10-letter words containing v, a, l
- approvably — in an approvable manner
- approvedly — So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
- archivolts — Plural form of archivolt.
- archrivals — Plural form of archrival.
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- assaultive — tending or seeming to assault; physically aggressive: the assaultive behavior of the inmates; the assaultive manner of some rock bands.
- autoclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of autoclave.
- autoclaves — Plural form of autoclave.
- avalanched — Simple past tense and past participle of avalanche.
- avalanches — Plural form of avalanche.
- avellaneda — a city in E Argentina, an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires. Pop: 328 980 (2001)
- avenuelike — Resembling or characteristic of an avenue.
- avgolemono — a Greek soup made with eggs, lemon juice, and rice
- avicularia — Plural form of avicularium.
- aviculture — the keeping and rearing of birds
- avirulence — The state of being avirulent.
- avoidantly — In an avoidant manner.
- avouchable — able to be avouched
- avunculate — the custom in some societies of assigning rights and duties to a maternal uncle concerning his sister's son
- babblative — having a tendency to babble; loquacious
- back vowel — a vowel whose sound is produced in the back of the mouth or the throat
- backvelder — a person who lives in a backveld
- balaclavas — Plural form of balaclava.
- ball valve — a one-way valve consisting of a metal ball with a cylindrical hole fitting into a concave seat over an opening
- bank vault — a strongroom in a bank for the storage of valuable items
- barneveldt — ˈJan van Olden (ˌjɑnˈvɑn ɔldən ) ; yänˌvän ôlˈdən) 1547-1619; Du. statesman & patriot
- base level — the lowest level to which a land surface can be eroded by streams, which is, ultimately, sea level
- behavioral — Behavioral means relating to the behavior of a person or animal, or to the study of their behavior.
- believable — Something that is believable makes you think that it could be true or real.
- bevel gear — a gear having teeth cut into a conical surface known as the pitch zone. Two such gears mesh together to transmit power between two shafts at an angle to each other
- blainville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
- blast wave — a violent propagating disturbance, produced by an explosion in air, that consists of an abrupt rise in pressure followed by a drop in pressure to or below atmospheric pressure.
- block lava — volcanic lava occurring as rough-surfaced jagged blocks
- bloviation — a lengthy but insubstantial speech
- blue agave — a Mexican plant, Agave tequilana variant weber, with blue leaves, used in tequila.
- blue wavey — See under wavey.
- book value — In business, the book value of an asset is the value it is given in the account books of the company that owns it.
- 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
- cantalever — any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support, especially one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression.
- 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
- cap sleeve — a very short sleeve on a woman's dress, blouse, etc., fashioned by lengthening only the outer shoulder area of the garment to form a caplike extension
- cash value — the nonforfeiture value of a life-insurance policy payable to the insured in cash upon its surrender.
- cavalcades — Plural form of cavalcade.
- cavalcanti — Guido (ˈɡwiːdo). ?1255–1300, Italian poet, noted for his love poems
- cavalierly — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cavalryman — A cavalryman is a soldier who is in the cavalry, especially one who rides a horse.