12-letter words containing v, i, d, n, e
- derivational — Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
- derived unit — a unit of measurement obtained by multiplication or division of the base units of a system without the introduction of numerical factors
- devaluations — Plural form of devaluation.
- devastations — Plural form of devastation.
- deviationism — ideological deviation (esp from orthodox Communism)
- deviationist — One who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of Communism.
- devil's dung — asafetida.
- devilishness — The state or quality of being devilish.
- devirginized — Simple past tense and past participle of devirginize.
- devirginizer — Someone who devirginizes.
- devirginizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devirginize.
- devitalizing — Present participle of devitalize.
- devitrifying — Present participle of devitrify.
- devon island — an island in the Nunavut Territory, N Canada. 20,900 sq. mi. (54,100 sq. km).
- devon minnow — a spinning lure intended to imitate the swimming motion of a minnow
- devotionally — In a devotional manner.
- diminutively — In a diminutive manner.
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
- disadventure — misfortune; bad luck
- disbelieving — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- discoverment — (obsolete) discovery.
- disgavelling — the act or quality of being without gavelkind
- dishevelling — Present participle of dishevel.
- dishevelment — to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing.
- disincentive — something that discourages or deters; deterrent: High interest rates and government regulations are disincentives to investment.
- disinvesting — Present participle of disinvest.
- disjunctives — Plural form of disjunctive.
- dispensative — Granting dispensation.
- disservicing — harmful or injurious service; an ill turn.
- disseverance — The act of dissevering; separation.
- disseverment — Disseverance.
- ditransitive — noting or pertaining to a verb taking both a direct and an indirect object, as give in “I gave him the package.”.
- divergencies — Plural form of divergency.
- diversifying — Present participle of diversify.
- diversionary — tending to divert or distract the attention: diversionary tactics of the guerrilla fighters.
- diversionist — a person engaged in activities that divert attention from a primary focus.
- divertimento — an instrumental composition in several movements, light and diverting in character, similar to a serenade.
- dividendless — without dividends
- divine right — doctrine that king's power was ordained by God
- divisiveness — forming or expressing division or distribution.
- dorsiventral — Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
- dream vision — a conventional device used in narrative verse, employed especially by medieval poets, that presents a story as told by one who falls asleep and dreams the events of the poem: Dante's Divine Comedy exemplifies the dream vision in its most developed form.
- drink-driver — A drink-driver is someone who drives after drinking more than the amount of alcohol that is legally allowed.
- driving belt — a belt that carries movement from an engine or moving part to another moving part
- driving seat — In a vehicle such as a car or a bus, the driving seat is the seat where the person who is driving the vehicle sits.
- driving test — the examination that new drivers must take in order to be officially allowed to drive when not under instruction
- driving time — the time or estimated time to drive between two points or to one's destination.
- drunk driver — A drunk driver is someone who drives after drinking more than the amount of alcohol that is legally allowed.
- durante vita — during life.
- encaptivated — Simple past tense and past participle of encaptivate.