative — the act or process of calculating; computation.
- calefactive — producing heat
- cantilevers — Plural form of cantilever.
- captivative — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- caressively — caressingly
- carminative — able to relieve flatulence
- carvelbuilt — Alternative form of carvel-built.
- catonsville — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- causatively — acting as a cause; producing (often followed by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war.
- cavaliering — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cavalierish — like a cavalier
- cavalierism — the principles or practice of cavaliers
- celebrative — to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
- celestine v — Saint (Pietro di Murrone or Morone) 1215–96, Italian ascetic: pope 1294.
- centerville — a town in W Ohio.
- cervelliere — a close-fitting cap of mail or plate; coif.
- cervicalgia — Neck pain.
- cesarevitch — the eldest son of a czar.
- chain drive — a chain of links passing over sprockets that transmits rotation from one shaft to another
- charles vii — 1403–61, king of France (1422–61), son of Charles VI. He was excluded from the French throne by the Treaty of Troyes, but following Joan of Arc's victory over the English at Orléans (1429), was crowned
- charles xiv — the title as king of Sweden and Norway of Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
- chest voice — a voice of the lowest speaking or singing register
- chevrotains — Plural form of chevrotain.
- chichivache — (in early English literature) a mythical animal, usually depicted as a cow verging on starvation, that existed solely by devouring virtuous women.
- chili verde — a stew of beef or pork, or both, flavored with hot green peppers.
- chris evert — Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- circleville — a city in S central Ohio.
- circulative — Promoting circulation; circulating.
- circumvents — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent.
- circumvolve — to (cause to) turn around
- civil death — (formerly) the loss of all civil rights because of a serious conviction
- civilianize — to change the status of (an armed force, a base, etc) from military to nonmilitary
- clarksville — city in N Tenn., on the Cumberland River: pop. 103,000
- clavecinist — a person who plays the clavecin
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- clement vii — original name Giulio de' Medici. 1478–1534, pope (1523–34): refused to authorize the annulment of the marriage of Henry VIII of England to Catherine of Aragon (1533)
- clement xiv — (Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli; Lorenzo Ganganelli) 1705–74, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1769–74.
- clerk vicar — a lay officer in a cathedral who performs those parts of a service not reserved to the priests.
- clever dick — a person considered to have an unwarrantably high opinion of his or her own ability or knowledge
- clove hitch — a knot or hitch used for securing a rope to a spar, post, or larger rope
- coagulative — Obsolete. coagulated.
- coatesville — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
- cocultivate — to cultivate jointly
- coevolution — the evolution of complementary adaptations in two or more species of organisms because of a special relationship that exists between them, as in insect-pollinated plants and their insect pollinators
- coextensive — of the same limits or extent
- coffeyville — a city in SE Kansas.