11-letter words containing r, e, l, v
- overwrestle — to overpower by wrestling
- overzealous — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- ovuliferous — holding ovules
- palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
- paul revere — Paul, 1735–1818, American silversmith and patriot, famous for his night horseback ride, April 18, 1775, to warn Massachusetts colonists of the coming of British troops.
- pearl diver — a person who dives for pearl oysters or other pearl-bearing mollusks.
- pearl river — a river flowing from central Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico. 485 miles (780 km) long.
- pelvic arch — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
- peoplemover — any of various forms of mass transit, as moving sidewalks or automated driverless vehicles, used for transporting people along limited, fixed routes, as around airports or congested urban areas.
- perceivable — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
- perceivably — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
- perceivedly — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- pervasively — spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
- pervouralsk — a city in the central RSFSR, in the Ural Mountains in Asia.
- pile driver — a machine for driving piles, usually composed of a tall framework in which either a weight is raised and dropped on a pile head or in which a steam hammer drives the pile.
- pile-driver — a machine for driving piles, usually composed of a tall framework in which either a weight is raised and dropped on a pile head or in which a steam hammer drives the pile.
- placerville — a town in central California; 19th-century gold-mining center.
- pluviometer — rain gauge.
- pore volume — The pore volume is the total volume of very small openings in a bed of adsorbent particles.
- portal vein — the large vein conveying blood to the liver from the veins of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas.
- porterville — a town in central California.
- porto velho — a state in W Brazil. 93,815 sq. mi. (242,980 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Velho.
- preapproval — the act of approving; approbation.
- predelivery — the act of delivering in advance of need, use or expectation of the thing delivered
- premedieval — prior to the Middle Ages.
- preservable — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- prevailment — the action of prevailing
- prevalently — widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.
- preventable — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- previsional — characteristic of prevision
- primitively — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
- private law — a branch of law dealing with the legal relationships of private individuals. Compare public law (def 2).
- privileging — a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most: the privileges of the very rich.
- pro-slavery — favoring slavery.
- proactively — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- profusively — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- providently — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- pulveration — the reduction of something to powder
- pulverulent — consisting of dust or fine powder.
- puzzle over — be mystified by
- quacksalver — a quack doctor.
- quaveringly — In a quavering manner; tremulously.
- quicksilver — the metallic element mercury.
- quiveringly — While quivering, or as if quivering.
- re-approval — the act of approving; approbation.
- re-evaluate — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
- rear vassal — (in feudal society) a man who entered into a personal relationship with a great vassal to whom he paid homage and fealty in return for protection and often a fief.
- receivables — the part of the assets of a business represented by accounts due for payment
- receptively — having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
- reclusively — in a reclusive manner, as or like a recluse; reclusely