11-letter words containing g, i, v, e
- life-giving — imparting, or having the ability to impart, life or vitality; invigorating; vitalizing: life-giving love and praise.
- life-saving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- light curve — a graph showing variations in brightness of celestial objects over time.
- light valve — a light-transmitting device having transmissions that vary in accordance with an electric input, as voltage, current, or an electron beam, used chiefly for recording sound on motion-picture film.
- light verse — verse that is written to entertain, amuse, or please, often by the subtlety of its form rather than by its literary quality.
- lightvessel — A ship equipped with a very large lamp, the ship can be positioned to warn off other ships from dangerous locations. A sort of portable lighthouse.
- living dead — people who are very dull and boring
- living hell — If you describe a place or situation as a living hell, you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant.
- living wage — a wage on which it is possible for a wage earner or an individual and his or her family to live at least according to minimum customary standards.
- livingstone — David, 1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa.
- logic level — the voltage level representing one or zero in an electronic logic circuit
- longevities — Plural form of longevity.
- magen david — Star of David.
- maneuvering — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- manoeuvring — A manoeuvre.
- margraviate — Alternative spelling of margravate.
- margravines — Plural form of margravine.
- marivaudage — Writing style characterized by the refined affection, originating from the writing of the French novelist w Pierre de Marivaux.
- megadiverse — Exhibiting great diversity, especially great biodiversity.
- megavitamin — of, relating to, or using very large amounts of vitamins: megavitamin therapy. Compare orthomolecular.
- merovingian — of or relating to the Frankish dynasty established by Clovis, which reigned in Gaul and Germany from a.d. 476 to 751.
- microgroove — a needle groove so narrow that over 200 can be cut in an inch of playing surface on a long-playing record.
- misbehaving — to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
- mischieving — (now Scotland) The causing of damage or terror; rampaging. (from 15th c.).
- misgoverned — Simple past tense and past participle of misgovern.
- mogen david — Star of David.
- movie-going — the activity of attending films at the cinema
- moviemaking — The production of movies.
- moving jpeg — (graphics, compression) (M-JPEG) A compression technique for moving images which applies JPEG still image compression to each frame of a moving picture sequence. Play-back requires a machine capable of decompressing and displaying each JPEG image quickly enough to sustain the required frame rate of the picture sequence. There is no standard for Moving JPEG as with JPEG, but there are JPEG compression chips (for example see Zoran) which are designed to work at television frame rates and resolutions. See also MPEG and MPEG2.
- navigatable — Navigable.
- neverending — having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
- night raven — a bird that cries in the night.
- nonnegative — (of a real number) greater than or equal to zero.
- objurgative — That objurgates; sharply disapproving.
- observingly — Attentively, observantly.
- olive green — dull yellowish-green colour
- orangeville — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- originative — having or characterized by the power of originating; creative.
- over-sewing — to sew with stitches passing successively over an edge, especially closely, so as to cover the edge or make a firm seam.
- overarching — forming an arch above: great trees with overarching branches.
- overbearing — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- overbetting — the activity or practice of betting more than the usual or permitted amount
- overbidding — Present participle of overbid.
- overblowing — A technique for playing a wind instrument so as to produce overtones.
- overbooking — Present participle of overbook.
- overbridges — Plural form of overbridge.
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- overcoating — a coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather.
- overcooking — Present participle of overcook.
- overcutting — excessive cutting