10-letter words containing v, e, c
- khrushchev — Nikita S(ergeyevich) [ni-kee-tuh sur-gey-uh-vich;; Russian nyi-kyee-tuh syir-gye-yuh-vyich] /nɪˈki tə sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪˈkyi tə syɪrˈgyɛ yə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1971, Russian political leader: premier of the U.S.S.R. 1958–64.
- knock over — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- kragujevac — a town in E central Serbia; capital of Serbia (1818–39); automobile industry. Pop: 145 890 (2002)
- lacerative — Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate.
- larvicides — Plural form of larvicide.
- leontovich — Eugenie Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin/ (Show IPA), 1900–1993, U.S. actress, director, and playwright, born in Russia.
- livescript — JavaScript
- loch raven — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- locomotive — a self-propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars.
- love child — a child born out of wedlock.
- love match — a marriage entered into for love alone.
- love scene — a play or film scene in which characters make love
- lovestruck — Alternative spelling of love-struck.
- lucerative — Misspelling of lucrative.
- macrolevel — at or on a level that is large in scale or scope: macrolevel research on crime rates in urban areas.
- malvaceous — belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.
- medicative — medicinal.
- mezza voce — (in singing) softly; quietly
- microdrive — a type of memory card that has moving parts and can store large amounts of data
- microlevel — A microscopic level.
- microwaved — Simple past tense and past participle of microwave.
- microwaves — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
- milk vetch — a European plant, Astragalus glycyphyllos, of the legume family, believed to increase the secretion of milk in goats.
- moiseivich — Benno [ben-oh] /ˈbɛn oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1963, English pianist, born in Russia.
- mooncalves — Plural form of mooncalf.
- muscovites — Plural form of muscovite.
- myslivecek — Josef [yaw-zef] /ˈyɔ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1737–81, Czech composer.
- native cat — any of several catlike dasyures of the genus Dasyurus, of Australia and Tasmania: most populations are now rare.
- naviculare — a small boat-shaped bone of the wrist or foot
- neglective — (archaic) neglectful.
- nerve cell — neuron.
- nerve cord — a single hollow tract of nervous tissue that constitutes the central nervous system of chordates and develops into the spinal cord and brain in vertebrates.
- novaculite — a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- novelistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of novels.
- novicehood — the condition of a novice
- noviceship — The state or position of being a novice.
- objectives — Plural form of objective.
- obrenovich — Alexander, Alexander I (def 3).
- observance — an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws.
- occlusives — Plural form of occlusive.
- occupative — relating to work or profession
- octavalent — having a valence of eight.
- of service — If someone or something is of service to you, they help you or are useful to you.
- olivaceous — of a deep shade of green; olive.
- open cover — a cover of a set consisting entirely of open sets.
- outachieve — (transitive) To surpass in achievement; to achieve more than.
- oven chips — chips or fries that can be cooked in the oven
- over-focus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- over-react — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- over-score — to score over, as with strokes or lines.