10-letter words containing m, o, v
- home video — a videotape recorded by camcorder generally for noncommercial use, especially for viewing at home.
- home visit — a visit by a health professional to a patient in their home
- home-lover — a person who enjoys being at home and who is fond of their family
- hoover dam — official name of Boulder Dam.
- howsomever — in whatever manner, although
- ignivomous — (archaic) Throwing out fire, as a volcano does.
- immovables — Plural form of immovable.
- immoveable — Alternative spelling of immovable.
- impervious — not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
- impoverish — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
- improvable — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- improve on — refine, develop
- improvised — made or said without previous preparation: an improvised skit.
- improviser — to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech.
- improvises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improvise.
- involucrum — involucre.
- ivory palm — the palm bearing the common ivory nut.
- kolmogorov — Andrei Nikolaevich (anˈdrjej nikaˈlajəvitʃ). (1903–87), Soviet mathematician, who made important contributions to the theoretical foundations of probability
- lemon vine — Barbados gooseberry (def 1).
- limivorous — of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it.
- livingroom — Alternative form of 'living room'.
- locomotive — a self-propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars.
- love match — a marriage entered into for love alone.
- lovemaking — the act of courting or wooing.
- macrolevel — at or on a level that is large in scale or scope: macrolevel research on crime rates in urban areas.
- malevolent — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- malinovsky — Rodion Yakovlevich [ruh-dyi-awn yah-kuh-vlyi-vyich] /rə dyɪˈɔn ˈyɑ kə vlyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Russian army officer: minister of defense of the U.S.S.R. 1957–67.
- malvaceous — belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.
- manoeuvred — Simple past tense and past participle of manoeuvre.
- manoeuvrer — Alternative spelling of maneuverer.
- manoeuvres — A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
- marvellous — superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
- maskirovka — the use, by Russia or the former Soviet Union, of military deception intended to confuse Western intelligence
- mavourneen — darling; dear.
- mayakovski — Vladimir Vladimirovich [vlad-uh-meer vlad-uh-meer-uh-vich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir vluh-dyee-myi-ruh-vyich] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˌvlæd əˈmɪər əˌvɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr vlʌˈdyi myɪ rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1930, Russian poet.
- memorative — (obsolete) commemorative.
- mesovarium — the mesentery of the ovary.
- mezza voce — (in singing) softly; quietly
- miaskovsky — Nikolai Yakovlevich [nik-uh-lahy;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy yuh-kaw-vlyuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ yʌˈkɔ vlyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1950, Russian composer.
- microdrive — a type of memory card that has moving parts and can store large amounts of data
- microlevel — A microscopic level.
- microvilli — any of the small, fingerlike projections of the surface of an epithelial cell.
- microvolts — Plural form of microvolt.
- microwaved — Simple past tense and past participle of microwave.
- microwaves — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
- mihailovic — Draža [Serbo-Croatian. drah-zhah] /Serbo-Croatian. ˈdrɑ ʒɑ/ (Show IPA), Mikhailovitch, Draja.
- millivolts — Plural form of millivolt.
- minivolley — a version of volleyball played with fewer players per team than the standard number of six
- mischivous — Obsolete spelling of mischievous.
- misdevelop — to develop in a faulty or abnormal manner