10-letter words containing v, e, s
- ascriptive — having the ability to be attributable to
- assaultive — tending or seeming to assault; physically aggressive: the assaultive behavior of the inmates; the assaultive manner of some rock bands.
- asseverate — to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly
- assumptive — taken for granted.
- astrictive — Binding; astringent.
- autoclaves — Plural form of autoclave.
- avalanches — Plural form of avalanche.
- avenaceous — belonging to or of the nature of oats or oat grasses
- avengeress — a female avenger
- averagings — average values
- aversation — (obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
- averseness — The quality of being averse; opposition of mind; unwillingness.
- aviatrices — Plural form of aviatrix.
- avoidances — Plural form of avoidance.
- ayurvedics — a therapeutic system based on the Ayurveda
- base level — the lowest level to which a land surface can be eroded by streams, which is, ultimately, sea level
- behaviours — manner of behaving or acting.
- beltsville — a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- beta waves — a pattern of high-frequency brain waves (beta waves) observed in normal persons upon sensory stimulation, especially with light, or when they are engaging in purposeful mental activity.
- biodiverse — containing a wide variety of plant and animal species
- bioreserve — an area preserving wildlife, landforms, and waterways while providing appropriate public use and enjoyment of a natural environment.
- blast wave — a violent propagating disturbance, produced by an explosion in air, that consists of an abrupt rise in pressure followed by a drop in pressure to or below atmospheric pressure.
- bolsheviks — a member of the more radical majority of the Social Democratic Party, 1903–17, advocating immediate and forceful seizure of power by the proletariat. (after 1918) a member of the Russian Communist Party.
- bolshevism — Bolshevism is the political system and ideas that Lenin and his supporters introduced in Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
- bolshevist — a follower or advocate of the doctrines or methods of the Bolsheviks.
- bolshevize — to bring into line with Communist ideology
- braaivleis — a picnic at which meat is cooked over an open fire; a barbecue
- bromsgrove — a town in W central England, in N Worcestershire. Pop: 29 237 (2001)
- burnsville — a city in SE Minnesota.
- cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
- camp stove — a portable stove used for cooking or heating, especially outdoors.
- canvaslike — resembling canvas
- canvassers — Plural form of canvasser.
- 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
- captivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captivate.
- 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.
- caregivers — Plural form of caregiver.
- carnivores — an animal that eats flesh.
- 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.
- causatives — Plural form of causative.
- cavalcades — Plural form of cavalcade.
- 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.
- cellosolve — an organic compound used as a solvent in the plastics industry; 2-ethoxyethan-1-ol. Formula: C2H5OCH2CH2OH
- cerevisiae — (informal) The species Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or brewer's yeast.
- cervicitis — inflammation of the neck of the uterus
- 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
- chernovtsy — a city in Ukraine on the Prut River: formerly under Polish, Austro-Hungarian, and Romanian rule; part of the Soviet Union (1947–91). Pop: 237 000 (2005 est)