11-letter words containing r, e, v, s, a, l
- overballast — (transitive) To load with too much ballast.
- overclasses — Plural form of overclass.
- overhastily — in such a way as to be excessively hasty or done without enough consideration
- overzealous — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
- 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.
- preservable — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- previsional — characteristic of prevision
- pro-slavery — favoring slavery.
- quacksalver — a quack doctor.
- 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
- resultative — (in grammar) a phrase which describes the state of a noun by completing the verb phrase
- resveratrol — a compound found in red grapes, mulberries, peanuts, and certain plants, used medicinally as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
- revelations — the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the world
- revisualize — to recall or form mental images or pictures.
- revitalised — to give new life to.
- revivalists — a person, especially a member of the clergy, who promotes or holds religious revivals.
- rhea silvia — a vestal virgin who became the mother, by Mars, of Romulus and Remus.
- sales drive — a period of events or activities aimed to promote sales of a particular product or services
- salsa verde — Mexican Cookery, Latin-American Cookery. a green sauce of tomatillos, chili peppers, cilantro, garlic, and onion.
- scrap value — what sth is worth for recycling or reuse
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
- servantless — without servants; not having a servant or servants
- serviceable — capable of or being of service; useful.
- servitorial — of or pertaining to a servitor
- severalfold — comprising several parts or members.
- sharonville — a town in SW Ohio.
- sharpeville — a town in E South Africa: scene of riots in 1960 (when 69 demonstrators died), 1984, and 1985 (when 19 died)
- shore leave — permission to spend time ashore, usually 48 hours or more, granted a member of a ship's company.
- shovelboard — the game of shuffleboard.
- silver bass — white bass.
- silver goal — (in certain competitions) a goal scored in a full half of extra time that is played if a match is drawn. This goal counts as the winner if it is the only goal scored in the full half or full period of extra time
- silver gray — a light brownish-gray.
- silver hake — a common hake, Merluccius bilinearis, occurring off the Atlantic coast of North America and popular as a food fish.
- silver leaf — silver in the form of very thin foil.
- silver star — a bronze star with a small silver star at the center, awarded to a soldier who has been cited in orders for gallantry in action, when the citation does not warrant the award of a Medal of Honor or the Distinguished Service Cross.
- silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
- silver-gray — gray with a silvery luster
- silverchair — Australian rock group (formed 1994): comprising Daniel Johns (born 1979; vocals, guitar), Ben Gillies (born 1979, drums) and Chris Joannou (born 1979, bass guitar); their albums include Frogstomp (1995) and Young Modern (2007)
- silverwares — articles, especially eating and serving utensils, made of silver, silver-plated metals, stainless steel, etc.
- silvestrian — of or relating to woodland
- slave labor — persons, especially a large group, performing labor under duress or threats, as prisoners in a concentration camp; a labor force of slaves or slavelike prisoners.
- slave river — a river in NE Alberta and the Northwest Territories, in Canada: flowing from Lake Athabasca NW to Great Slave Lake. 258 miles (415 km) long.
- slave trade — the business or process of procuring, transporting, and selling slaves, especially black Africans to the New World prior to the mid-19th century.
- slaveholder — an owner of slaves.
- slaveringly — in a slavering manner
- sleeveboard — a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, especially a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
- snail fever — schistosomiasis.