10-letter words containing v, a, r, i, s
- 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
- chevaliers — Plural form of chevalier.
- chivalries — Plural form of chivalry.
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- clavierist — a person who plays the clavier
- 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.
- curvacious — pleasingly curved
- cutis vera — cutis.
- daredevils — Plural form of daredevil.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- engravings — Plural form of engraving.
- entry visa — a visa giving official permission to enter a country of which you are not a national
- evaporites — Plural form of evaporite.
- eviscerate — Disembowel (a person or animal).
- 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.
- favourites — Plural form of favourite.
- flavivirus — Any of a group of RNA viruses, mostly having arthropod vectors, that cause a number of serious human diseases including yellow fever, dengue, various types of encephalitis, and hepatitis C.
- flavorings — Plural form of flavoring.
- flavourist — a chemist who blends ingredients to create artificial flavours or scents, for food or perfume
- formatives — Plural form of formative.
- fricatives — Plural form of fricative.
- gainstrive — to resist; to oppose
- galvaniser — Alternative spelling of galvanizer.
- gasparovic — Ivan. born 1941, Slovakian politician, president of Slovakia (2004–14)
- grapevines — Plural form of grapevine.
- gravesides — Plural form of graveside.
- gravesites — Plural form of gravesite.
- gravitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gravitate.
- grievances — Plural form of grievance.
- hantavirus — any of several viruses of the family Bunyaviridae, spread chiefly by wild rodents, that cause acute respiratory illness, kidney failure, and other syndromes.
- harvesting — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- hrotsvitha — c935–c1000, German nun, poet, and dramatist.
- innervates — to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- innovators — Plural form of innovator.
- intervales — Plural form of intervale.
- invariants — Plural form of invariant.