12-letter words containing s, l, a, v, e
- shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
- sieve-plates — an elongated cell whose walls contain perforations (sieve pores) that are arranged in circumscribed areas (sieve plates) and that afford communication with similar adjacent cells.
- silver bream — a type of ray-finned fish from the family Cyprinidae
- silver maple — a maple, Acer saccharinum, having leaves that are light green above and silvery white beneath.
- silver medal — a medal, traditionally of silver or silver in color, awarded to a person or team finishing second in a competition, meet, or tournament.
- silver paper — silver foil.
- silver plate — thin coat of silver
- silver state — Nevada (used as a nickname).
- silver-plate — to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.
- slave driver — an overseer of slaves.
- slave labour — Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves.
- slave trader — sb who traffics in people
- slave-driver — an overseer of slaves.
- sleeve board — a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, especially a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
- sleeve valve — an intake or exhaust valve for an engine, consisting of one or more sleeves reciprocating within a cylinder, so that ports in the cylinder and in the sleeves are opposed at regular intervals to open the valve.
- sov language — a type of language that has basic subject-object-verb order, as Turkish, Japanese, or Tamil.
- space travel — spaceflight of manned vehicles.
- spinal nerve — any of a series of paired nerves that originate in the nerve roots of the spinal cord and emerge from the vertebrae on both sides of the spinal column, each branching out to innervate a specific region of the neck, trunk, or limbs.
- squaresville — a thing, place, etc., regarded as conventional, unfashionable, or conservative.
- squaw valley — valley in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, E Calif., near Lake Tahoe: a ski resort
- stanleyville — former name of Kisangani.
- steam shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
- steam-shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
- stove enamel — a type of enamel made heatproof by treatment in a stove
- street value — monetary worth
- subdividable — to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.
- subvertebral — located below a vertebra
- superelevate — to raise above a normal level
- superovulate — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- surveillance — a watch kept over a person, group, etc., especially over a suspect, prisoner, or the like: The suspects were under police surveillance.
- svo language — a type of language that has basic subject-verb-object word order, as English, Chinese, or Spanish.
- swallow dive — swan dive.
- swivel chair — a chair whose seat turns around horizontally on a swivel.
- transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- transvaluate — to change the value of
- transversely — lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
- trivialities — something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc.: cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.
- unapplausive — not giving applause; not expressing praise
- uninvestable — that can be invested.
- universalism — universal character; universality.
- universalist — a person characterized by universalism, as in knowledge, interests, or activities.
- universality — the character or state of being universal; existence or prevalence everywhere.
- universalize — to make universal.
- unobservable — incapable of observation; imperceptible
- unresolvable — not able to be resolved or brought to a satisfactory resolution
- unsurvivable — able to be survived: Would an atomic war be survivable?
- valenciennes — a city in N France, SE of Lille.
- valuableness — having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price: a valuable painting; a valuable crop.
- value system — moral code, ethos
- valve spring — a helical spring used to hold closed a valve in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine