11-letter words containing e, v, r, s
- busy beaver — (theory) (BB) One of a series of sets of Turing Machine programs. The BBs in the Nth set are programs of N states that produce a larger finite number of ones on an initially blank tape than any other program of N states. There is no program that, given input N, can deduce the productivity (number of ones output) of the BB of size N. The productivity of the BB of size 1 is 1. Some work has been done to figure out productivities of bigger Busy Beavers - the 7th is in the thousands.
- cantilevers — Plural form of cantilever.
- caressively — caressingly
- castelvetro — Lodovico [loh-duh-vee-koh;; Italian law-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌloʊ dəˈvi koʊ;; Italian ˌlɔ dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1505–71, Italian philologist and literary critic.
- cavalierish — like a cavalier
- cavalierism — the principles or practice of cavaliers
- cavernously — In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
- cavernulous — possessing or being full of small cavities
- cesarevitch — the eldest son of a czar.
- changeovers — Plural form of changeover.
- charles vii — 1403–61, king of France (1422–61), son of Charles VI. He was excluded from the French throne by the Treaty of Troyes, but following Joan of Arc's victory over the English at Orléans (1429), was crowned
- charles xiv — the title as king of Sweden and Norway of Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
- cherepovets — city in NE Russia, on the Rybinsk Reservoir: pop. 319,000
- chevrotains — Plural form of chevrotain.
- chris evert — Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- circumvents — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent.
- clarksville — city in N Tenn., on the Cumberland River: pop. 103,000
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- coacervates — Plural form of coacervate.
- coin silver — silver having the standard fineness for coinage purposes.
- comic verse — amusing verse
- compressive — compressing or having the power or capacity to compress
- conservable — capable of being conserved: conservable fruits.
- conservancy — Conservancy is used in the names of organizations that work to preserve and protect the environment.
- conservator — A conservator is someone whose job is to clean and repair historical objects or works of art.
- contrastive — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- contravenes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contravene.
- controverse — a controversy
- controversy — Controversy is a lot of discussion and argument about something, often involving strong feelings of anger or disapproval.
- convergents — Plural form of convergent.
- conversable — easy or pleasant to talk to
- conversance — familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.
- conversancy — The condition of being conversant.
- conversated — to have a conversation; converse; talk.
- conversates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conversate.
- conversions — Plural form of conversion.
- corpus vile — a person or thing fit only to be the object of an experiment
- correctives — Plural form of corrective.
- corrosively — In a corrosive manner.
- cove stripe — a decorative stripe painted along the sheer strake of a vessel, esp of a sailing boat
- covenanters — Plural form of covenanter.
- covenantors — Plural form of covenantor.
- cover glass — a thin square of mounted glass used to protect a photographic slide
- cover sheet — top page of a document
- cover story — a story that is alluded to or illustrated on the cover of a magazine
- covermounts — Plural form of covermount.
- cross river — a state of SE Nigeria, on the Gulf of Guinea. Capital: Calabar. Pop: 2 888 966 (2006). Area: 20 156 sq km (7782 sq miles)
- cursiveness — the quality of being cursive
- cyberselves — Plural form of cyberself.
- de seversky — Alexander P(rocofieff)1894-1974; U.S. aeronautical engineer, born in Russia