12-letter words containing e, a, v
- buck private — a common soldier
- buenaventura — a major port in W Colombia, on the Pacific coast. Pop: 250 000 (2005 est)
- c'est la vie — that's life
- cadaverously — In a cadaverous manner.
- calvin cycle — a series of reactions, occurring during photosynthesis, in which glucose is synthesized from carbon dioxide
- cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
- canton river — Zhu Jiang.
- canvas shoes — soft shoes with a canvas upper
- capacitively — (physics, electronics) In relation to or in terms of capacitance.
- cape dezhnev — a cape in NE Russia at the E end of Chukchi Peninsula: the northeasternmost point of Asia
- cape verdean — of or relating to Cape Verde or its inhabitants
- capital levy — a tax on capital or property as contrasted with a tax on income
- captive-bred — bred in captivity
- caravan site — A caravan site is an area of land where people can stay in a caravan on holiday, or where people live in caravans.
- caravanserai — (in some Eastern countries esp formerly) a large inn enclosing a courtyard providing accommodation for caravans
- carbon value — an empirical measurement of the tendency of a lubricant to form carbon when in use
- cardioactive — of or relating to a drug or other substance affecting the function of the heart.
- carrier wave — a wave of fixed amplitude and frequency that is modulated in amplitude, frequency, or phase in order to carry a signal in radio transmission, etc
- carvel-built — (of a vessel) having a hull with planks made flush at the seams
- carver chair — a chair of 17th-century New England, having a frame formed entirely of turned pieces, a back filled with several spindles, and no spindles between the arms and the seat.
- cash advance — an amount of money borrowed as a short-term loan against a salary, credit card, etc
- cash-starved — A cash-starved company or organization does not have enough money to operate properly, usually because another organization, such as the government, is not giving them the money that they need.
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- cattle drive — the process of moving cattle across country, often carried out by cowboys on horseback
- cavalierness — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cave cricket — any of several nocturnal, wingless, cricketlike long-horned grasshoppers of the family Gryllacrididae, characterized by a humpbacked appearance and inhabiting dark moist habitats, as caves, cellars, hollow trees, and the ground under logs and stones.
- cave dweller — a prehistoric person; person who lives in a cave
- cavo-relievo — a relief sculpture in which the highest point in the carving is below the level of the original surface
- centumvirate — the office of the centumviri
- cerivastatin — A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
- cervical cap — a plastic or rubber, thimble-shaped contraceptive that is fitted over the cervix to prevent sperm from entering the uterus
- cesar chavez — Carlos [kahr-lohs;; Spanish kahr-laws] /ˈkɑr loʊs;; Spanish ˈkɑr lɔs/ (Show IPA), 1899–1978, Mexican composer and conductor.
- charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- cheval glass — full-length mirror that can swivel
- civilianized — Simple past tense and past participle of civilianize.
- clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- clavicembalo — a harpsichord.
- clavieristic — relating to a clavier
- clean-living — having a wholesome lifestyle
- clean-shaven — If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache.
- close-shaven — (of hair) cut very short
- cloverleaves — Plural form of cloverleaf.
- co-operative — A co-operative is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits.
- coacervation — a reversible, emulsoid stage existing between the sol and gel formations, in which the addition of a third substance causes the separation of the sol into two immiscible liquid phases: an essential stage in the formation of proteins, antibodies, etc.
- coach driver — a person who drives a coach
- cogitatively — In a cogitative manner.
- colliquative — capable of liquefaction or dissolution
- commentative — of or relating to comment or commentary.
- comparatives — Plural form of comparative.