10-letter words containing v, a, r, s
- bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- 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)
- bravissimo — very well done! excellent!
- cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
- canvassers — Plural form of canvasser.
- 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.
- caravanist — a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
- caregivers — Plural form of caregiver.
- carnivores — an animal that eats flesh.
- carryovers — Plural form of carryover.
- casimir iv — 1427–92, grand duke of Lithuania (1440–92) and king of Poland (1447–92)
- cavillers' — to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
- cavortings — sexual frolics
- cerevisiae — (informal) The species Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or brewer's yeast.
- 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
- conservant — having the quality of conserving or preserving
- conservate — (dated, transitive) To conserve.
- 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.
- 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.
- cravenness — cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous.
- crevassing — Present participle of crevasse.
- curvaceous — If someone describes a woman as curvaceous, they think she is attractive because of the curves of her body.
- curvacious — pleasingly curved
- curvatures — Plural form of curvature.
- curveballs — Plural form of curveball.
- cutis vera — cutis.
- daredevils — Plural form of daredevil.
- davenports — Plural form of davenport.
- 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.
- 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.
- dorsovelar — articulated with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, as (k) and (ŋ)
- dragsville — something unpleasantly boring or tedious.
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.
- drawshaves — Plural form of drawshave.
- 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.
- eavesdrops — Plural form of eavesdrop.