12-letter words containing v, e, s
- conservatism — Conservatism is a political philosophy which believes that if changes need to be made to society, they should be made gradually. You can also refer to the political beliefs of a conservative party in a particular country as Conservatism.
- conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- conservatize — to make or become conservative
- conservators — Plural form of conservator.
- conservatory — A conservatory is a room with glass walls and a glass roof, which is attached to a house. People often grow plants in a conservatory.
- conservatrix — a woman who conserves or keeps safe; custodian
- constitutive — having power to enact, appoint, or establish
- constrictive — constricting; tending to constrict.
- constructive — A constructive discussion, comment, or approach is useful and helpful rather than negative and unhelpful.
- consultative — A consultative committee or document gives advice or makes proposals about a particular problem or subject.
- consummative — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- consumptives — Plural form of consumptive.
- contrivances — Plural form of contrivance.
- controversal — (obsolete, rare) Facing opposite directions.
- convalescent — Convalescent means relating to convalescence.
- convalescing — to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.
- conveniences — the quality of being convenient; suitability.
- conventicles — Plural form of conventicle.
- convergences — Plural form of convergence.
- conversating — to have a conversation; converse; talk.
- conversation — If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation.
- conversative — talkative
- conversional — the act or process of converting; state of being converted.
- convertibles — Plural form of convertible.
- convexedness — The state or quality of being convexed.
- convulsively — of the nature of or characterized by convulsions or spasms.
- cooperatives — Plural form of cooperative.
- correlatives — Plural form of correlative.
- corset cover — an undergarment, as a camisole, worn over the upper part of a corset.
- cost overrun — A cost overrun is a cost that is more than the amount budgeted.
- countermoves — Plural form of countermove.
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- covetiveness — acquisitiveness
- covetousness — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
- creativeness — having the quality or power of creating.
- creativities — the state or quality of being creative.
- crospovidone — Crospovidone is a substance used in tablets as a binder or disintegrant.
- cross volley — (in tennis) a volley across the court
- cross-staves — an instrument for measuring the angle of elevation of heavenly bodies, consisting of a calibrated staff with another shorter staff perpendicular to and sliding on it.
- cryopreserve — to preserve (living tissue) at a very low temperature
- curb service — service, for example, from a restaurant to customers in vehicles parked at the curb
- curvicostate — having curved ribs
- cycle server — (jargon) A powerful computer that exists primarily for running large batch jobs. The term implies that interactive tasks such as editing are done on other machines on the network, such as workstations.
- cyma reversa — a cyma whose convex part projects beyond the concave part.
- cypress vine — a tropical American convolvulaceous climbing plant, Ipomoea pennata, having finely divided compound leaves and scarlet or white tubular flowers
- czechoslovak — Czechoslovak means belonging or relating to the former state of Czechoslovakia.
- david souter — David H. born 1939, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1990–2009.
- debt service — the amount set aside annually in a fund to pay the interest and the part of the principal due on a debt.
- decemvirates — Plural form of decemvirate.
- decisiveness — having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy; crucial or most important: Your argument was the decisive one.