10-letter words containing v, o, t
- 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.
- detrivores — Plural form of detrivore.
- 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.
- devocation — A calling off or away.
- devolution — Devolution is the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments.
- devotement — The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow.
- devotional — Devotional activities, writings, or objects relate to religious worship.
- devourment — the act of devouring
- devoutness — devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious: a devout Catholic.
- dissolvent — capable of dissolving another substance.
- distortive — to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
- 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.
- dog violet — a violet, Viola canina, that grows in Europe and N Asia and has blue yellow-spurred flowers
- dolce vita — sweet life; the good life perceived as one of physical pleasure and self-indulgence (usually preceded by la).
- dominative — dominating; controlling.
- dostoevski — ˈFeodor Miˈkhailovich (ˈfjɔˈdɔʀ mɪ xaɪlɔvɪtʃ) ; fy^ōˈd^ōr mi khīˈl^ōvich) 1821-81; Russ. novelist
- dostoevsky — Fyodor Mikhailovich [fyoh-der mi-kahy-luh-vich;; Russian fyaw-duh r myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /ˈfyoʊ dər mɪˈkaɪ lə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈfyɔ dər myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1821–81, Russian novelist.
- dovetailed — noting a partition line or a charge, as an ordinary, having a series of indentations suggesting dovetails.
- dust cover — a cloth or plastic covering used to protect furniture or equipment, as during a period of nonuse.
- dutch oven — a heavily constructed kettle with a close-fitting lid, used for pot roasts, stews, etc.
- earthmover — a vehicle, as a bulldozer, for pushing or carrying excavated earth from place to place.
- eave spout — waterspout (def 1).
- elevations — Plural form of elevation.
- eluviation — (soil science, countable) The sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall.
- 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.
- éprouvette — a device for assessing the strength of gunpowder
- equivocate — Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
- escoveitch — (West Indies) escabeche.
- estivation — Prolonged torpor or dormancy of an animal during a hot or dry period.
- evacuation — The action of evacuating a person or a place.
- evaluation — The making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment.
- evaluators — Plural form of evaluator.
- evaporated — Simple past tense and past participle of evaporate.
- evaporates — Turn from liquid into vapor.
- evaporator — A piece of equipment used to evaporate the solvent from a solution.
- evaporites — Plural form of evaporite.
- evaporitic — Of or pertaining to an evaporite.
- eventology — (statistics) The branch of statistics that deals with random, vague events.
- evocations — Plural form of evocation.
- evolutions — Plural form of evolution.
- evolvement — Evolution (from simple to complex).
- ex-convict — a former prisoner
- excavation — The action of excavating something, esp. an archaeological site.