12-letter words containing a, l, v
- countervalue — An equivalent or equal, especially in military strategy.
- cradle vault — barrel vault.
- craveability — (especially of a food) having qualities that engender an intense desire for more: All too often, salt, sugar, fat, and “crunch” make a food craveable.
- cultivatable — Cultivable.
- culvertailed — dove-tailed
- cumulatively — increasing or growing by accumulation or successive additions: the cumulative effect of one rejection after another.
- curvifoliate — having leaves curved or bent back
- curvirostral — having a curved or crooked beak
- czechoslovak — Czechoslovak means belonging or relating to the former state of Czechoslovakia.
- daredeviltry — reckless daring; venturesome boldness.
- de havilland — Sir Geoffrey. 1882–1965, British aircraft designer. He produced many military aircraft and the first jet airliners
- death valley — a desert valley in E California and W Nevada: the lowest, hottest, and driest area of the US. Lowest point: 86 m (282 ft) below sea level. Area: about 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- debilitative — producing or bringing about a weakened state
- decoratively — In a decorative manner.
- deleveraging — an instance of this: The economic crisis has forced a deleverage.
- deliberative — A deliberative institution or procedure has the power or the right to make important decisions.
- deliverables — items named in a contract, course, or project that must be delivered for its successful completion
- deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
- delivery van — a small van used esp for delivery rounds
- denotatively — having power to denote.
- deoppilative — any drug which removes obstructions in the body
- depopulative — That depopulates.
- derivability — The condition of being derivable.
- derivational — Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
- derivatively — derived.
- derogatively — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- devaluations — Plural form of devaluation.
- devil's mark — (in witchcraft) a mark, as a scar or blemish, on the body of a person who has made a compact with a devil.
- devitalizing — Present participle of devitalize.
- devolatilise — to cause (a vapor) to liquefy.
- devolatilize — to cause (a vapor) to liquefy.
- devon island — an island in the Nunavut Territory, N Canada. 20,900 sq. mi. (54,100 sq. km).
- devotionally — In a devotional manner.
- dewar vessel — a container with an evacuated space between two walls that are highly reflective, capable of maintaining its contents at a near-constant temperature over relatively long periods of time; thermos.
- discoverable — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- disgavelling — the act or quality of being without gavelkind
- disinvoltura — Self-assurance; lack of constraint.
- dissuasively — In a dissuasive manner.
- diverticular — Of or relating to diverticula.
- divinatorial — of or related to divination
- dolly varden — a woman's costume of the late 19th century, including a flower-trimmed, broad-brimmed hat and a dress consisting of a tight bodice and bouffant panniers in a flower print over a calf-length quilted petticoat.
- dorsiventral — Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
- dorsoventral — Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.
- dovetail saw — a backsaw for fine woodworking, as dovetailing.
- driveability — the degree of smoothness and steadiness of acceleration of an automotive vehicle: The automatic transmission has been improved to give the new model better drivability.
- driving sail — a sail that, when filled, tends to force the hull of a vessel downward (opposed to lifting sail).
- dubitatively — in a dubitative manner
- dzhugashvili — Iosif Vissarionovich [Russian yaw-syif-vyi-suh-ryi-aw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ˈyɔ syɪf vyɪ sə ryɪˈɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Stalin, Joseph.
- early leaver — a person who leaves something early, esp someone who opts out of a pension scheme before completing all his or her contributions
- edith cavell — Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.