10-letter words containing v, a, i, s
- 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.
- constative — (of a statement) able to be true or false
- covariates — Plural form of covariate.
- crash dive — a sudden steep dive from the surface by a submarine
- crash-dive — a rapid dive by a submarine made at a steep angle, especially to avoid attack from a surface vessel or airplane.
- crevassing — Present participle of crevasse.
- cultivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cultivate.
- curvacious — pleasingly curved
- cutis vera — cutis.
- 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)
- desalivate — to arrest the flow of saliva in (a human or other animal).
- devastavit — the waste or mismanagement, whether wilful or by neglect, of a deceased person's estate by the executor of his or her will or another trustee of the estate
- deviations — Plural form of deviation.
- disadvance — to stop or cause to stop advancing
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disavowing — Present participle of disavow.
- disenslave — to free from slave status
- disfavored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- dish gravy — meat juices, as from a roast, served as a gravy without seasoning or thickening.
- displacive — That involves or causes displacement.
- dissuasive — tending or liable to dissuade.
- disvaluing — Present participle of disvalue.
- 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.
- divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- divisorial — Lb maths Related to a divisor.
- dragsville — something unpleasantly boring or tedious.
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.
- driveshaft — A rotating shaft that transmits torque in an engine.
- east river — a strait in SE New York separating Manhattan Island from Long Island and connecting New York Bay and Long Island Sound.
- elevations — Plural form of elevation.
- engravings — Plural form of engraving.
- entry visa — a visa giving official permission to enter a country of which you are not a national
- envisaging — Present participle of envisage.
- equivalise — To make equivalent.
- estimative — Of or pertaining to an estimate or to estimation.
- estivation — Prolonged torpor or dormancy of an animal during a hot or dry period.
- evanescing — Present participle of evanesce.
- evangelise — Alternative spelling of evangelize.
- evangelism — The spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness.
- evangelist — (Christianity) An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
- evansville — a city in SW Indiana, on the Ohio River. Pop: 117 881 (2003 est)
- evaporites — Plural form of evaporite.
- eviscerate — Disembowel (a person or animal).
- evocations — Plural form of evocation.
- exhaustive — Examining, including, or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive.
- 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.