12-letter words containing i, r, e, t, v
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- eigenvectors — Plural form of eigenvector.
- envigorating — Present participle of envigorate.
- environments — Plural form of environment.
- equivocatory — Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- evening star — Venus as seen after sunset
- event-driven — (programming) A kind of program, such as a graphical user interface, with a main loop which just waits for events to occur. Each event has an associated handler which is passed the details of the event, e.g. mouse button 3 pressed at position (355, 990). For example, X window system and most Visual Basic application programs are event-driven. See also callback.
- everlastings — Plural form of everlasting.
- every bit as — equally, just as
- everywhither — (archaic,or,poetic) to everywhere.
- eviscerating — Present participle of eviscerate.
- evisceration — A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- exaggerative — Marked by exaggeration.
- exasperative — having an exasperating or irritating nature
- export drive — a united effort to increase a country's exports
- expressivity — (uncountable) The quality of being expressive.
- exprobrative — signifying reproach, reproachful
- extra virgin — olive oil: of finest quality
- extractively — in an extractive manner
- extraversion — Alternative spelling of extroversion.
- extroversion — (psychology) Concern with or an orientation toward others or what is outside oneself; behavior expressing such an orientation; the definitive characteristic of an extrovert.
- extrovertish — Extroverted.
- faits divers — brief news stories, as those typically found in some French newspapers, that are sensational, lurid, etc.
- favorite son — (at a national political convention) a candidate nominated for office by delegates from his or her own state.
- federatively — from a federative point of view
- fermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
- festivalgoer — A person attending a festival.
- figuratively — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- fort belvoir — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in NE Virginia on the Potomac.
- gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.
- generatively — capable of producing or creating.
- generativist — a person who follows or promotes the theories of generative grammar.
- generativity — Relating to the ability to create or reproduce.
- gift voucher — gift certificate.
- give or take — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- give over to — If something is given over or given up to a particular use, it is used entirely for that purpose.
- 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 rise to — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- gravitometer — an instrument that measures specific gravities
- gravity cell — a cell containing two electrolytes that have different specific gravities.
- gravity feed — the supplying of fuel, materials, etc., by force of gravity.
- gravity wave — Astronomy, Physics. gravitational wave.
- great divide — the continental divide of North America; the Rocky Mountains.
- haricot vert — green bean.
- harvest mite — chigger (def 1).
- harvest tick — chigger (def 1).