12-letter words containing v, a
- agave family — the plant family Agavaceae, characterized by herbaceous or woody plants having rhizomes, a basal cluster of toothed, sword-shaped leaves, and a tall, dense spike of flowers, including the agave, century plant, dracaena, sansevieria, sisal, and yucca.
- aggravatedly — In an aggravated manner.
- aggravations — Plural form of aggravation.
- aggressively — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- aggressivity — the state or quality of being aggressive
- aggrievement — the state of being aggrieved
- air division — an organizational unit smaller than an air force, usually composed of a headquarters and two or more wings
- air observer — observer (def 3).
- alexander iv — (Rinaldo Conti) died 1261, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1254–61.
- alexander vi — original name Rodrigo Borgia. 1431–1503, pope (1492–1503): noted for his extravagance and immorality as well as for his patronage of the arts; father of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia, with whom he is said to have committed incest
- alimentative — nourishing; nutritive.
- all for love — a drama in blank verse (1678) by Dryden.
- all---ottava — a direction (8va), placed above or below the staff to indicate that the passage covered is to be played one octave higher or lower respectively.
- alliterative — Alliterative means relating to or connected with alliteration.
- allusiveness — having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.
- alluvial fan — a fan-shaped accumulation of silt, sand, gravel, and boulders deposited by fast-flowing mountain rivers when they reach flatter land
- alphaviruses — Plural form of alphavirus.
- altar server — server (def 5).
- alternatives — a choice limited to one of two or more possibilities, as of things, propositions, or courses of action, the selection of which precludes any other possibility: You have the alternative of riding or walking.
- alto-relievo — high relief
- alto-rilievo — alto-relievo
- alveolectomy — The surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge to facilitate dental prosthesis.
- alveopalatal — articulated with the blade or front of the tongue approaching or touching the front of the hard palate near its junction with the alveolar ridge; having a primary palatal articulation and a secondary alveolar articulation.
- alyce clover — a tropical perennial clover (Alysicarpus vaginalis) sometimes used as a cover crop and for fodder
- amalgamative — of or relating to amalgamation
- amazon river — a river in N South America, flowing E from the Peruvian Andes through N Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean: the largest river in the world in volume of water carried. 3900 miles (6280 km) long.
- ambivalently — in an ambivalent manner
- ameliorative — Able to repair or ameliorate.
- amenhotep iv — died 1357? b.c, king of Egypt 1375?–1357?: reformer of ancient Egyptian religion (son of Amenhotep III).
- american ivy — a vitaceous woody vine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, of North America, having tendrils with adhesive tips, bluish-black berry-like fruits, and compound leaves that turn red in autumn: widely planted for ornament
- anchovy pear — a Jamaican tree, Grias cauliflora, bearing edible fruits that taste like the mango: family Lecythidaceae
- animadverted — Simple past tense and past participle of animadvert.
- animadverter — a person who expresses his or her opinion without fear of criticism or rebuke
- animal lover — a person who feels fondness for animals
- annihilative — Serving to annihilate; radically destructive.
- annual leave — the time a person is allowed to take off work as holiday in any one-year period
- antananarivo — the capital of Madagascar, on the central plateau: founded in the 17th century by a Hova chief; university (1961). Pop: 1 808 000 (2005 est)
- antediluvial — Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood (or similar deluge myth).
- antediluvian — Antediluvian things are old or old-fashioned.
- anti-vitamin — any substance that interferes with the action of a vitamin.
- anticipative — inclined to anticipate; of or full of anticipation
- anticreative — opposed to originality of thought or the display of imagination
- antigraviton — (mostly, scifi) The hypothetical antipartner of a graviton.
- antinovelist — a writer of antinovels
- antiochus iv — ?215–164 bc, Seleucid king of Syria (175–164), who attacked the Jews and provoked the revolt of the Maccabees
- antitakeover — opposed to or acting against a takeover
- antitussives — Plural form of antitussive.
- antiviolence — opposed to or acting against violence in society
- aortic valve — a semilunar valve between the aorta and the left ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.
- appellatives — Plural form of appellative.