11-letter words containing c, o, v, e, t, a
- decurvation — the act of curving downwards
- demy octavo — a book size, 81⁄2 by 51⁄2 inches
- ecoactivist — One who takes part in ecoactivism.
- equivocated — Simple past tense and past participle of equivocate.
- equivocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equivocate.
- equivocator — Agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
- evacuations — Plural form of evacuation.
- eviscerator — Someone who eviscerates, whether physically or metaphorically.
- evocatively — In an evocative manner.
- excavations — Plural form of excavation.
- extra cover — a fielding position between cover and mid-off
- hovercrafts — (nonstandard) Plural form of hovercraft.
- inoculative — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- insectivora — the order comprising the insectivores.
- involucrate — having an involucre.
- live action — of or relating to movies, videos, and the like, that feature real performers, as distinguished from animation: A new live-action version of the classic animated film will be released later this year.
- live-action — of or relating to movies, videos, and the like, that feature real performers, as distinguished from animation: A new live-action version of the classic animated film will be released later this year.
- movie actor — film star
- neuroactive — affecting or interacting directly with the nervous system
- noncreative — having the quality or power of creating.
- nonreactive — tending to react.
- nonvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- oscillative — disposed to oscillation
- ovariectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; oophorectomy.
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- overcaution — excessive caution
- overcoating — a coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather.
- overeducate — to educate too much
- overreacted — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- photoactive — the activation or control of a chemical, chemical reaction, or organism by light, as the activation of chlorophyll by sunlight during photosynthesis.
- prevacation — a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
- proactively — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- procreative — to beget or generate (offspring).
- protractive — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- provocateur — a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.
- provocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- radioactive — of, pertaining to, exhibiting, or caused by radioactivity.
- retroactive — operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective: a retroactive law.
- sao vicente — an island city in SE Brazil.
- slave coast — the coast of W equatorial Africa, between the Benin and Volta rivers: a center of slavery traffic 16th–19th centuries.
- superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- tail covert — any of the feathers concealing the bases of a bird's tail feathers.
- uncombative — not combative or confrontational
- vaginectomy — excision of part or all of the vagina.
- valediction — an act of bidding farewell or taking leave.
- valedictory — bidding goodbye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech.
- vasectomize — to perform a vasectomy on
- vectorially — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
- viceroyalty — the dignity, office, or period of office of a viceroy.