11-letter words containing e, v, r
- blank verse — Blank verse is poetry that does not rhyme. In English literature it usually consists of lines with five stressed syllables.
- body swerve — (esp in football games) the act or an instance of swerving past an opponent
- bonaventura — Saint, called the Seraphic Doctor. 1221–74, Italian Franciscan monk, mystic, theologian, and philosopher; author of a Life of St Francis and Journey of the Soul to God. Feast day: July 14
- bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
- bondservant — a serf or slave
- book review — a description and analysis of a new book
- bow divider — a bow compass, each leg of which terminates in a needle, used to transfer measurements from one area of a drawing to another.
- brain fever — inflammation of the brain or its covering membranes
- brake lever — (on a bicycle) a lever on the handlebar that connects to the brake cable and thus operates the braking mechanism
- brake servo — The brake servo is a device for increasing the pressure of the driver's foot on the brake pedal.
- bravo-river — Mexican Rio Bravo. a river flowing from SW Colorado through central New Mexico and along the boundary between Texas and Mexico into the Gulf of Mexico. 1800 miles (2900 km) long.
- brazzaville — the capital of Congo-Brazzaville, in the south on the River Congo. Pop: 1 153 000 (2005 est)
- break cover — (esp of game animals) to come out from a shelter or hiding place
- brecksville — a town in N Ohio.
- bremerhaven — a port in NW Germany: an outport for Bremen. Pop: 118 276 (2003 est)
- breshkovsky — Catherine, 1844–1934, Russian revolutionary of noble birth: called “the little grandmother of the Russian Revolution.”.
- bridge view — a town in NE Illinois.
- broad river — a river in W North Carolina, flowing S to join the Saluda River, forming the Congaree River in South Carolina. 150 miles (241 km) long.
- broken vein — a ruptured blood vessel
- brownsville — city & port in S Tex., on the Rio Grande: pop. 140,000
- bubble over — to overflow, as boiling liquid
- bur chervil — a plant of the carrot family, Anthriscus caucalis, that is related to and resembles chervil
- bush clover — any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having pinnately trifoliate leaves and heads of pink, purple, cream, or white flowers.
- 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.
- cabin fever — If you describe someone as having cabin fever, you mean that they feel restless and irritable because they have been indoors in one place for too long.
- cantilevers — Plural form of cantilever.
- caravanette — a motor vehicle with an area at the back that is equipped for living in
- career move — a change of job, usually to a position with more responsibility and a higher income
- caressively — caressingly
- carminative — able to relieve flatulence
- carvelbuilt — Alternative form of carvel-built.
- 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.
- cavaliering — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- 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
- cavolo nero — an Italian variety of cabbage with dark green leaves
- cctv camera — a closed-circuit television camera
- celebrative — to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
- centerville — a town in W Ohio.
- cervelliere — a close-fitting cap of mail or plate; coif.
- cervicalgia — Neck pain.
- cesarevitch — the eldest son of a czar.
- chain drive — a chain of links passing over sprockets that transmits rotation from one shaft to another
- change over — If you change over from one thing to another, you stop doing one thing and start doing the other.
- 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
- che guevara — Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.