12-letter words containing t, r, a, v, i, s
- ovariotomist — a surgeon who performs ovariotomies
- over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
- overcautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- overestimate — to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.
- oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
- perspectival — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- presentative — (of an image, idea, etc.) presented, known, or capable of being known directly.
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- preservative — something that preserves or tends to preserve.
- reactiveness — tending to react.
- reactivities — the quality or condition of being reactive.
- relativeness — the state or fact of being relative.
- relativistic — of or relating to relativity or relativism.
- revisitation — the act of visiting.
- rooseveltian — of, pertaining to, advocating, or following the principles, views, or policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or of Theodore Roosevelt.
- security van — an armoured van used to transport money or other valuables
- septemvirate — the ruling body of septemvirs.
- seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- servant girl — a girl or woman employed as a servant who performs household duties
- service flat — an apartment with complete hotel services.
- severability — capability of being separated, as of a clause in an agreement
- sierra vista — a town in S Arizona.
- silver plate — thin coat of silver
- silver state — Nevada (used as a nickname).
- silver-plate — to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.
- stage-driver — the driver of a stagecoach.
- steam-driven — powered by steam
- stirrup-vase — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- stradivarius — a violin or other instrument made by Stradivari or his family.
- stravinskian — of, relating to, or suggesting the composer Igor Stravinsky or his works.
- struma-river — a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
- supergravity — a hypothetical symmetry among groups of particles containing fermions and bosons, especially in theories of gravity (supergravity) that unify electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force with gravity into a single unified force.
- supravitally — in a supravital manner
- survival kit — Military. a package containing medical supplies, rations, and other vital equipment for use by a person forced to land in or parachute into the ocean, jungle, or other isolated or hostile territory.
- svga monitor — (hardware, graphics) A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card.
- tergiversate — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- thames river — a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- toga virilis — the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
- transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- transitivity — verb: requiring a direct object
- transmissive — the act or process of transmitting.
- transportive — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- transvaalian — a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Capital: Pretoria.
- transvaginal — through or via the vagina
- transversion — a turning across, or into, something else
- transvestism — the practice, especially of men, of wearing clothing usually associated with the opposite sex for psychological gratification.
- transvestist — someone who partakes in transvestism