11-letter words containing v, r
- career move — a change of job, usually to a position with more responsibility and a higher income
- caressively — caressingly
- carminative — able to relieve flatulence
- carnivorism — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.
- carvelbuilt — Alternative form of carvel-built.
- castelvetro — Lodovico [loh-duh-vee-koh;; Italian law-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌloʊ dəˈvi koʊ;; Italian ˌlɔ dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1505–71, Italian philologist and literary critic.
- cavaliering — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cavalierish — like a cavalier
- cavalierism — the principles or practice of cavaliers
- cavernously — In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
- cavernulous — possessing or being full of small cavities
- cavolo nero — an Italian variety of cabbage with dark green leaves
- cctv camera — a closed-circuit television camera
- celebrative — to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
- centerville — a town in W Ohio.
- cervelliere — a close-fitting cap of mail or plate; coif.
- cervicalgia — Neck pain.
- cesarevitch — the eldest son of a czar.
- chain drive — a chain of links passing over sprockets that transmits rotation from one shaft to another
- change over — If you change over from one thing to another, you stop doing one thing and start doing the other.
- changeovers — Plural form of changeover.
- charles vii — 1403–61, king of France (1422–61), son of Charles VI. He was excluded from the French throne by the Treaty of Troyes, but following Joan of Arc's victory over the English at Orléans (1429), was crowned
- charles xiv — the title as king of Sweden and Norway of Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
- che guevara — Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- cheremkhovo — a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, near Lake Baikal.
- cherepovets — city in NE Russia, on the Rybinsk Reservoir: pop. 319,000
- chevrotains — Plural form of chevrotain.
- chili verde — a stew of beef or pork, or both, flavored with hot green peppers.
- chris evert — Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- circleville — a city in S central Ohio.
- circulative — Promoting circulation; circulating.
- circumvents — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent.
- circumvolve — to (cause to) turn around
- civic trust — a charitable organization in Britain which aims to improve the quality of new and historic buildings and public spaces, and to help improve the general quality of urban life.
- civil court — a court of law in which civil cases are tried and determined. See also civil law (def 1).
- clairvoyant — Someone who is believed to be clairvoyant is believed to know about future events or to be able to communicate with dead people.
- clarksville — city in N Tenn., on the Cumberland River: pop. 103,000
- clavichords — Plural form of clavichord.
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- clerk vicar — a lay officer in a cathedral who performs those parts of a service not reserved to the priests.
- clever dick — a person considered to have an unwarrantably high opinion of his or her own ability or knowledge
- cloud cover — the state of the sky when it is covered with cloud
- coacervates — Plural form of coacervate.
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
- coal heaver — a workman who moves coal
- codeveloper — a fellow developer
- cohortative — intended to encourage
- coin silver — silver having the standard fineness for coinage purposes.
- comic verse — amusing verse