10-letter words containing s, a, v
- ambilevous — (rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
- amstelveen — city in W Netherlands: suburb of Amsterdam: pop. 74,000
- anovulants — Plural form of anovulant.
- anti-virus — Anti-virus software is software that protects a computer against viruses.
- anticivism — opposition to citizenship
- antinovels — Plural form of antinovel.
- antivenins — Plural form of antivenin.
- antivenoms — Plural form of antivenom.
- applausive — characterized by applause
- appositive — standing in apposition
- appraisive — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- archivists — Plural form of archivist.
- archivolts — Plural form of archivolt.
- archrivals — Plural form of archrival.
- arenavirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Arenaviridae, usually transmitted to humans by contact with excreta of infected rodents.
- ariovistus — flourished c71–58 b.c, Germanic leader of the Suevi.
- arrivistes — Plural form of arriviste.
- arsy-varsy — wrong end foremost; completely backward: an arsy-varsy way of doing things.
- arsy-versy — backwards or upside down
- ascriptive — having the ability to be attributable to
- assaultive — tending or seeming to assault; physically aggressive: the assaultive behavior of the inmates; the assaultive manner of some rock bands.
- asseverate — to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly
- assumptive — taken for granted.
- astrictive — Binding; astringent.
- autoclaves — Plural form of autoclave.
- avalanches — Plural form of avalanche.
- avaricious — An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions.
- avenaceous — belonging to or of the nature of oats or oat grasses
- avengeress — a female avenger
- averagings — average values
- aversation — (obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
- averseness — The quality of being averse; opposition of mind; unwillingness.
- aviatrices — Plural form of aviatrix.
- avigator's — aerial navigation.
- avocations — Plural form of avocation.
- avoidances — Plural form of avoidance.
- ayurvedics — a therapeutic system based on the Ayurveda
- bahuvrihis — Plural form of bahuvrihi.
- balaclavas — Plural form of balaclava.
- base level — the lowest level to which a land surface can be eroded by streams, which is, ultimately, sea level
- basmitzvah — in the Jewish religion, a girl attaining the age (usuALLU 12) of religious responsibility
- behaviours — manner of behaving or acting.
- beta waves — a pattern of high-frequency brain waves (beta waves) observed in normal persons upon sensory stimulation, especially with light, or when they are engaging in purposeful mental activity.
- blast wave — a violent propagating disturbance, produced by an explosion in air, that consists of an abrupt rise in pressure followed by a drop in pressure to or below atmospheric pressure.
- bog spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by accumulation in the joint, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- bossa nova — a dance similar to the samba, originating in Brazil
- bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- braaivleis — a picnic at which meat is cooked over an open fire; a barbecue
- bratislava — the capital of Slovakia since 1918, a port on the River Danube; capital of Hungary (1541–1784) and seat of the Hungarian parliament until 1848. Pop: 428 672 (2001)
- bravissimo — very well done! excellent!