11-letter words containing s, r, i, v, a
- invert soap — cationic detergent.
- invigorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invigorate.
- ivory coast — a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence 1960. 127,520 sq. mi. (330,275 sq. km). Capital: Abidjan.
- klappvisier — a visor attached by a hinge at the top: used on basinets of the 14th century.
- laborsaving — designed or intended to reduce or replace human labor: The dishwasher is a laborsaving device.
- larviparous — producing larvae, as certain insects and mollusks.
- larvivorous — feeding on larvae; larva-eating.
- line starve — (MIT, opposite of line feed) 1. To feed paper through a printer the wrong way by one line (most printers can't do this). On a display terminal, to move the cursor up to the previous line of the screen. "To print "X squared", you just output "X", line starve, "2", line feed." (The line starve causes the "2" to appear on the line above the "X", and the line feed gets back to the original line.) 2. A character (or character sequence) that causes a terminal to perform this action. ASCII 26, also called SUB or control-Z, was one common line-starve character in the days before microcomputers and the X3.64 terminal standard. Unlike "line feed", "line starve" is *not* standard ASCII terminology. Even among hackers it is considered silly. 3. (Proposed) A sequence such as \c (used in System V echo, as well as nroff and troff) that suppresses a newline or other character(s) that would normally be emitted.
- livebearers — Plural form of livebearer.
- liver salts — a preparation of mineral salts used to treat indigestion
- maidservant — a female servant.
- mail server — 1. (tool, messaging) A program that distributes files or information in response to requests sent via electronic mail. Examples on the Internet include Almanac and netlib. Mail servers are also used on Bitnet. In the days before Internet access was widespread and UUCP mail links were common, mail servers could be used to provide remote services which might now be provided via FTP or WWW. 2. (messaging) (Or "mail hub") A computer used to store and/or forward electronic mail.
- margravines — Plural form of margravine.
- mars violet — a dark grayish-purple color.
- megadiverse — Exhibiting great diversity, especially great biodiversity.
- mensurative — adapted for or concerned with measuring.
- misbehavior — improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior.
- miscreative — creating evil
- moviemakers — Plural form of moviemaker.
- multiversal — Of or pertaining to the multiverse.
- nonabrasive — not causing abrasion.
- nonarrivals — Plural form of nonarrival.
- observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
- observative — Observant; watchful.
- oil varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- overanxious — excessively anxious.
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- overhastily — in such a way as to be excessively hasty or done without enough consideration
- palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
- papovavirus — any of a group of DNA-containing human and animal viruses, including polyoma viruses and some papillomaviruses, most of which produce tumors.
- pervasively — spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
- preinvasion — occurring before an invasion
- preinvasive — of or relating to a stage preceding invasion of the tissues; in situ.
- previsional — characteristic of prevision
- privateness — the quality of being private
- provisional — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- radio waves — an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 30,000 meters, or a frequency between 10 kilohertz and 300,000 megahertz.
- radiovision — television.
- ravishingly — extremely beautiful or attractive; enchanting; entrancing.
- readvertise — to advertise (something) again
- receivables — the part of the assets of a business represented by accounts due for payment
- reservation — the act of keeping back, withholding, or setting apart.
- restorative — serving to restore; pertaining to restoration.
- resultative — (in grammar) a phrase which describes the state of a noun by completing the verb phrase
- revelations — the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the world
- revisionary — the act or work of revising.
- revisualize — to recall or form mental images or pictures.
- revitalised — to give new life to.
- revivalists — a person, especially a member of the clergy, who promotes or holds religious revivals.
- rhabdovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Rhabdoviridae, including the rabies virus.