12-letter words containing a, v, e
- arthur evans — Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- articulative — relating to articulation
- assaultively — in an assaultive manner
- assay groove — (in silverwork) a furrow left in a piece by the digging out of metal for assay.
- asseverating — Present participle of asseverate.
- asseveration — the act of asseverating.
- asseverative — characterized by or relating to solemn declaration or affirmation
- assimilative — of or causing assimilation; assimilating
- assumptively — taken for granted.
- at a venture — at random; by chance
- at eye level — at the height of somebody's eyes
- at intervals — If something happens at intervals, it happens several times with gaps or pauses in between.
- atharva-veda — the fourth and latest Veda, largely consisting of priestly spells and incantations
- attractively — In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
- augmentative — tending or able to augment
- autoreactive — (immunology, medicine) Acting against the organism by which it was produced.
- autumn olive — a spiny shrub (Elaeagnus umbellata) of the oleaster family, having leaves covered with silvery or brown scales
- average life — the average time that an unstable particle or nucleus survives before it decays.
- averruncator — a long pair of shears used for pruning the higher branches of trees
- aversiveness — the condition of being characterized by aversion
- avowableness — the quality or condition of being avowable
- axis of evil — North Korea, Iraq, and Iran when considered together as a perceived threat to world stability
- baker's oven — an oven used esp for baking bread
- baklava code — (humour, programming) Code with too many layers. Also known as Lasagne Code.
- balloon vine — a tropical tendril-climbing sapindaceous plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, cultivated for its ornamental balloon-like seed capsules
- barcoo river — a river in E central Australia, in SW Queensland: joins with the Thomson River to form Cooper Creek
- barrel vault — a vault in the form of a half cylinder
- bartlesville — a city in NE Oklahoma.
- basilic vein — a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm
- basket weave — a weave of fabrics resembling the weave used in basket making
- basketweaver — a person who advocates simple, natural, and unsophisticated living
- beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
- beaver falls — a city in W Pennsylvania.
- beaver fever — an infectious disease caused by drinking water that has been contaminated by wildlife
- beaver state — Oregon (used as a nickname).
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- 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 square — a woodworker's square with an adjustable arm that can be set to mark out an angle or to check the slope of a surface
- bib overalls — overall (def 3a).
- bioavailable — the extent to which a nutrient or medication can be used by the body.
- black velvet — a mixture of stout and champagne in equal proportions
- bond servant — a person who serves in bondage; slave.
- boniface vii — antipope a.d. 974, 984–985.
- bougainville — an island in the W Pacific, in Papua New Guinea: the largest of the Solomon Islands: unilaterally declared independence in 1990; occupied by government troops in 1992, and granted autonomy in 2001. Chief town: Kieta. Area: 10 049 sq km (3880 sq miles)
- boulevardier — (originally in Paris) a fashionable man, esp one who frequents public places
- boxgrove man — a type of primitive man, probably Homo heidelbergensis, and probably dating from the Middle Palaeolithic period some 500 000 years ago; remains were found at Boxgrove in West Sussex in 1993 and 1995
- brevicaudate — having a short tail.
- brevipennate — (of flightless birds) short-winged
- broad-leaved — denoting trees other than conifers, most of which have broad rather than needle-shaped leaves