10-letter words containing v, a, i, l
- blainville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
- bloviation — a lengthy but insubstantial speech
- braaivleis — a picnic at which meat is cooked over an open fire; a barbecue
- bratislava — the capital of Slovakia since 1918, a port on the River Danube; capital of Hungary (1541–1784) and seat of the Hungarian parliament until 1848. Pop: 428 672 (2001)
- bridalveil — a waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California. 620 feet (189 meters) high.
- calaverite — a metallic pale yellow mineral consisting of a telluride of gold in the form of elongated striated crystals. It is a source of gold in Australia and North America. Formula: AuTe2
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
- canvaslike — resembling canvas
- cavalcanti — Guido (ˈɡwiːdo). ?1255–1300, Italian poet, noted for his love poems
- cavalierly — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cavilation — Alternative spelling of cavillation.
- cavillers' — to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
- charles iv — known as Charles the Fair. 1294–1328, king of France (1322–28): brother of Isabella of France, with whom he intrigued against her husband, Edward II of England
- charles vi — known as Charles the Mad or Charles the Well-Beloved. 1368–1422, king of France (1380–1422): defeated by Henry V of England at Agincourt (1415), he was forced by the Treaty of Troyes (1420) to recognize Henry as his successor
- chavelling — Present participle of chavel.
- chevaliers — Plural form of chevalier.
- chevesaile — a decorative collar on an article of clothing
- chivalries — Plural form of chivalry.
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- civic hall — a public venue, often used for recreational facilities such as sports clubs or music concerts
- civil year — calendar year
- clavichord — A clavichord is a musical instrument rather like a small piano. When you press the keys, small pieces of metal come up and hit the strings. Clavichords were especially popular during the eighteenth century.
- clavicular — a bone of the pectoral arch.
- clavierist — a person who plays the clavier
- come alive — If people, places, or events come alive, they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them alive, they cause them to come alive.
- conclavism — a minority movement (and the beliefs of certain Traditionalist Catholics) that rejects the authority of the established pope and instead supports an alternative pope
- conclavist — either of two persons who attend upon a cardinal at a conclave, one usually being an ecclesiastical secretary and the other a personal servant.
- copulative — serving to join or unite
- coral vine — a Mexican climbing vine, Antigonon leptopus, of the buckwheat family, having arrow- or heart-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers.
- corelative — correlative
- creatively — having the quality or power of creating.
- cultivable — (of land) capable of being cultivated
- cultivated — If you describe someone as cultivated, you mean they are well educated and have good manners.
- cultivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cultivate.
- cultivator — A cultivator is a tool or machine which is used to break up the earth or to remove weeds, for example in a garden or field.
- cumulative — If a series of events have a cumulative effect, each event makes the effect greater.
- d'oliviera — Basil (Lewis). 1931–2011, South African-born cricketer who played for England. The South African government's refusal to admit him to the country as part of the England touring party in 1968 led to South Africa being banned from international cricket
- daredevils — Plural form of daredevil.
- daugavpils — a city in SE Latvia on the Western Dvina River: founded in 1274 by Teutonic Knights; ruled by Poland (1559–1772) and Russia (1772–1915); retaken by the Russians in 1940. Pop: 112 609 (2002 est)
- deceivable — capable of being deceived; gullible.
- delineavit — (he or she) drew it: used formerly on prints alongside the name of the artist of the original drawing
- deprivable — Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived.
- desalivate — to arrest the flow of saliva in (a human or other animal).
- devalorize — Devalue.
- devil of a — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- devitalize — to lower or destroy the vitality of; make weak or lifeless
- devocalize — devoice.
- devotional — Devotional activities, writings, or objects relate to religious worship.
- digital tv — Digital TV is the same as digital television.
- disenslave — to free from slave status