10-letter words containing v, a, r, o
- carnivores — an animal that eats flesh.
- carry over — If something carries over or is carried over from one situation to another, it continues to exist or apply in the new situation.
- carry-over — that which is carried over, postponed, or extended to a later time, account, etc.
- carryovers — Plural form of carryover.
- cavortings — sexual frolics
- changeover — A changeover is a change from one activity or system to another.
- 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
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- clavichord — A clavichord is a musical instrument rather like a small piano. When you press the keys, small pieces of metal come up and hit the strings. Clavichords were especially popular during the eighteenth century.
- cloverleaf — A cloverleaf is an arrangement of curved roads, resembling a four-leaf clover, that joins two main roads.
- coacervate — either of two liquid phases that may separate from a hydrophilic sol, each containing a different concentration of a dispersed solid
- coalheaver — One who feeds coal into a furnace.
- cofavorite — a joint favourite
- conservant — having the quality of conserving or preserving
- conservate — (dated, transitive) To conserve.
- contravene — To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule.
- 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.
- convocator — a person who convokes a meeting.
- coral vine — a Mexican climbing vine, Antigonon leptopus, of the buckwheat family, having arrow- or heart-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers.
- corelative — correlative
- covariance — a measure of the association between two random variables, equal to the expected value of the product of the deviations from the mean of the two variables, and estimated by the sum of products of deviations from the sample mean for associated values of the two variables, divided by the number of sample points. Written as Cov (X, Y)
- covariates — Plural form of covariate.
- covenanter — a person upholding the National Covenant of 1638 or the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643 between Scotland and England to establish and defend Presbyterianism
- covenantor — a party who makes a promise and who is to perform the obligation expressed in a covenant
- coventrate — To devastate by heavy bombing.
- cover band — a band that makes or performs cover versions of songs
- coveralled — wearing coveralls
- cultivator — A cultivator is a tool or machine which is used to break up the earth or to remove weeds, for example in a garden or field.
- curvaceous — If someone describes a woman as curvaceous, they think she is attractive because of the curves of her body.
- curvacious — pleasingly curved
- d'oliviera — Basil (Lewis). 1931–2011, South African-born cricketer who played for England. The South African government's refusal to admit him to the country as part of the England touring party in 1968 led to South Africa being banned from international cricket
- davenports — Plural form of davenport.
- decorative — Something that is decorative is intended to look pretty or attractive.
- derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
- derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- devalorize — Devalue.
- devastator — to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city. Synonyms: destroy, sack, despoil, raze, ruin, level. Antonyms: create, erect, develop.
- 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.
- divinatory — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
- divisorial — Lb maths Related to a divisor.
- dorsovelar — articulated with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, as (k) and (ŋ)
- drop valve — a valve, as for a steam engine, that drops freely to close.
- durnovaria — the Latin name for a town in S England, administrative centre of Dorset: associated with Thomas Hardy, esp as the Casterbridge of his novels. Pop: 16 171 (2001)
- earthmover — a vehicle, as a bulldozer, for pushing or carrying excavated earth from place to place.
- eavesdrops — Plural form of eavesdrop.
- endeavored — Simple past tense and past participle of endeavor.
- endeavours — Plural form of endeavour.
- enervation — A feeling of being drained of energy or vitality; fatigue.