12-letter words containing v, e, t, r
- beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
- beaver state — Oregon (used as a nickname).
- beetle drive — a social occasion at which a progressive series of games of beetle is played
- beta version — beta testing
- biodiversity — Biodiversity is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.
- blue vitriol — the fully hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulphate
- bond servant — a person who serves in bondage; slave.
- bovver boots — heavy boots worn by some teenage youths in Britain, used in gang fights
- brevicaudate — having a short tail.
- brevipennate — (of flightless birds) short-winged
- buck private — a common soldier
- buenaventura — a major port in W Colombia, on the Pacific coast. Pop: 250 000 (2005 est)
- by virtue of — on account of or by reason of
- cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
- canton river — Zhu Jiang.
- captive-bred — bred in captivity
- caravan site — A caravan site is an area of land where people can stay in a caravan on holiday, or where people live in caravans.
- cardioactive — of or relating to a drug or other substance affecting the function of the heart.
- carvel-built — (of a vessel) having a hull with planks made flush at the seams
- cash-starved — A cash-starved company or organization does not have enough money to operate properly, usually because another organization, such as the government, is not giving them the money that they need.
- cattle drive — the process of moving cattle across country, often carried out by cowboys on horseback
- cave cricket — any of several nocturnal, wingless, cricketlike long-horned grasshoppers of the family Gryllacrididae, characterized by a humpbacked appearance and inhabiting dark moist habitats, as caves, cellars, hollow trees, and the ground under logs and stones.
- centumvirate — the office of the centumviri
- cerivastatin — A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
- cervicectomy — (medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
- circumvented — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- circumventor — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- circumvolute — To roll, curl or twist around.
- civic center — In a city or town, a civic center is a building or buildings that contain local government offices and often recreational or cultural facilities for the public.
- civic centre — the public buildings of a town, including recreational facilities and offices of local administration
- civil unrest — Civil unrest is fighting between different groups of people living in the same country, and losses caused by this fighting are usually not covered by insurance.
- civvy street — People in the armed forces use civvy street to refer to life and work which is not connected with the armed forces.
- clavieristic — relating to a clavier
- co-operative — A co-operative is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits.
- coacervation — a reversible, emulsoid stage existing between the sol and gel formations, in which the addition of a third substance causes the separation of the sol into two immiscible liquid phases: an essential stage in the formation of proteins, antibodies, etc.
- comparatives — Plural form of comparative.
- confirmative — serving to confirm; corroborative.
- conformative — (nonstandard) Tending to conform; conforming.
- conservating — Present participle of conservate.
- conservation — Conservation is saving and protecting the environment.
- 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
- constrictive — constricting; tending to constrict.
- constructive — A constructive discussion, comment, or approach is useful and helpful rather than negative and unhelpful.
- contraoctave — the octave that begins on the third C below middle C and ends on the second C below middle C
- contravening — to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.