12-letter words containing l, a, v, s
- convulsional — relating to convulsions
- correlatives — Plural form of correlative.
- corrivalship — the position of a corrival
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- curvirostral — having a curved or crooked beak
- czechoslovak — Czechoslovak means belonging or relating to the former state of Czechoslovakia.
- deliverables — items named in a contract, course, or project that must be delivered for its successful completion
- deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
- devaluations — Plural form of devaluation.
- devil's mark — (in witchcraft) a mark, as a scar or blemish, on the body of a person who has made a compact with a devil.
- devolatilise — to cause (a vapor) to liquefy.
- devon island — an island in the Nunavut Territory, N Canada. 20,900 sq. mi. (54,100 sq. km).
- dewar vessel — a container with an evacuated space between two walls that are highly reflective, capable of maintaining its contents at a near-constant temperature over relatively long periods of time; thermos.
- discoverable — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- disgavelling — the act or quality of being without gavelkind
- disinvoltura — Self-assurance; lack of constraint.
- dissuasively — In a dissuasive manner.
- dorsiventral — Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
- dorsoventral — Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.
- dovetail saw — a backsaw for fine woodworking, as dovetailing.
- driving sail — a sail that, when filled, tends to force the hull of a vessel downward (opposed to lifting sail).
- dzhugashvili — Iosif Vissarionovich [Russian yaw-syif-vyi-suh-ryi-aw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ˈyɔ syɪf vyɪ sə ryɪˈɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Stalin, Joseph.
- edwardsville — a town in SW Illinois.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- enviableness — Enviability.
- escape valve — a valve that releases air, steam, etc, above a certain pressure; relief valve or safety valve
- evanescently — In an evanescent manner.
- evangelicals — Plural form of evangelical.
- evangelistic — Seeking to convert others to the Christian faith; missionary.
- everlastings — Plural form of everlasting.
- exhaustively — In an exhaustive manner.
- false gavial — a SE Asian crocodile, Tomistoma schlegeli, similar to but smaller than the gavial
- festivalgoer — A person attending a festival.
- flavorlessly — In a flavorless way.
- galley slave — a person condemned to work at an oar on a galley.
- gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.
- galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.
- galvanotaxis — movement of an organism or any of its parts in a particular direction in response to an electric current; electrotaxis.
- great vassal — (in feudal society) a man who entered into a personal relationship with a king to whom he paid homage and fealty in return for protection and often a fief.
- half-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- halls of ivy — an institution of higher learning; university or college; the academic world.
- heavenliness — (uncountable) The state or quality of being heavenly.
- hever castle — a Tudor mansion near Edenbridge in Kent: home of Anne Boleyn before her marriage; Italian garden added in the 20th century by the Astor family
- hiram revels — Hiram Rhoades [rohdz] /roʊdz/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician: first black senator 1870–71.
- illustrative — serving to illustrate; explanatory: illustrative examples.
- individual's — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- inobservable — Unobservable.
- intravesical — Within the urinary bladder.
- investigable — capable of being investigated.
- invigilators — Plural form of invigilator.