10-letter words containing v, a, n, e
- averagings — average values
- aversation — (obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
- averseness — The quality of being averse; opposition of mind; unwillingness.
- avertiment — an advertisement
- avgolemono — a Greek soup made with eggs, lemon juice, and rice
- avirulence — The state of being avirulent.
- avoidances — Plural form of avoidance.
- avouchment — The act of avouching.
- avunculate — the custom in some societies of assigning rights and duties to a maternal uncle concerning his sister's son
- barneveldt — ˈJan van Olden (ˌjɑnˈvɑn ɔldən ) ; yänˌvän ôlˈdən) 1547-1619; Du. statesman & patriot
- blainville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
- bon voyage — You say 'bon voyage' to someone who is going on a journey, as a way of saying goodbye and wishing them good luck.
- boniface v — died a.d. 625, pope 619–625.
- brain wave — any of the fluctuations of electrical potential in the brain as represented on an electroencephalogram. They vary in frequency from 1 to 30 hertz
- break even — to attain a level of activity, as in commerce, or a point of operation, as in gambling, at which there is neither profit nor loss
- break-even — having income exactly equal to expenditure, thus showing neither profit nor loss.
- brookhaven — a town in SW Mississippi.
- cadaverine — a toxic diamine with an unpleasant smell, produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Formula: NH2(CH2)5NH2
- caernarvon — a seaport in W Gwynedd, in NW Wales, on Menai Strait: 13th-century castle of Edward II.
- camper van — A camper van is a van which is equipped with beds and cooking equipment so that you can live, cook, and sleep in it.
- 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
- canvassers — Plural form of canvasser.
- captivance — captivity
- caravaneer — the person leading a caravan of camels
- caravaners — Also, caravaneer, C01/C0128700 kar-uh-va-neer, ˌkær ə væˈnɪər. a leader of a caravan. a person who travels or lives in a caravan.
- caravanned — a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
- caravanner — someone who uses a caravan
- caregiving — the practice of providing care for a vulnerable neighbour or relative
- carnivores — an animal that eats flesh.
- catenative — Denoting a verb that governs a nonfinite form of another verb, for example, like in I like swimming.
- cavalrymen — a soldier in the cavalry.
- cave canem — beware the dog
- changeover — A changeover is a change from one activity or system to another.
- chavelling — Present participle of chavel.
- chekhovian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Anton Chekhov or his writings, especially as they are evocative of a mood of introspection and frustration.
- chevisance — an illegal arrangement or pact
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- connivance — Connivance is a willingness to allow or assist something to happen even though you know it is wrong.
- conservant — having the quality of conserving or preserving
- conservate — (dated, transitive) To conserve.
- constative — (of a statement) able to be true or false
- contravene — To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule.
- convalesce — If you are convalescing, you are resting and getting your health back after an illness or operation.
- convenable — proper or correct in behaviour or conduct
- convenance — suitable behaviour; propriety
- conventual — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent
- conversant — If you are conversant with something, you are familiar with it and able to deal with it.
- conversate — to have a conversation; converse; talk.