12-letter words containing v, s, i
- bartlesville — a city in NE Oklahoma.
- basic jovial — (language) A subset of JOVIAL written ca. 1965.
- basilic vein — a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm
- behaviourism — Behaviourism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
- beta version — beta testing
- bevel siding — siding composed of tapered pieces, as clapboards, laid with the thicker lower edge of any piece overlapping the thinner upper edge of the piece below it.
- bib overalls — overall (def 3a).
- biodiversity — Biodiversity is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.
- blood spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
- blue devil's — a blue capsule or tablet containing the barbiturate amobarbital or its derivative.
- bolshevikism — the doctrines, methods, or procedure of the Bolsheviks.
- bolshevistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Bolshevists or Bolshevism.
- c'est la vie — that's life
- canvas chair — a chair in which the seat and back are made from canvas
- caravan site — A caravan site is an area of land where people can stay in a caravan on holiday, or where people live in caravans.
- caravanserai — (in some Eastern countries esp formerly) a large inn enclosing a courtyard providing accommodation for caravans
- carnivourous — Misspelling of carnivorous.
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- cavaco silva — Aníbal (aˈnibal). born 1939, Portuguese statesman; prime minister (1985–95); president (2006–16)
- cavalierness — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- celestine iv — (Godfrey Castiglione) died 1241, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1241.
- cerivastatin — A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
- charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
- chauvinistic — If you describe someone as chauvinistic, you believe that they think their own country is more important and morally better than any other.
- 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)
- 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.
- civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
- civvy street — People in the armed forces use civvy street to refer to life and work which is not connected with the armed forces.
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clavieristic — relating to a clavier
- clovis point — flint projectile dating from the 10th millennium bc
- cockeysville — a town in N Maryland.
- codiscoverer — a fellow discoverer
- coerciveness — serving or tending to coerce.
- cognoscitive — having the ability to know or discover: cognoscitive powers.
- cohesiveness — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- collectivise — Alternative spelling of collectivize.
- collectivism — Collectivism is the political belief that a country's industries and services should be owned and controlled by the state or by all the people in a country. Socialism and communism are both forms of collectivism.
- collectivist — Collectivist means relating to collectivism.
- collinsville — a city in SW Illinois.
- comparatives — Plural form of comparative.
- compensative — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- compulsative — compulsory
- compulsively — compelling; compulsory.
- compulsivity — compulsiveness
- concessively — in a concessive manner
- conclusively — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
- conjunctivas — Plural form of conjunctiva.