10-letter words containing v, a
- 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.
- canvasback — a North American diving duck, Aythyra valisineria, the male of which has a white body and reddish-brown head
- canvaslike — resembling canvas
- canvassers — Plural form of canvasser.
- canvassing — to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
- cap sleeve — a very short sleeve on a woman's dress, blouse, etc., fashioned by lengthening only the outer shoulder area of the garment to form a caplike extension
- capacitive — of electrical capacitance
- cape verde — a cape in Senegal, near Dakar: the westernmost point of Africa
- capitative — Per head; capitatim.
- captivance — captivity
- captivated — Simple past tense and past participle of captivate.
- captivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captivate.
- captivator — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- caravaggio — Michelangelo Merisi da (mikeˈlandʒelo meˈriːzi da). 1571–1610, Italian painter, noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and for his dramatic use of chiaroscuro
- 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.
- caravaning — Present participle of caravan.
- caravanist — a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
- 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
- caregivers — Plural form of caregiver.
- caregiving — the practice of providing care for a vulnerable neighbour or relative
- caritative — charity.
- 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.
- casevacked — Simple past tense and past participle of casevac.
- cash value — the nonforfeiture value of a life-insurance policy payable to the insured in cash upon its surrender.
- casimir iv — 1427–92, grand duke of Lithuania (1440–92) and king of Poland (1447–92)
- catenative — Denoting a verb that governs a nonfinite form of another verb, for example, like in I like swimming.
- causatives — Plural form of causative.
- cavalcades — Plural form of cavalcade.
- cavalcanti — Guido (ˈɡwiːdo). ?1255–1300, Italian poet, noted for his love poems
- cavalierly — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cavalryman — A cavalryman is a soldier who is in the cavalry, especially one who rides a horse.
- cavalrymen — a soldier in the cavalry.
- cavaquinho — A small, four-stringed guitar resembling a ukulele, popular in Brazil and Portugal.
- cave canem — beware the dog
- cavilation — Alternative spelling of cavillation.
- 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.
- cavitating — Present participle of cavitate.
- cavitation — the formation of vapour- or gas-filled cavities in a flowing liquid when tensile stress is superimposed on the ambient pressure
- cavortings — sexual frolics
- cerevisiae — (informal) The species Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or brewer's yeast.
- chaikovski — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich.
- changeover — A changeover is a change from one activity or system to another.
- 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