12-letter words containing m, a, v, e, n
- machiavelian — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- madeira vine — a herbaceous tropical vine, Anredera cordifolia, having shiny leaves and small, fragrant, white flowers.
- madisonville — a city in W Kentucky.
- maidservants — Plural form of maidservant.
- malevolently — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- malt vinegar — acidic condiment made from malted barley
- malternative — An alcoholic beverage that contains some malt alcohol, and may contain other types of alcohol, and that is an alternative to beer.
- malvern hill — a plateau in E Virginia, SE of Richmond: battle 1862.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- maneuverable — capable of being steered or directed; easy to maneuver: The polyethylene craft remains as durable and maneuverable as any conventional high-performance kayak.
- maneuverings — Plural form of maneuvering.
- manipulative — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- manoeuvering — Present participle of manoeuver.
- manoeuvrable — Alternative spelling of maneuverable.
- manoeuvrings — Plural form of manoeuvring.
- manu-service — denoting a business that involves both the manufacture of goods and the provision of after-sales services
- martinsville — a city in S Virginia.
- median nerve — a nerve that carries impulses between a part of the body and the central nervous system
- mexican wave — If a crowd of people do a Mexican wave, each person in the crowd stands up and puts their arms in the air after the person to one side of them, creating a continuous wave-like motion through the crowd.
- ministrative — Serving to aid; ministering.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- mixing valve — a valve receiving water from both a hot-water and a cold-water line and controlling the relative amount of water admitted from each.
- moveableness — The quality of being moveable.
- movie rating — a classification of a film as according to the age of viewers thought suitable to see it, and which can differ according to the level in the film of violent content, sexual content, etc
- multivalence — Chemistry. having a valence of three or higher.
- nemorivagant — Lb rare wandering in the woods.
- nomenclative — relating to the act of naming
- noncombative — Not combative.
- nonimitative — not tending to imitate, not involving imitation
- nonnormative — Not normative.
- nonremovable — that may be removed.
- normal curve — a bell-shaped curve showing a particular distribution of probability over the values of a random variable. Also called Gaussian curve, probability curve.
- outmaneuvers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmaneuver.
- outmanoeuvre — British. outmaneuver.
- overcramming — excessive cramming
- overdominant — excessively dominant
- overmannered — excessively mannered
- overornament — to decorate excessively
- overtime ban — a refusal by employees to work overtime
- remotivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
- remunerative — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
- roman-fleuve — saga (def 3).
- semi-invalid — a person who is partially disabled or somewhat infirm
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- steam-driven — powered by steam
- stove enamel — a type of enamel made heatproof by treatment in a stove
- tautavel man — Arago man.
- transmissive — the act or process of transmitting.
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- transvestism — the practice, especially of men, of wearing clothing usually associated with the opposite sex for psychological gratification.