10-letter words containing ve
- aftershave — Aftershave is a liquid with a pleasant smell that men sometimes put on their faces after shaving.
- aggressive — An aggressive person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people.
- ahvenanmaa — group of Finn. islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia: 590 sq mi (1,528 sq km); pop. 25,000
- air travel — transportation in aircraft
- airbrasive — a method of removing deposits from the teeth, or rarely, of preparing teeth for filling, by wearing down the surface with an abrasive substance blown by a jet of air
- alienative — the state of being alienated, withdrawn, or isolated from the objective world, as through indifference or disaffection: the group's alienation from mainstream society.
- alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- alla breve — a musical time signature indicating two or four minims to a bar
- allocative — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- allusively — having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.
- alpha wave — any of the electrical waves from the parietal and occipital regions of the brain, having frequencies from 8 to 13 hertz: a sign of relaxation, since they indicate a lack of sensory stimulation in a conscious person
- alterative — likely or able to produce alteration
- alveolarly — in an alveolar manner
- alveolitis — an inflammation of the alveoli, occurring either in the lungs or in the socket of a tooth
- ampliative — serving to extend or add to what is already known
- amstelveen — city in W Netherlands: suburb of Amsterdam: pop. 74,000
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- annotative — to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes: to annotate the works of Shakespeare.
- anteverted — to displace (the uterus or other body organ) by tipping forward.
- antinovels — Plural form of antinovel.
- antivenene — Alternative spelling of anti-venene.
- antivenins — Plural form of antivenin.
- antivenoms — Plural form of antivenom.
- apperceive — to be aware of perceiving
- appetitive — pertaining to appetite.
- applausive — characterized by applause
- appointive — relating to or filled by appointment
- appositive — standing in apposition
- appraisive — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- approvedly — So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
- architrave — the lowest part of an entablature that bears on the columns
- arrogative — Making undue claims and pretensions; prone to arrogance.
- arsy-versy — backwards or upside down
- ascriptive — having the ability to be attributable to
- assaultive — tending or seeming to assault; physically aggressive: the assaultive behavior of the inmates; the assaultive manner of some rock bands.
- asseverate — to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly
- assumptive — taken for granted.
- astrictive — Binding; astringent.
- attractive — A person who is attractive is pleasant to look at.
- auth. ver. — Authorized Version (of the Bible)
- autoclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of autoclave.
- autoclaves — Plural form of autoclave.
- automative — Relating to automation.
- automotive — Automotive is used to refer to things relating to cars.
- avellaneda — a city in E Argentina, an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires. Pop: 328 980 (2001)
- avenaceous — belonging to or of the nature of oats or oat grasses
- avengeance — (obsolete) vengeance.
- avengement — (rare) The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken.
- avengeress — a female avenger
- aventurine — a dark-coloured glass, usually green or brown, spangled with fine particles of gold, copper, or some other metal