12-letter words containing e, n, l, i, v
- ring-a-levio — a children's game in which members of one group try to find and capture hiding members of another group: a captured player is kept in a circle drawn on the ground and is set free when tagged by a teammate
- river nelson — a river in central Canada, in N central Manitoba, flowing from Lake Winnipeg northeast to Hudson Bay. Length: about 650 km (400 miles)
- rooseveltian — of, pertaining to, advocating, or following the principles, views, or policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or of Theodore Roosevelt.
- salk vaccine — a vaccine that contains three types of inactivated poliomyelitis viruses and induces immunity against the disease.
- salve regina — a prayer in the form of a hymn to the Virgin Mary.
- self-driving — (of a machine) operating without the guidance of a human.
- self-evident — evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.
- self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- self-serving — preoccupied with one's own interests, often disregarding the truth or the interests, well-being, etc., of others.
- semi-invalid — a person who is partially disabled or somewhat infirm
- servant girl — a girl or woman employed as a servant who performs household duties
- service line — Tennis. the rear boundary of a service court.
- silver jenny — a silvery mojarra, Eucinostomus gula, inhabiting warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, along sandy shores.
- silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
- silver point — the melting point of silver, equal to 960.8°C, used as a fixed point on the international temperature scale.
- silver spoon — spoon (def 16).
- slovenliness — untidy or unclean in appearance or habits.
- spinal nerve — any of a series of paired nerves that originate in the nerve roots of the spinal cord and emerge from the vertebrae on both sides of the spinal column, each branching out to innervate a specific region of the neck, trunk, or limbs.
- stanleyville — former name of Kisangani.
- stephenville — a town in central Texas.
- steubenville — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- strongsville — a town in N Ohio.
- surveillance — a watch kept over a person, group, etc., especially over a suspect, prisoner, or the like: The suspects were under police surveillance.
- the evil one — the devil; Satan
- transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- trivial name — a common name or vernacular name, as of a plant or animal
- trypaflavine — acriflavine hydrochloride.
- ultraviolent — characterized by or pertaining to extreme acts of violence
- unachievable — to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
- unalleviated — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
- unambivalent — not ambivalent; definite; certain.
- unapplausive — not giving applause; not expressing praise
- unbelievable — too dubious or improbable to be believed: an unbelievable excuse.
- unbelievably — too dubious or improbable to be believed: an unbelievable excuse.
- uncoercively — in an uncoercive manner
- unconclusive — inconclusive
- uncultivable — capable of being cultivated.
- uncultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- undervaluing — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
- undivestedly — in an undivested manner
- unequivalent — equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.: His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- ungalvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- uninvestable — that can be invested.
- universalism — universal character; universality.
- universalist — a person characterized by universalism, as in knowledge, interests, or activities.
- universality — the character or state of being universal; existence or prevalence everywhere.
- universalize — to make universal.
- unliveliness — the state or quality of being unlively
- unlovingness — an unloving quality or character