10-letter words containing s, l, e, a, v
- meta-vlisp — (language) An innovative Lisp dialect by E. St.James of IBP, France.
- mooncalves — Plural form of mooncalf.
- naval base — military stronghold
- navelworts — Plural form of navelwort.
- news value — newsworthiness; value in terms of its interest to consumers of published or broadcast news
- observable — Able to be noticed or perceived; discernible.
- observably — capable of being or liable to be observed; noticeable; visible; discernible: an observable change in attitude.
- olivaceous — of a deep shade of green; olive.
- outtravels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outtravel.
- overlavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- overrashly — in an overrash manner
- overscaled — on an excessive scale
- overslaugh — to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another instead.
- palaverous — a conference or discussion.
- parkleaves — a species of St John's wort
- privy seal — (in Great Britain) the seal affixed to grants, documents, etc., that are to pass the great seal, and to documents of less importance that do not require the great seal.
- proslavery — favoring slavery.
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- re-enslave — to enslave again
- rea silvia — a vestal virgin who became the mother, by Mars, of Romulus and Remus.
- relativise — to regard as or make relative.
- relativism — any theory holding that criteria of judgment are relative, varying with individuals and their environments.
- relativist — an adherent or advocate of relativism or of the principle of relativity.
- removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
- reservable — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
- resolvable — that can be resolved.
- revisional — the act or work of revising.
- revitalise — to give new life to.
- revivalism — the form of religious activity that manifests itself in revivals.
- revivalist — a person, especially a member of the clergy, who promotes or holds religious revivals.
- sale value — the amount of money that sth would make if it were to be sold
- salt river — a river flowing W from E Arizona to the Gila River near Phoenix: Roosevelt Dam. 200 miles (322 km) long.
- salverform — (of the corolla of the phlox and certain other flowers) consisting of a narrow tube with flat spreading terminal petals
- savile row — a street in Mayfair, London, famous for expensive and fashionable clothes shops
- sayreville — a city in central New Jersey.
- semblative — resembling
- sevastopol — a fortified seaport in the S Crimea, in S Ukraine: famous for its heroic resistance during sieges of 349 days in 1854–55, and 245 days in 1941–42.
- sexavalent — hexavalent.
- sexivalent — hexavalent.
- shovel hat — a hat with a broad brim turned up at the sides and projecting with a shovellike curve in front and behind; worn by some ecclesiastics, chiefly in England.
- shovelhead — bonnethead.
- shrievalty — the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff.
- sick leave — leave from duty, work, or the like, granted because of illness.
- silver age — Classical Mythology. the second of the four ages of humankind, inferior to the golden age but superior to the bronze age that followed: characterized by an increase of impiety and of human weakness.
- silverback — an older male gorilla, usually the leader of a troop, whose hairs along the back turn gray with age.
- silvertail — a person of affluence or influence.
- silverware — articles, especially eating and serving utensils, made of silver, silver-plated metals, stainless steel, etc.
- similative — implying likeness
- simulative — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- skin alive — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.