10-letter words containing m, a, l, v
- movability — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
- move along — advance, go forward
- multivalve — (of a shell) composed of more than two valves or pieces.
- multivocal — having many or different meanings of equal probability or validity: a multivocal word.
- mutilative — Causing or relating to mutilation.
- naval mine — mine2 (def 5).
- overmantel — situated above a mantelpiece.
- palm civet — any of various small to medium-sized, chiefly arboreal cats of the civet family, of southeastern Asia, the East Indies, etc., with a spotted or striped coat and a long curled tail.
- palm grove — small forest of palm trees
- panslavism — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
- primaveral — of, in, or pertaining to the early springtime: primaveral longings to sail around the world.
- primevally — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- relativism — any theory holding that criteria of judgment are relative, varying with individuals and their environments.
- removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
- revealment — the act of revealing; revelation.
- revivalism — the form of religious activity that manifests itself in revivals.
- salverform — (of the corolla of the phlox and certain other flowers) consisting of a narrow tube with flat spreading terminal petals
- semblative — resembling
- similative — implying likeness
- simulative — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- slactivism — the public proclaiming of one's political beliefs through activities that require little effort or commitment
- time value — the duration of a given printed note relative to other notes in a composition or section and considered in relation to the basic tempo
- triumviral — of a triumvir or triumvirate
- trivialism — trivial character.
- valdemar i — ("the Great") 1131–82, king of Denmark 1157–82.
- valve stem — stem1 (def 14).
- veltheimia — any of several bulbous plants of the genus Veltheimia, especially V. viridifolia, native to southern Africa, having glossy, strap-shaped leaves and a long cluster of tubular pinkish flowers.
- vermicidal — a substance or agent used to kill worms, especially a drug used to kill parasitic intestinal worms.
- vermicular — of, relating to, or done by worms.
- verulamian — of or relating to Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam.
- verulamium — ancient name of St. Albans.
- vibraculum — any of the modified polyps on the surface of certain bryozoan colonies, having a long, whiplike appendage that clears away debris.
- video mail — a system for sending a prerecorded video as an email attachment or as an email with a link to the video.
- vigil mass — a Mass held on Saturday evening, attendance at which fulfils one's obligation to attend Mass on Sunday
- villa home — one of a set of suburban bungalows built compactly on the one allotment, esp on the former site of a single bungalow
- vine maple — a maple, Acer circinatum, of the western coast of North America, often having vinelike or prostrate stems that form dense thickets.
- virtualism — the teaching that the bread and wine of the Communion contain Christ's spiritual body and blood
- vladimir i — 956?-1015; Russ. ruler & prince of Kiev (980-1015): converted to Christianity (989), which he introduced into Russia: his day is July 15
- voice mail — an electronic system enabling the recording and storage of (usually digitized) voice messages, which can subsequently be retrieved by the intended recipient.
- voltameter — a device for measuring the quantity of electricity passing through a conductor by the amount of electrolytic decomposition it produces, or for measuring the strength of a current by the amount of such decomposition in a given time.
- voltampere — an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems. Abbreviation: VA.
- william iv — ("the Sailor-King") 1765–1837, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1830–37 (brother of George IV).