12-letter words containing r, e, l, v
- cave dweller — a prehistoric person; person who lives in a cave
- cavo-relievo — a relief sculpture in which the highest point in the carving is below the level of the original surface
- cervical cap — a plastic or rubber, thimble-shaped contraceptive that is fitted over the cervix to prevent sperm from entering the uterus
- charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
- circumvolute — To roll, curl or twist around.
- circumvolved — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve.
- civil unrest — Civil unrest is fighting between different groups of people living in the same country, and losses caused by this fighting are usually not covered by insurance.
- clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- clavieristic — relating to a clavier
- cloverleaves — Plural form of cloverleaf.
- connersville — a city in E Indiana.
- controversal — (obsolete, rare) Facing opposite directions.
- convent girl — a girl who goes to or has been to a convent school
- conventicler — One who supports or frequents conventicles.
- convergently — characterized by convergence; tending to come together; merging.
- conversional — the act or process of converting; state of being converted.
- convertibles — Plural form of convertible.
- corbel vault — a structure having the form of a vault but constructed on the principle of a corbel arch.
- correctively — In a corrective manner; so as to correct something.
- correlatives — Plural form of correlative.
- corruptively — In a corruptive way.
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- countervalue — An equivalent or equal, especially in military strategy.
- courtly love — a tradition represented in Western European literature between the 12th and the 14th centuries, idealizing love between a knight and a revered (usually married) lady
- cover letter — A cover letter is the same as a covering letter.
- covert cloth — a twill-weave cotton or worsted suiting fabric
- cradle vault — barrel vault.
- craveability — (especially of a food) having qualities that engender an intense desire for more: All too often, salt, sugar, fat, and “crunch” make a food craveable.
- cross volley — (in tennis) a volley across the court
- culvertailed — dove-tailed
- curvifoliate — having leaves curved or bent back
- cycle server — (jargon) A powerful computer that exists primarily for running large batch jobs. The term implies that interactive tasks such as editing are done on other machines on the network, such as workstations.
- daredeviltry — reckless daring; venturesome boldness.
- decoratively — In a decorative manner.
- degressively — in a degressive fashion
- deleveraging — an instance of this: The economic crisis has forced a deleverage.
- deliberative — A deliberative institution or procedure has the power or the right to make important decisions.
- deliverables — items named in a contract, course, or project that must be delivered for its successful completion
- deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
- delivery boy — a boy or youth who delivers merchandise for a store, as to the homes or offices of customers.
- delivery van — a small van used esp for delivery rounds
- depressively — In a depressive manner.
- derivability — The condition of being derivable.
- derivational — Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
- derivatively — derived.
- derogatively — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- devil's grip — pleurodynia (def 2).
- devil's mark — (in witchcraft) a mark, as a scar or blemish, on the body of a person who has made a compact with a devil.
- dewar vessel — a container with an evacuated space between two walls that are highly reflective, capable of maintaining its contents at a near-constant temperature over relatively long periods of time; thermos.
- digressively — In a digressive fashion.