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11-letter words containing t, s, v, e

  • state visit — an official visit of the chief of state of one country to that of another.
  • statesville — a city in central North Carolina.
  • stephen vii — died a.d. 931, pope 928–931.
  • stern-drive — inboard-outboard (def 1).
  • stevedoring — the act or practice of loading or unloading a ship, ship's cargo, etc
  • stevengraph — a small picture woven in colored silk thread: introduced in 1879 and mass-produced on a Jacquard-type loom.
  • stimulative — serving to stimulate.
  • stock level — the quantity or number of goods or raw materials kept on the premises of a shop or business
  • stone river — a river in central Tennessee, flowing NW to the Cumberland River. Compare Murfreesboro.
  • stop volley — a softly hit volley that barely falls over the net and cannot be reached for a return.
  • study leave — sabbatical
  • subadditive — something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties: an additive that thins paint.
  • subcurative — of a dosage which is not strong enough to have a curing effect
  • subinterval — an interval that is a subset of a given interval.
  • subjunctive — (in English and certain other languages) noting or pertaining to a mood or mode of the verb that may be used for subjective, doubtful, hypothetical, or grammatically subordinate statements or questions, as the mood of be in if this be treason. Compare imperative (def 3), indicative (def 2).
  • subservient — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
  • substantive — a noun.
  • subtractive — tending to subtract; having power to subtract.
  • subvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
  • subvitreous — of the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, glossiness, etc.: vitreous china.
  • superactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
  • superlative — of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme: superlative wisdom.
  • superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
  • supervolute — (of convolute leaves) enveloping a rolled up leaf within the bud
  • suppositive — of the nature of or involving supposition; suppositional.
  • suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
  • surveillant — exercising surveillance.
  • swing voter — to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
  • switch over — If you switch over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.
  • sylvester i — Saint, died a.d. 335, pope 314–335.
  • sylvestrian — living in the woods; sylvan
  • syncopative — relating to syncopation
  • tax evasion — the nonpayment of taxes, as through the failure to report taxable income.
  • tea service — a set of chinaware for preparing and drinking hot beverages, especially tea.
  • texas fever — babesiosis of cattle.
  • thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
  • the five ks — items traditionally worn or carried by Sikhs, each possessing a symbolic importance
  • the heavens — the sky
  • the heavies — a serious newspaper
  • the shivers — an attack of shivering, esp through fear or illness
  • the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
  • the wharves — the working area of a dock
  • thomasville — a city in S Georgia.
  • thorvaldsen — Albert Bertal [ahl-bert bar-tuh l] /ˈɑl bɛrt ˈbær təl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1844, Danish sculptor.
  • thrash over — to go over (a problem, etc.) in great detail
  • time-saving — (of methods, devices, etc.) reducing the time spent or required to do something.
  • time-served — (of a craftsman or tradesman) having completed an apprenticeship; fully trained and competent
  • time-server — a person who shapes his or her conduct to conform to the opinions of the time or of persons in power, especially for selfish ends.
  • transceiver — a transmitter and receiver combined in one unit.
  • translative — of or relating to the transfer of something from one person, position, or place to another.
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