11-letter words containing t, r, a, v, e
- at variance — If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.
- attributive — relating to an attribute
- autogravure — a particular process of photographic engraving in which images are projected directly onto a plate
- autoreverse — a system in a tape player that automatically reverses the tape and plays another track when one track has finished
- avant-garde — Avant-garde art, music, theatre, and literature is very modern and experimental.
- average out — If a set of numbers average out to a particular figure or if you average them out to that figure, their average is calculated to be that figure.
- averruncate — to avert, to turn away
- aversion-to — a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.
- bath oliver — a kind of unsweetened biscuit
- beaver tail — a flat oval doughnut served fried and sugared
- behaviorist — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
- ben trovato — appropriate and characteristic even if untrue; happily invented or discovered.
- bereavement — Bereavement is the sorrow you feel or the state you are in when a relative or close friend dies.
- bonaventura — Saint, called the Seraphic Doctor. 1221–74, Italian Franciscan monk, mystic, theologian, and philosopher; author of a Life of St Francis and Journey of the Soul to God. Feast day: July 14
- bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
- bondservant — a serf or slave
- cantilevers — Plural form of cantilever.
- caravanette — a motor vehicle with an area at the back that is equipped for living in
- carminative — able to relieve flatulence
- carvelbuilt — Alternative form of carvel-built.
- castelvetro — Lodovico [loh-duh-vee-koh;; Italian law-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌloʊ dəˈvi koʊ;; Italian ˌlɔ dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1505–71, Italian philologist and literary critic.
- cctv camera — a closed-circuit television camera
- celebrative — to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
- cesarevitch — the eldest son of a czar.
- chevrotains — Plural form of chevrotain.
- circulative — Promoting circulation; circulating.
- coacervates — Plural form of coacervate.
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
- cohortative — intended to encourage
- comparative — You use comparative to show that you are judging something against a previous or different situation. For example, comparative calm is a situation which is calmer than before or calmer than the situation in other places.
- conservator — A conservator is someone whose job is to clean and repair historical objects or works of art.
- contractive — having the power of contracting
- contrastive — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- contravened — to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.
- contravener — One who contravenes.
- contravenes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contravene.
- contrayerva — the root of any of several tropical American moraceous plants of the genus Dorstenia, esp D. contrayerva, used as a stimulant and tonic
- contrivable — Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
- contrivance — If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.
- conversated — to have a conversation; converse; talk.
- conversates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conversate.
- cooperative — A cooperative is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits.
- corporative — of or characteristic of a corporation
- correlative — If one thing is a correlative of another, the first thing is caused by the second thing, or occurs together with it.
- countervail — to act or act against with equal power or force
- countervair — (heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures.
- covenanters — Plural form of covenanter.
- covenantors — Plural form of covenantor.
- covert coat — a short topcoat worn for hunting
- criminative — involving crimination; accusatory.