Words containing s, i, l, v
5 letter words containing s, i, l, v
6 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- avails — to be of use or value to; profit; advantage: All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change.
- aviles — a port in Asturias, NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.
- cavils — to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
- civils — (esp in names of companies) civil engineering
- clevis — the U-shaped component of a shackle for attaching a drawbar to a plough or similar implement
7 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- as-live — (of a performance for a television programme) performed as though live but broadcast after a short delay to allow for the editing of mistakes, bad language, etc
- clavius — one of the largest of the craters on the moon, about 230 kilometres (145 miles) in diameter, whose walls have peaks up to 5700 metres (19 000 feet) above the floor. It lies in the SE quadrant
- clivers — cleavers.
- devisal — the act of inventing, contriving, or devising; contrivance
- divulse — to tear away or apart, as distinguished from cut or dissect.
8 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- aestival — of or occurring in summer
- allusive — Allusive speech, writing, or art is full of indirect references to people or things.
- avulsion — a forcible tearing away or separation of a bodily structure or part, either as the result of injury or as an intentional surgical procedure
- believes — to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.
- delusive — tending to delude; misleading
9 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- abusively — using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks.
- advisable — If you tell someone that it is advisable to do something, you are suggesting that they should do it, because it is sensible or is likely to achieve the result they want.
- advisedly — If you say that you are using a word or expression advisedly, you mean that you have deliberately chosen to use it, even though it may sound unusual, wrong, or offensive, because it draws attention to what you are saying.
- aliveness — having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
- almsgiver — a person who gives alms
10 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- abrasively — in an abrupt manner
- absolutive — the grammatical case in an ergative language that is used for the direct object of a transitive verb and the subject of an intransitive verb
- adhesively — coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance: adhesive bandages.
- allusively — having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.
- almsgiving — the making of charitable donations, giving alms
11 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- acclivitous — an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent (opposed to declivity).
- accusatival — of the accusative case
- adversarial — If you describe something as adversarial, you mean that it involves two or more people or organizations who are opposing each other.
- almoravides — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.
- antislavery — opposed to slavery, esp slavery of Black people
12 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- advertisable — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- advisability — proper to be suggested or recommended; desirable or wise, as a course of action: Is it advisable for me to write to him?
- aggressively — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- allusiveness — having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.
- alternatives — a choice limited to one of two or more possibilities, as of things, propositions, or courses of action, the selection of which precludes any other possibility: You have the alternative of riding or walking.
13 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- acne-vulgaris — an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- all-inclusive — All-inclusive is used to indicate that a price, especially the price of a holiday, includes all the charges and all the services offered.
- andersonville — town in SW central Ga.: site of a Confederate prison in the Civil War
- associatively — in an associative or connective manner
- aubervilliers — an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 63 136 (1999)
14 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- adventitiously — associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic.
- anti-bolshevik — a person who is opposed to Bolshevism
- anticonvulsant — any of a class of drugs used to prevent or abolish convulsions
- apprehensively — uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
- availabilities — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
15 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- ariboflavinosis — a condition resulting from a dietary deficiency of riboflavin
- brillat-savarin — Anthelme (ɑ̃tɛlm). 1755–1826, French lawyer and gourmet; author of Physiologie du Goût (1825)
- carpentersville — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- charlottesville — city in central Va.: pop. 45,000
- cheval-de-frise — a portable barrier of spikes, sword blades, etc, used to obstruct the passage of cavalry
16 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- administratively — pertaining to administration; executive: administrative ability.
- anti-calvinistic — the doctrines and teachings of John Calvin or his followers, emphasizing predestination, the sovereignty of God, the supreme authority of the Scriptures, and the irresistibility of grace. Compare Arminianism.
- chancellorsville — hamlet in NE Va. (now called Chancellor): site of a Civil War battle (May, 1863) won by Confederate forces
- chauvinistically — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
- chinese-pavilion — a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
17 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- capital-intensive — Capital-intensive industries and businesses need the investment of large sums of money. Compare labour-intensive.
- composite-volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
- conversationalist — A good conversationalist is someone who talks about interesting things when they have conversations.
- denial-of-service — pertaining to or being an incident in which a computer or computer network is disabled, disrupting access or service: a website hit by a denial-of-service attack; unintentional denial-of-service problems.
- developmentalists — an expert in or advocate of developmental psychology.
18 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- love-lies-bleeding — an amaranth, especially Amaranthus caudatus, having spikes of crimson flowers.
- neovascularization — the development of new blood vessels, especially in tissues where circulation has been impaired by trauma or disease.
- non-conversational — able or ready to converse; given to conversation.
- non-self-governing — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
- overspecialization — excessive specialization, as in a field of study.
19 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- cultural-relativism — a concept that cultural norms and values derive their meaning within a specific social context. Also called cultural relativism. Compare ethnocentrism (def 2).
- devils-on-horseback — a savoury of prunes wrapped in bacon slices and served on toast
- individualistically — a person who shows great independence or individuality in thought or action.
- over-sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
- pyorrhea-alveolaris — Pathology. a discharge of pus.
20 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- belgorod-dnestrovski — a port in SW Ukraine, on the Dniester estuary: belonged to Romania from 1918 until 1940; under Soviet rule (1944–91). Pop: 48 100 (2004 est)
- obsessive-compulsive — of or relating to a personality style characterized by perfectionism, indecision, conscientiousness, concern with detail, rigidity, and inhibition.
- phillips-screwdriver — a screw head having two partial slots crossed at right angles, driven by a special screwdriver (Phillips screwdriver)
- philoprogenitiveness — producing offspring, especially abundantly; prolific.
21 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- aleksandr-nikolaevich — Alexander (Aleksandr Nikolaevich) 1899–1977, Russian pianist and composer, in the U.S.
- deprovincialization's — to make provincial in character.
- devil's-walking-stick — Hercules-club (def 2).
22 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- charleville-mézières — twin towns on opposite sides of the River Meuse in NE France. Pop: 55 490 (1999)
- over-industrialization — the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.
24 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- black-english-vernacular — Also called African American Vernacular English, African American English, Afro-American English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular English.a dialect of American English characterized by pronunciations, syntactic structures, and vocabulary associated with and used by some North American black people and exhibiting a wide variety and range of forms varying in the extent to which they differ from standard English.
- st.-bruno-de-montarville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
25 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- marcus-valerius-martialis — (Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
27 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- publius-licinius-valerianus — (Publius Licinius Valerianus) died a.d. c260, Roman emperor 253–60.
45 letter words containing s, i, l, v
- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis — an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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