10-letter words containing v, d
- advocators — to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
- advocatory — of an advocate
- affidavits — Plural form of affidavit.
- aggravated — Aggravated is used to describe a serious crime which involves violence.
- aids virus — a variable retrovirus that invades and inactivates helper T cells of the immune system and is a cause of AIDS and AIDS-related complex: variants were identified in several laboratories and independently named lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV) human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 3 (HTLV-3) and AIDS-related virus (ARV) the name human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) being subsequently proposed by an international taxonomy committee.
- alleviated — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
- almoravide — a member of a fanatical people of Berber origin and Islamic faith, who founded an empire in N Africa that spread over much of Spain in the 11th century ad
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- anteverted — to displace (the uterus or other body organ) by tipping forward.
- aparavidya — intellectual knowledge.
- approvedly — So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
- atevirdine — A non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that has been studied for the treatment of HIV.
- autoclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of autoclave.
- avalanched — Simple past tense and past participle of avalanche.
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- avellaneda — a city in E Argentina, an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires. Pop: 328 980 (2001)
- avoidances — Plural form of avoidance.
- avoidantly — In an avoidant manner.
- avvogadore — an official Venetian criminal prosecutor
- ayurvedics — a therapeutic system based on the Ayurveda
- backvelder — a person who lives in a backveld
- barneveldt — ˈJan van Olden (ˌjɑnˈvɑn ɔldən ) ; yänˌvän ôlˈdən) 1547-1619; Du. statesman & patriot
- beaver dam — a city in SE Wisconsin.
- bedeviling — to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
- bedevilled — to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
- belt drive — a transmission system using a flexible belt to transfer power
- benedict v — died a.d. 966, pope 964.
- bidonville — a shanty town
- biliverdin — a dark green pigment in the bile formed by the oxidation of bilirubin. Formula: C33H34O6N4
- biodiverse — containing a wide variety of plant and animal species
- bivouacked — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- blue devil — a blue capsule or tablet containing the barbiturate amobarbital or its derivative.
- blue-devil — blue heaven.
- bridalveil — a waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California. 620 feet (189 meters) high.
- cabo verde — a republic in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa, consisting of a group of ten islands and five islets: an overseas territory of Portugal until 1975, when the islands became independent. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Christian (Roman Catholic) majority; animist minority. Currency: Cape Verdean escudo. Capital: Praia. Pop: 531 046 (2013 est). Area: 4033 sq km (1557 sq miles)
- cadaverine — a toxic diamine with an unpleasant smell, produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Formula: NH2(CH2)5NH2
- cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
- camp david — the US president's retreat in the Appalachian Mountains, Maryland: scene of the Camp David Agreement (Sept, 1978) between Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel, mediated by Jimmy Carter, which outlined a framework for establishing peace in the Middle East. This agreement was the basis of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt signed in Washington (March, 1979)
- cape verde — a cape in Senegal, near Dakar: the westernmost point of Africa
- captivated — Simple past tense and past participle of captivate.
- caravanned — a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
- casevacked — Simple past tense and past participle of casevac.
- cavalcades — Plural form of cavalcade.
- 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.
- cloud over — If the sky clouds over, it becomes covered with clouds.
- coadjuvant — Cooperating.
- codiscover — to discover jointly
- conductive — A conductive substance is able to conduct things such as heat and electricity.
- convertend — the proposition to be subjected to conversion
- convexedly — convexly