12-letter words containing v, e
- curvicaudate — having a curved tail
- curvicostate — having curved ribs
- curvifoliate — having leaves curved or bent back
- cutaway dive — a back dive in which the diver rotates the body to enter the water headfirst facing the springboard.
- 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.
- dad and dave — stereotypes of the unsophisticated rural dweller before World War II
- danube river — a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1725 miles (2775 km) long.
- daredeviltry — reckless daring; venturesome boldness.
- david souter — David H. born 1939, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1990–2009.
- david turner — (person) Professor David A Turner. One of the pioneers of functional languages. He designed several languages, including, SASL (1976), KRC (1981), and Miranda, many of which were implemented using combinators and the S-K reduction machine which he defined. He coined the name "ZF expression" for the list comprehension. He worked at UKC and set up a company, Research Software Limited to market Miranda.
- de havilland — Sir Geoffrey. 1882–1965, British aircraft designer. He produced many military aircraft and the first jet airliners
- de-evolution — any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane.
- deactivating — Present participle of deactivate.
- deactivation — The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb.
- death valley — a desert valley in E California and W Nevada: the lowest, hottest, and driest area of the US. Lowest point: 86 m (282 ft) below sea level. Area: about 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- debilitative — producing or bringing about a weakened state
- 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.
- decongestive — having the ability to ease crowding or clogging in busy locations
- decoratively — In a decorative manner.
- definitively — most reliable or complete, as of a text, author, criticism, study, or the like: the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson.
- degenerative — A degenerative disease or condition is one that gets worse as time progresses.
- degressively — in a degressive fashion
- deleveraging — an instance of this: The economic crisis has forced a deleverage.
- deliberative — A deliberative institution or procedure has the power or the right to make important decisions.
- deliverables — items named in a contract, course, or project that must be delivered for its successful completion
- deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
- delivery boy — a boy or youth who delivers merchandise for a store, as to the homes or offices of customers.
- delivery van — a small van used esp for delivery rounds
- delusiveness — The state or quality of being delusive.
- demand curve — A demand curve is a graph showing the price of an item and the amount consumers want to buy.
- demo version — 1. An early, barely-functional version of a program which can be used for demonstration purposes as long as the operator uses *exactly* the right commands and skirts its numerous bugs, deficiencies, and unimplemented portions. 2. A special version of a finished program (frequently with some features crippled) which is distributed at little or no cost to the user for enticement purposes. See crippleware.
- demotivating — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- demotivation — the act of demotivating
- dengue-fever — an infectious, eruptive fever of warm climates, usually epidemic, characterized especially by severe pains in the joints and muscles.
- denominative — giving or constituting a name; naming
- denotatively — having power to denote.
- denunciative — Denunciatory.
- deoppilative — any drug which removes obstructions in the body
- depo-provera — a synthetic progestogen, C24H34O4, used to treat uterine or kidney cancer, to prevent conception for long periods, etc.
- depopulative — That depopulates.
- depravedness — The state of being depraved; depravity.
- depreciative — Tending to depreciate (in value etc.).
- depressively — In a depressive manner.
- deprivations — Plural form of deprivation.
- derisiveness — (uncountable) The condition of being derisive.