10-letter words containing o, l, i, v
- corelative — correlative
- cover girl — A cover girl is an attractive woman whose photograph appears on the front of a magazine.
- cover slip — Microscopy. cover glass.
- covetingly — in a covetous manner
- cult movie — film with small but enthusiastic fan base
- cultivator — A cultivator is a tool or machine which is used to break up the earth or to remove weeds, for example in a garden or field.
- d'oliviera — Basil (Lewis). 1931–2011, South African-born cricketer who played for England. The South African government's refusal to admit him to the country as part of the England touring party in 1968 led to South Africa being banned from international cricket
- devalorize — Devalue.
- developing — If you talk about developing countries or the developing world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are poor and have few industries.
- devil book — (publication) "The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System", by Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J. Karels, and John S. Quarterman (Addison-Wesley Publishers, 1989, ISBN 0-201-06196-1). The standard reference book on the internals of BSD Unix. So called because the cover has a picture depicting a little devil (a visual play on daemon) in sneakers, holding a pitchfork (referring to one of the characteristic features of Unix, the "fork(2)" system call).
- devil of a — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- devilwoods — Plural form of devilwood.
- devocalize — devoice.
- devolution — Devolution is the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments.
- devotional — Devotional activities, writings, or objects relate to religious worship.
- dichlorvos — an organophosphate insecticide used to control garden and household pests and to treat worm infections
- 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.
- disemvowel — to remove the vowels from (a word in a text message, email, etc) in order to abbreviate it
- disenvelop — to unfold
- disinvolve — (transitive) To uncover; to unfold or unroll; to disentangle.
- dissolvent — capable of dissolving another substance.
- dissolvers — Plural form of dissolver.
- dissolving — Present participle of dissolve.
- divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- divisorial — Lb maths Related to a divisor.
- dog violet — a violet, Viola canina, that grows in Europe and N Asia and has blue yellow-spurred flowers
- dolce vita — sweet life; the good life perceived as one of physical pleasure and self-indulgence (usually preceded by la).
- dovetailed — noting a partition line or a charge, as an ordinary, having a series of indentations suggesting dovetails.
- ecovillage — A community whose inhabitants seek to live according to ecological principles, causing as little impact on the environment as possible.
- elevations — Plural form of elevation.
- eluviation — (soil science, countable) The sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall.
- endopelvic — (anatomy) Within the pelvis.
- enveloping — Present participle of envelop.
- evaluation — The making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment.
- evolutions — Plural form of evolution.
- exploitive — Exploitative: taking advantage of someone.
- explosives — Plural form of explosive.
- field vole — a small rodent, Microtus agrestis, also known as the short-tailed vole
- flavonoids — Plural form of flavonoid.
- flavorings — Plural form of flavoring.
- flavouring — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- flavourist — a chemist who blends ingredients to create artificial flavours or scents, for food or perfume
- folivorous — any chiefly leaf-eating animal or other organism, as the koala of Australia that subsists on eucalyptus.
- forgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- forgivably — In a forgivable way.
- fun-loving — enjoying life in a lively, lighthearted way; spirited; playful: fun-loving friends.
- glove silk — a warp knit fabric made of silk or nylon, used in the manufacture of gloves and undergarments.
- gooseliver — smoked liver sausage
- grievously — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- grovelling — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.