12-letter words containing v, u
- buck private — a common soldier
- buenaventura — a major port in W Colombia, on the Pacific coast. Pop: 250 000 (2005 est)
- burrillville — a town in N Rhode Island.
- by virtue of — on account of or by reason of
- cadaverously — In a cadaverous manner.
- carbon value — an empirical measurement of the tendency of a lubricant to form carbon when in use
- carnivourous — Misspelling of carnivorous.
- carvel-built — (of a vessel) having a hull with planks made flush at the seams
- centumvirate — the office of the centumviri
- chauvinistic — If you describe someone as chauvinistic, you believe that they think their own country is more important and morally better than any other.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- 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.
- 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.
- colliquative — capable of liquefaction or dissolution
- compulsative — compulsory
- compulsively — compelling; compulsory.
- compulsivity — compulsiveness
- conclusively — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
- conductively — In a conductive manner.
- conductivity — the property of transmitting heat, electricity, or sound
- conjunctivae — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
- conjunctival — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
- conjunctivas — Plural form of conjunctiva.
- constitutive — having power to enact, appoint, or establish
- constructive — A constructive discussion, comment, or approach is useful and helpful rather than negative and unhelpful.
- consultative — A consultative committee or document gives advice or makes proposals about a particular problem or subject.
- consummative — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- consumptives — Plural form of consumptive.
- continuative — serving or tending to continue
- contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- convolutedly — twisted; coiled.
- convolutions — an intricate, involved, or confused matter or condition
- convulsional — relating to convulsions
- convulsively — of the nature of or characterized by convulsions or spasms.
- corbel vault — a structure having the form of a vault but constructed on the principle of a corbel arch.
- corruptively — In a corruptive way.
- cost overrun — A cost overrun is a cost that is more than the amount budgeted.
- counter-view — an opposing or contrasting opinion.
- countermoved — Simple past tense and past participle of countermove.
- countermoves — Plural form of countermove.
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- countervalue — An equivalent or equal, especially in military strategy.
- courtly love — a tradition represented in Western European literature between the 12th and the 14th centuries, idealizing love between a knight and a revered (usually married) lady
- cover ground — to move or traverse a certain distance
- covetousness — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
- cradle vault — barrel vault.