11-letter words containing i, n, v
- aversion-to — a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.
- avocational — of or relating to avocation
- backsolving — Present participle of backsolve.
- baranavichy — a city in W central Belarus, SW of Minsk.
- baranovichi — a city in W central Belarus, SW of Minsk.
- baryshnikov — Mikhail. born 1948, Soviet-born ballet dancer, who defected (1974) to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet: director (1980–90) of the American Ballet Theatre
- bcg vaccine — a vaccine made from weakened strains of tubercle bacilli, used to produce immunity against tuberculosis.
- bean weevil — any of various beetles of the family Bruchidae (or Lariidae), the larvae of which live in the seeds of leguminous plants
- bedevilling — (British) present participle of bedevil.
- bedevilment — to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
- believingly — with belief; in a believing manner
- benedict iv — died a.d. 903, pope 900–03.
- benedict vi — died a.d. 974, pope 973–74.
- benedict xv — original name Giacomo della Chiesa. 1854–1922, pope (1914–22); noted for his repeated attempts to end World War I and for his organization of war relief
- benedictive — relating to a benediction or blessing
- benefactive — of or relating to a linguistic form, case, or semantic role that denotes the person or persons for whom an action is performed, as for his son in He opened the door for his son.
- bensenville — a town in NE Illinois.
- bevel joint — a miter joint, especially one in which two pieces meet at other than a right angle.
- bi-bivalent — separating into two bivalent ions
- biconvexity — the characteristic of having two convex surfaces
- bivouacking — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- bone spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
- boniface iv — Saint, pope a.d. 608–615.
- boniface vi — pope a.d. 896.
- bony spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by a bony growth, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- brain fever — inflammation of the brain or its covering membranes
- broken vein — a ruptured blood vessel
- brownsville — city & port in S Tex., on the Rio Grande: pop. 140,000
- buena vista — a village in NE Mexico, near Saltillo: site of the defeat of the Mexicans by US forces (1847)
- bupivacaine — a local anaesthetic of long duration, used for nerve blocks
- 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.
- cablevision — cable television.
- cakravartin — (in Indian philosophy, politics, etc.) an ideal, universal, enlightened ruler, under whom the world exists in justice and peace.
- cantilevers — Plural form of cantilever.
- captivating — Someone or something that is captivating fascinates or attracts you.
- captivation — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- caravanning — Caravanning is the activity of having a holiday in a caravan.
- carminative — able to relieve flatulence
- carnivorism — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.
- catonsville — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- cavaliering — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cavillation — any objection made to or dispute raised about trivial points or frivolities
- celestine v — Saint (Pietro di Murrone or Morone) 1215–96, Italian ascetic: pope 1294.
- centerville — a town in W Ohio.
- chain drive — a chain of links passing over sprockets that transmits rotation from one shaft to another
- chauvinists — zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory.
- chevrotains — Plural form of chevrotain.
- circumvents — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent.
- civil union — a legally recognized marriage-like union of same-sex partners