11-letter words containing r, s, v
- suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- surveillant — exercising surveillance.
- surveilling — to place under surveillance.
- survey ship — a vessel designed to carry out research and surveying
- survivalist — a person who makes preparations to survive a widespread catastrophe, as an atomic war or anarchy, especially by storing food and weapons in a safe place.
- svarabhakti — the process of inserting vowel sounds into a consonant cluster, as in a loanword to make it conform to the pattern of the speaker's language and, hence, more easily pronounceable, as in the Italian pronunciation [lahn-tsee-ke-nek-kaw] /ˌlɑn tsi kɛˈnɛk kɔ/ (Show IPA) for German Landsknecht [lahnts-knekht] /ˈlɑntsˌknɛxt/ (Show IPA).
- swamp fever — leptospirosis.
- swine fever — hog cholera.
- swing voter — to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
- switch over — If you switch over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.
- sylvester i — Saint, died a.d. 335, pope 314–335.
- sylvestrian — living in the woods; sylvan
- tea service — a set of chinaware for preparing and drinking hot beverages, especially tea.
- texas fever — babesiosis of cattle.
- thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
- the shivers — an attack of shivering, esp through fear or illness
- the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
- the wharves — the working area of a dock
- thorvaldsen — Albert Bertal [ahl-bert bar-tuh l] /ˈɑl bɛrt ˈbær təl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1844, Danish sculptor.
- thrash over — to go over (a problem, etc.) in great detail
- time-served — (of a craftsman or tradesman) having completed an apprenticeship; fully trained and competent
- time-server — a person who shapes his or her conduct to conform to the opinions of the time or of persons in power, especially for selfish ends.
- topsy-turvy — with the top where the bottom should be; upside down.
- transceiver — a transmitter and receiver combined in one unit.
- transit van — A Transit van is a type of van that is used for carrying goods.
- translative — of or relating to the transfer of something from one person, position, or place to another.
- transvaaler — a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Capital: Pretoria.
- transversal — transverse.
- transverses — lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
- transverter — a piece of equipment attached to a radio transceiver to enable it to transmit and receive on additional frequencies
- travel shot — a camera shot taken from a mobile platform, dolly, or the like, that keeps within range of a moving subject.
- travel-sick — nauseated from riding in a moving vehicle
- travelogues — a lecture, slide show, or motion picture describing travels.
- traversable — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- trunksleeve — a sleeve that is puffed in shape or contains a large amount of fabric
- turishcheva — Ludmilla (lʊdˈmɪlə). born 1952, Soviet gymnast: world champion 1970, 1972 (at the Olympic Games), and 1974
- turkish van — a breed of cat with soft white semi-long hair and coloured markings on the head and tail
- turtledoves — any of several small to medium-sized Old World doves of the genus Streptopelia, especially S. turtur, of Europe, having a long, graduated tail: noted for its soft, cooing call.
- ultra vires — beyond the legal power or authority of a person, corporation, agent, etc
- un-abrasive — any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper.
- unassertive — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- unconserved — to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of: Conserve your strength for the race.
- underinvest — to invest or lay out insufficient money with the expectation of profit
- underserved — to offer inadequate services or facilities to.
- undersleeve — a separate sleeve worn under the sleeve of a dress and visible through it or extending beyond it.
- undeserving — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
- uneven bars — gym: exercise apparatus
- unfrivolous — not frivolous
- unharvested — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- unintrusive — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.