12-letter words containing v, a, n, l
- convalescing — to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.
- convectional — Physics. the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas.
- conventional — Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
- conversional — the act or process of converting; state of being converted.
- convictional — a fixed or firm belief: No clever argument, no persuasive fact or theory could make a dent in his conviction in the rightness of his position.
- convivialist — friendly; agreeable: a convivial atmosphere.
- conviviality — friendly; agreeable: a convivial atmosphere.
- convulsional — relating to convulsions
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- countervalue — An equivalent or equal, especially in military strategy.
- de havilland — Sir Geoffrey. 1882–1965, British aircraft designer. He produced many military aircraft and the first jet airliners
- deleveraging — an instance of this: The economic crisis has forced a deleverage.
- deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
- delivery van — a small van used esp for delivery rounds
- denotatively — having power to denote.
- derivational — Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
- devaluations — Plural form of devaluation.
- devitalizing — Present participle of devitalize.
- devon island — an island in the Nunavut Territory, N Canada. 20,900 sq. mi. (54,100 sq. km).
- devotionally — In a devotional manner.
- disgavelling — the act or quality of being without gavelkind
- disinvoltura — Self-assurance; lack of constraint.
- divinatorial — of or related to divination
- dolly varden — a woman's costume of the late 19th century, including a flower-trimmed, broad-brimmed hat and a dress consisting of a tight bodice and bouffant panniers in a flower print over a calf-length quilted petticoat.
- dorsiventral — Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
- dorsoventral — Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.
- driving sail — a sail that, when filled, tends to force the hull of a vessel downward (opposed to lifting sail).
- eke a living — If you eke a living or eke out an existence, you manage to survive with very little money.
- endocervical — Within a cervix.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- enviableness — Enviability.
- equivalently — In an equivalent manner; equally.
- evanescently — In an evanescent manner.
- evangelicals — Plural form of evangelical.
- evangelistic — Seeking to convert others to the Christian faith; missionary.
- evangelizing — Present participle of evangelize.
- evenhandedly — In an evenhanded manner.
- evening meal — dinner or supper
- everlastings — Plural form of everlasting.
- evidentially — In an evidential way; according to evidence.
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- excavational — Relating to excavation.
- facial nerve — either one of the seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that control muscles of the face except those used in chewing.
- fall in love — become infatuated
- fan vaulting — a system of fan vaults.
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- fluviomarine — of or formed by the combined action of river and sea.
- french leave — Sometimes Offensive. a departure without ceremony, permission, or notice: Taking French leave, he evaded his creditors.
- gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.
- gallivanting — to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.