12-letter words containing m, a, v, i
- envenomation — The injection of a venom etc by means of a sting, etc.
- envisagement — The act of envisaging.
- evening meal — dinner or supper
- family leave — a leave of absence from work in order to have or take care of a baby or to care for an ailing family member.
- fermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
- fluviomarine — of or formed by the combined action of river and sea.
- graminivores — Plural form of graminivore.
- graven image — an idol.
- gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
- gravitometer — an instrument that measures specific gravities
- gravitropism — (biology, botany) a plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.
- hair removal — depilatory treatment
- hair remover — depilatory cream
- harlem river — tidal river separating Manhattan Island from the Bronx &, with Spuyten Duyvil Creek, connecting the East River with the Hudson: c. 8 mi (12.9 km)
- harvest mite — chigger (def 1).
- harvest time — season when crops are gathered
- have in mind — to remember
- have it made — simple past tense and past participle of make1 .
- hiram revels — Hiram Rhoades [rohdz] /roʊdz/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician: first black senator 1870–71.
- humeral veil — a fringed scarf, usually white and ornamented in the middle, worn over the shoulders by a priest or subdeacon during certain parts of a High Mass.
- hypervolemia — (medicine) An abnormal increase in the volume of blood circulating through the body.
- hypovolaemia — Alternative form of hypovolemia.
- illuminative — giving light; illuminating.
- immovability — incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary.
- imperatively — absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
- improvisator — a person who improvises; improviser.
- imputatively — In an imputative fashion or manner.
- ivy geranium — a trailing geranium, Pelargonium peltatum, of southern Africa, having a fleshy stem that becomes woody with age, glossy, ivy-shaped leaves, and clusters of flowers ranging from white to deep rose in color.
- kurchatovium — (chemistry) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
- lignum vitae — either of two tropical American trees, Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum, of the caltrop family, having very hard, heavy wood.
- 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.
- maid service — cleaner, cleaning business
- maidservants — Plural form of maidservant.
- make believe — the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- make-believe — pretense, especially of an innocent or playful kind; feigning; sham: the make-believe of children playing.
- maladjustive — Exhibiting or relating to maladjustment.
- 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.
- 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.
- manoeuvrings — Plural form of manoeuvring.
- manu-service — denoting a business that involves both the manufacture of goods and the provision of after-sales services
- markov chain — a Markov process restricted to discrete random events or to discontinuous time sequences.
- martinsville — a city in S Virginia.
- mauvaise foi — (in the philosophy of Sartre) the expression usually rendered as bad faith