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12-letter words containing v, i, r

  • carvel-built — (of a vessel) having a hull with planks made flush at the seams
  • carver chair — a chair of 17th-century New England, having a frame formed entirely of turned pieces, a back filled with several spindles, and no spindles between the arms and the seat.
  • carving fork — a large, two-tined fork with a metal guard to protect the hand, used to hold meat in place as it is being carved
  • cattle drive — the process of moving cattle across country, often carried out by cowboys on horseback
  • cavalierness — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
  • 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.
  • cavo-relievo — a relief sculpture in which the highest point in the carving is below the level of the original surface
  • cd-rom drive — A CD-ROM drive is the device that you use with a computer to play CD-ROMs.
  • 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  • cerivastatin — A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
  • cervical cap — a plastic or rubber, thimble-shaped contraceptive that is fitted over the cervix to prevent sperm from entering the uterus
  • cervicectomy — (medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
  • chakravartin — (in Indian philosophy, politics, etc.) an ideal, universal, enlightened ruler, under whom the world exists in justice and peace.
  • charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
  • chip carving — wood carving, usually executed with a knife and characterized by small incisions and simple geometrical patterns.
  • chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
  • christian iv — 1577–1648, king of Denmark and Norway (1588–1648): defeated in the Thirty Years' War (1629) and by Sweden (1645)
  • 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.
  • circumvolved — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve.
  • 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 rights — Civil rights are the rights that people have in a society to equal treatment and equal opportunities, whatever their race, sex, or religion.
  • 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.
  • clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
  • clairvoyancy — the faculty of clairvoyance
  • clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
  • 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.
  • coach driver — a person who drives a coach
  • codiscoverer — a fellow discoverer
  • coerciveness — serving or tending to coerce.
  • comparatives — Plural form of comparative.
  • confirmative — serving to confirm; corroborative.
  • conformative — (nonstandard) Tending to conform; conforming.
  • connersville — a city in E Indiana.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • contravening — to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.
  • contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  • contrivances — Plural form of contrivance.
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