10-letter words containing v, o, a
- coveralled — wearing coveralls
- cultivator — A cultivator is a tool or machine which is used to break up the earth or to remove weeds, for example in a garden or field.
- curvaceous — If someone describes a woman as curvaceous, they think she is attractive because of the curves of her body.
- curvacious — pleasingly curved
- d'oliviera — Basil (Lewis). 1931–2011, South African-born cricketer who played for England. The South African government's refusal to admit him to the country as part of the England touring party in 1968 led to South Africa being banned from international cricket
- data glove — (hardware, virtual reality) An input device for virtual reality in the form of a glove which measures the movements of the wearer's fingers and transmits them to the computer. Sophisticated data gloves also measure movement of the wrist and elbow. A data glove may also contain control buttons or act as an output device, e.g. vibrating under control of the computer. The user usually sees a virtual image of the data glove and can point or grip and push objects. Examples are Fifth Dimension Technologies (5DT)'s 5th Glove, and Virtual Technologies' CyberGlove. A cheaper alternative is InWorld VR's CyberWand.
- datagloves — Plural form of dataglove.
- davao gulf — a gulf of the Pacific Ocean on the SE coast of Mindanao, Philippines.
- davenports — Plural form of davenport.
- davy jones — the ocean's bottom, esp when regarded as the grave of those lost or buried at sea
- decennoval — relating to nineteen
- decorative — Something that is decorative is intended to look pretty or attractive.
- demotivate — to cause (a person) to lose motivation
- denotative — able to denote; designative
- derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
- derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- detonative — (of an explosive, or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously.
- devalorize — Devalue.
- devastator — to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city. Synonyms: destroy, sack, despoil, raze, ruin, level. Antonyms: create, erect, develop.
- deviations — Plural form of deviation.
- devil of a — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- devocalize — devoice.
- devocation — A calling off or away.
- devotional — Devotional activities, writings, or objects relate to religious worship.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disavowing — Present participle of disavow.
- disfavored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- divagation — to wander; stray.
- divination — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
- divinatory — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
- divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- divisorial — Lb maths Related to a divisor.
- dolce vita — sweet life; the good life perceived as one of physical pleasure and self-indulgence (usually preceded by la).
- dominative — dominating; controlling.
- dorsovelar — articulated with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, as (k) and (ŋ)
- dovetailed — noting a partition line or a charge, as an ordinary, having a series of indentations suggesting dovetails.
- drop valve — a valve, as for a steam engine, that drops freely to close.
- durnovaria — the Latin name for a town in S England, administrative centre of Dorset: associated with Thomas Hardy, esp as the Casterbridge of his novels. Pop: 16 171 (2001)
- earthmover — a vehicle, as a bulldozer, for pushing or carrying excavated earth from place to place.
- eave spout — waterspout (def 1).
- eavesdrops — Plural form of eavesdrop.
- ecovillage — A community whose inhabitants seek to live according to ecological principles, causing as little impact on the environment as possible.
- elevations — Plural form of elevation.
- eluviation — (soil science, countable) The sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall.
- endeavored — Simple past tense and past participle of endeavor.
- endeavours — Plural form of endeavour.
- enervation — A feeling of being drained of energy or vitality; fatigue.
- envenomate — (of a snake, scorpion, spider, or insect) poison by biting or stinging.
- envigorate — Alternative spelling of invigorate.
- equivocacy — Equivocalness.