10-letter words containing c, i, v
- bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- brockville — a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- cadaverine — a toxic diamine with an unpleasant smell, produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Formula: NH2(CH2)5NH2
- calaverite — a metallic pale yellow mineral consisting of a telluride of gold in the form of elongated striated crystals. It is a source of gold in Australia and North America. Formula: AuTe2
- camp david — the US president's retreat in the Appalachian Mountains, Maryland: scene of the Camp David Agreement (Sept, 1978) between Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel, mediated by Jimmy Carter, which outlined a framework for establishing peace in the Middle East. This agreement was the basis of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt signed in Washington (March, 1979)
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
- canvaslike — resembling canvas
- canvassing — to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
- capacitive — of electrical capacitance
- capitative — Per head; capitatim.
- captivance — captivity
- captivated — Simple past tense and past participle of captivate.
- captivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captivate.
- captivator — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- caravaggio — Michelangelo Merisi da (mikeˈlandʒelo meˈriːzi da). 1571–1610, Italian painter, noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and for his dramatic use of chiaroscuro
- caravaning — Present participle of caravan.
- caravanist — a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
- caregivers — Plural form of caregiver.
- caregiving — the practice of providing care for a vulnerable neighbour or relative
- caritative — charity.
- carnivores — an animal that eats flesh.
- casimir iv — 1427–92, grand duke of Lithuania (1440–92) and king of Poland (1447–92)
- catenative — Denoting a verb that governs a nonfinite form of another verb, for example, like in I like swimming.
- causatives — Plural form of causative.
- cavalcanti — Guido (ˈɡwiːdo). ?1255–1300, Italian poet, noted for his love poems
- cavalierly — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cavaquinho — A small, four-stringed guitar resembling a ukulele, popular in Brazil and Portugal.
- cavilation — Alternative spelling of cavillation.
- cavillers' — to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
- cavitating — Present participle of cavitate.
- cavitation — the formation of vapour- or gas-filled cavities in a flowing liquid when tensile stress is superimposed on the ambient pressure
- cavortings — sexual frolics
- cerevisiae — (informal) The species Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or brewer's yeast.
- cerf, vint — Vint Cerf
- cervicitis — inflammation of the neck of the uterus
- chaikovski — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich.
- 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
- chauvinism — Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's.
- chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
- chavelling — Present participle of chavel.
- chavtastic — suitable for or designed for chavs
- chekhovian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Anton Chekhov or his writings, especially as they are evocative of a mood of introspection and frustration.
- cher-river — a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- chevaliers — Plural form of chevalier.
- chevesaile — a decorative collar on an article of clothing
- chevisance — an illegal arrangement or pact
- 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.