12-letter words containing g, i, v, n
- give rein to — Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- give vent to — to release (an emotion, passion, idea, etc) in an utterance or outburst
- give wing to — to enable to fly or soar on or as if on wings
- good evening — greeting
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- graminivores — Plural form of graminivore.
- grand vizier — the chief officer of state of various Muslim countries, as in the former Ottoman Empire.
- gravel-blind — more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
- graven image — an idol.
- graving dock — an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
- gravity wind — a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.
- grievousness — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- grooving saw — a circular saw used for making grooves
- grovellingly — With grovelling or self-abasement; obsequiously.
- havana cigar — any of various cigars hand rolled in Cuba, known esp for their high quality
- helping verb — auxiliary verb.
- hiv-negative — not infected with the HIV virus
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- inactivating — Present participle of inactivate.
- incogitative — Not cogitative; lacking the power of thought.
- indian giver — a person who gives a gift and then takes it back.
- ingravescent — (esp of a disease) becoming more severe
- interleaving — sector interleave
- intervaginal — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or involving the vagina.
- interventing — Present participle of intervent.
- interviewing — Present participle of interview.
- intervillage — occurring between two or more villages
- interweaving — Present participle of interweave.
- intravaginal — Within the vagina.
- introverting — a shy person.
- invaginating — Present participle of invaginate.
- invagination — the act or process of invaginating.
- invalidating — Present participle of invalidate.
- inveiglement — to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- inventorying — Present participle of inventory.
- invercargill — a city on S South Island, in New Zealand.
- invert sugar — a mixture of the dextrorotatory forms of glucose and fructose, formed naturally in fruits and produced artificially in syrups or fondants by treating cane sugar with acids.
- investigable — capable of being investigated.
- investigated — Simple past tense and past participle of investigate.
- investigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of investigate.
- investigator — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- invigilating — Present participle of invigilate.
- invigilation — The act of watching or invigilating.
- invigilators — Plural form of invigilator.
- invigorating — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- invigoration — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- invigorative — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- invigorators — Plural form of invigorator.
- invitingness — The state of being inviting; attractiveness.