10-letter words containing m, v
- covermount — A covermount is a small gift attached to the front cover of a magazine.
- crime wave — When more crimes than usual are committed in a particular place, you can refer to this as a crime wave.
- cult movie — film with small but enthusiastic fan base
- cumulative — If a series of events have a cumulative effect, each event makes the effect greater.
- demiquaver — a sixteenth note; semiquaver.
- demivierge — a woman who engages in promiscuous sexual activity but retains her virginity
- demotivate — to cause (a person) to lose motivation
- derivement — (obsolete) That which is derived; deduction; inference.
- devotement — The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow.
- devourment — the act of devouring
- dime novel — a cheap melodramatic or sensational novel, usually in paperback and selling for ten cents, especially such an adventure novel popular c1850 to c1920.
- diminutive — small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model-train layout.
- disemvowel — to remove the vowels from (a word in a text message, email, etc) in order to abbreviate it
- disimprove — (transitive, rare) to make worse.
- dismissive — indicating dismissal or rejection; having the purpose or effect of dismissing, as from one's presence or from consideration: a curt, dismissive gesture.
- divemaster — a professional qualified to oversee scuba diving operations, as in salvage work or at a resort, and responsible for procedures and safety, monitoring the whereabouts of divers underwater or at the surface, and making rescues when necessary.
- divestment — the act of divesting.
- dominative — dominating; controlling.
- dove prism — a prism that inverts a beam of light, often used in a telescope to produce an erect image.
- drive home — to cause to penetrate to the fullest extent
- drive time — the time or estimated time to drive between two points or to one's destination.
- drive-time — driving time.
- durovernum — the Latin name for a city in SE England, in E Kent: starting point for St Augustine's mission to England (597 ad); cathedral where St Thomas à Becket was martyred (1170); seat of the archbishop and primate of England; seat of the University of Kent (1965). Pop: 43 552 (2001)
- duumvirate — a coalition of two persons holding the same office, as in ancient Rome.
- earthmover — a vehicle, as a bulldozer, for pushing or carrying excavated earth from place to place.
- emissivity — (physics) The energy-emitting propensity of a surface, usually measured at a specific wavelength.
- enlevement — an abduction
- envenomate — (of a snake, scorpion, spider, or insect) poison by biting or stinging.
- envenoming — Present participle of envenom.
- estimative — Of or pertaining to an estimate or to estimation.
- evangelism — The spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness.
- even money — a bet in which the winnings are the same as the amount staked
- everywoman — a woman who exemplifies all women in some way
- evincement — the act of evincing; proof
- evolvement — Evolution (from simple to complex).
- false move — a movement that may be interpreted as threatening.
- favoritism — the favoring of one person or group over others with equal claims; partiality: to show favoritism toward the youngest child.
- fermentive — tending to cause fermentation
- flavorsome — of a full, rich, pleasant flavor; tasty.
- formatives — Plural form of formative.
- german ivy — a twining composite plant, Senecio mikanioides, native to southern Africa, having ivy-shaped leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- given name — the name given to one, as distinguished from an inherited family name; first name; Christian name: His given name is John.
- glovemaker — A maker of gloves; a glover.
- government — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- gravimeter — an instrument for measuring the specific gravity of a solid or liquid.
- gravimetry — the measurement of weight or density.
- hacktivism — the practice of gaining unauthorized access to a computer system and carrying out various disruptive actions as a means of achieving political or social goals: In this form of hacktivism, the hacker tries to alter or deface a government website.
- harvestman — daddy-longlegs (def 1).
- harvestmen — Plural form of harvestman.
- home leave — holiday time for a person who works abroad, during which they can go home