10-letter words containing t, r, a, v
- decorative — Something that is decorative is intended to look pretty or attractive.
- denervated — Simple past tense and past participle of denervate.
- depurative — used for or capable of depurating; purifying; purgative
- derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
- derivative — A derivative is something which has been developed or obtained from something else.
- derivatize — to alter (a chemical compound) via a chemical reaction, so that it becomes a derivative
- derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- detractive — tending or seeking to detract.
- devastator — to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city. Synonyms: destroy, sack, despoil, raze, ruin, level. Antonyms: create, erect, develop.
- divaricate — to spread apart; branch; diverge.
- divemaster — a professional qualified to oversee scuba diving operations, as in salvage work or at a resort, and responsible for procedures and safety, monitoring the whereabouts of divers underwater or at the surface, and making rescues when necessary.
- divinatory — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
- driver ant — army ant.
- driveshaft — A rotating shaft that transmits torque in an engine.
- drivetrain — the power train of an automotive vehicle consisting of all the components between the engine and driving wheels and including the clutch and axle, as well as the components of the driveline.
- driving at — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- duumvirate — a coalition of two persons holding the same office, as in ancient Rome.
- earth wave — any elastic wave traveling through the material of the earth, as a wave caused by an earthquake.
- earthmover — a vehicle, as a bulldozer, for pushing or carrying excavated earth from place to place.
- east river — a strait in SE New York separating Manhattan Island from Long Island and connecting New York Bay and Long Island Sound.
- enervating — Causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality.
- enervation — A feeling of being drained of energy or vitality; fatigue.
- enervative — Causing enervation.
- entreative — pleading
- entry visa — a visa giving official permission to enter a country of which you are not a national
- envigorate — Alternative spelling of invigorate.
- ergativity — the state of being ergative
- evaluators — Plural form of evaluator.
- evaporated — Simple past tense and past participle of evaporate.
- evaporates — Turn from liquid into vapor.
- evaporator — A piece of equipment used to evaporate the solvent from a solution.
- evaporites — Plural form of evaporite.
- evaporitic — Of or pertaining to an evaporite.
- every last — You use every last to emphasize that you are talking about all the people or things in a group or all the parts of something.
- eviscerate — Disembowel (a person or animal).
- excavators — Plural form of excavator.
- execrative — A word used for cursing; an oath.
- extractive — Of or involving extraction, especially the extensive extraction of natural resources without provision for their renewal.
- extraverts — Plural form of extravert.
- eyeservant — A servant who attends faithfully to his duty only when watched.
- favoristic — Characterized by favoritism.
- favoritest — (nonstandard) favorite.
- favoritism — the favoring of one person or group over others with equal claims; partiality: to show favoritism toward the youngest child.
- favourites — Plural form of favourite.
- federative — pertaining to or of the nature of a federation.
- fever heat — the heat of fever; body heat exceeding 98.6°F (37°C).
- figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- flavourist — a chemist who blends ingredients to create artificial flavours or scents, for food or perfume
- formatives — Plural form of formative.
- fortran iv — IBM 1962. For the IBM 7090/94. Many implementations went well beyond the original definition.