12-letter words containing n, u, v
- cost overrun — A cost overrun is a cost that is more than the amount budgeted.
- counter-view — an opposing or contrasting opinion.
- countermoved — Simple past tense and past participle of countermove.
- countermoves — Plural form of countermove.
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- countervalue — An equivalent or equal, especially in military strategy.
- cover ground — to move or traverse a certain distance
- covetousness — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
- cum dividend — (of shares, etc) with the right to current dividend
- danube river — a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1725 miles (2775 km) long.
- david turner — (person) Professor David A Turner. One of the pioneers of functional languages. He designed several languages, including, SASL (1976), KRC (1981), and Miranda, many of which were implemented using combinators and the S-K reduction machine which he defined. He coined the name "ZF expression" for the list comprehension. He worked at UKC and set up a company, Research Software Limited to market Miranda.
- de-evolution — any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane.
- delusiveness — The state or quality of being delusive.
- demand curve — A demand curve is a graph showing the price of an item and the amount consumers want to buy.
- dengue-fever — an infectious, eruptive fever of warm climates, usually epidemic, characterized especially by severe pains in the joints and muscles.
- denunciative — Denunciatory.
- derived unit — a unit of measurement obtained by multiplication or division of the base units of a system without the introduction of numerical factors
- devaluations — Plural form of devaluation.
- devil's dung — asafetida.
- diminutively — In a diminutive manner.
- disadventure — misfortune; bad luck
- disinvoltura — Self-assurance; lack of constraint.
- disjunctives — Plural form of disjunctive.
- drug-driving — driving while under the influence of drugs, esp illegal drugs
- drunk driver — A drunk driver is someone who drives after drinking more than the amount of alcohol that is legally allowed.
- duck-shoving — the evasion of responsibility by someone
- durante vita — during life.
- edvard munch — Edvard [ed-vahrd] /ˈɛd vɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and graphic artist.
- effusiveness — unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
- endeavouring — Present participle of endeavour.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- equivalently — In an equivalent manner; equally.
- equivocating — Present participle of equivocate.
- equivocation — The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.
- eventfulness — The property of being eventful.
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- evolutionism — (countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
- evolutionist — A person who believes in the theories of evolution and natural selection.
- fan vaulting — a system of fan vaults.
- favouredness — the quality of or extent to which something is favoured
- five hundred — a variety of euchre in which a joker and widow are included, the object being to score 500 points first.
- fluviomarine — of or formed by the combined action of river and sea.
- french curve — a flat drafting instrument, usually consisting of a sheet of clear plastic, the edges of which are cut into several scroll-like curves enabling a draftsperson to draw lines of varying curvature.
- fugitiveness — The quality of being fugitive; evanescence; volatility.
- grievousness — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- ground cover — the herbaceous plants and low shrubs in a forest, considered as a whole.
- ground level — ground state.
- haute-vienne — a department in central France. 2145 sq. mi. (5555 sq. km). Capital: Limoges.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.