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15-letter words containing e, l, v

  • cerebrovascular — of or relating to the blood vessels and the blood supply of the brain
  • cervical cancer — a cancer of the cervix (the lower end of the womb)
  • cervical plexus — a network of nerves branching from the spinal nerves of the neck region and innervating the neck, chest, diaphragm, and part of the face.
  • character level — the stage or rank of a player character in a role-playing game or video game: When you advance to a higher character level, your character will have access to more advanced skills.
  • charlottesville — city in central Va.: pop. 45,000
  • cheval de frise — a portable obstacle, usually a sawhorse, covered with projecting spikes or barbed wire, for military use in closing a passage, breaking in a defensive wall, etc.
  • cheval-de-frise — a portable barrier of spikes, sword blades, etc, used to obstruct the passage of cavalry
  • chicken-livered — timid; fearful; cowardly.
  • circumnavigable — Able to be circumnavigated.
  • civil liberties — A person's civil liberties are the rights they have to say, think, and do what they want as long as they respect other people's rights.
  • cleavage-planes — the act of cleaving or splitting.
  • closed interval — an interval on the real line including its end points, as [0, 1], the set of reals between and including 0 and 1
  • closed traverse — a traverse ending at its point of origin.
  • closed universe — (in cosmology) a hypothetical expanding universe that contains sufficient matter to reverse the observed expansion through its gravitational contraction.
  • coldwater-river — a river in NW Mississippi, flowing S to the Tallahatchie River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
  • collaboratively — in the manner of working with others on a joint project
  • collective farm — (chiefly in Communist countries) a farm or group of farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
  • collective mark — a trademark or service mark used by the members of a cooperative, a union, or other collective association to identify themselves as members.
  • collective noun — A collective noun is a noun such as 'family' or 'team' that refers to a group of people or things.
  • colour-reversal — (of film or photographic paper) designed to produce a positive image directly from a positive subject
  • communicatively — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
  • commutative law — a law asserting that the order in which certain logical operations are performed is indifferent.
  • comprehensively — Something that is done comprehensively is done thoroughly.
  • conceivableness — The state or quality of being conceivable.
  • consideratively — in a considerative manner
  • contemplatively — given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind.
  • contradictively — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
  • controversially — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
  • convection cell — a distinct volume of circulating fluid, in a fluid medium under gravity, that is heated from below and cooled from above: usually found in large groupings.
  • conventionalise — Alternative spelling of conventionalize.
  • conventionalism — advocacy of or conformity to that which is established
  • conventionalist — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
  • conventionality — the quality or characteristic of being conventional, esp in behaviour, thinking, etc
  • conventionalize — to make conventional
  • conventual mass — the Mass celebrated daily in a convent church for all members of the conventual community.
  • converging lens — a lens that converts parallel rays of light to convergent rays and produces a real image.
  • converted steel — cement steel.
  • convertibleness — The state of being convertible; convertibility.
  • convolvulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Convolvulaceae, a family of plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and typically a climbing, twining, or prostrate habit: includes bindweed, morning-glory, and sweet potato
  • correlativeness — The state or quality of being correlative.
  • costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
  • counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
  • countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
  • counterviolence — the retaliatory use of violence
  • covaledictorian — A graduating student who shares the position of valedictorian with another student.
  • cover all bases — take full precautions
  • covering letter — A covering letter is a letter that you send with a parcel or with another letter in order to provide extra information.
  • cradle-to-grave — extending throughout one's life, from birth to death: a cradle-to-grave system of health care.
  • critical volume — the volume occupied by one mole or unit mass of a substance in its critical state
  • crocodile river — a river in N South Africa, rising north of Johannesburg and flowing north-westerly into the Marico River on the Botswanan border; a tributary of the Limpopo
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