11-letter words containing a, v, o
- avocational — of or relating to avocation
- avoirdupois — a system of weights used in many English-speaking countries. It is based on the pound, which contains 16 ounces or 7000 grains. 100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (Brit) is equal to 1 hundredweight and 20 hundredweights equals 1 ton
- baccivorous — feeding on berries
- backsolving — Present participle of backsolve.
- baculovirus — any of a family of viruses that attack insects and other arthropods, used as biological pesticides
- baranovichi — a city in W central Belarus, SW of Minsk.
- baryshnikov — Mikhail. born 1948, Soviet-born ballet dancer, who defected (1974) to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet: director (1980–90) of the American Ballet Theatre
- bath oliver — a kind of unsweetened biscuit
- beaverboard — a stiff light board of compressed wood fibre, used esp to surface partitions
- beaverbrook — 1st Baron, title of William Maxwell Aitken. 1879–1964, British newspaper proprietor and Conservative politician, born in Canada, whose newspapers included the Daily Express; minister of information (1918); minister of aircraft production (1940–41)
- behaviorism — Behaviorism 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.
- behaviorist — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
- behavioural — Behavioural means relating to the behaviour of a person or animal, or to the study of their behaviour.
- ben trovato — appropriate and characteristic even if untrue; happily invented or discovered.
- bioactivity — any effect on, interaction with, or response from living tissue.
- bisociative — relating to bisociation
- bivouacking — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- black ivory — Black slaves collectively
- black olive — a tropical American tree, Bucida buceras, having leathery leaves and greenish-yellow flowers.
- black volta — a river in W Africa, rising in SW Burkina Faso and flowing northeast, then south into Lake Volta: forms part of the border of Ghana with Burkina-Faso and with Côte d'Ivoire. Length: about 800 km (500 miles)
- black vomit — vomit containing blood, often a manifestation of disease, such as yellow fever
- blagonravov — Anatoli Arkadyevich [an-uh-toh-lee;; Russian uh-nuh-taw-lyee uhr-kah-dyi-vyich] /ˈæn əˌtoʊ li;; Russian ʌ nʌˈtɔ lyi ʌrˈkɑ dyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1975, Russian scientist.
- bodhisattva — (in Mahayana Buddhism) a divine being worthy of nirvana who remains on the human plane to help men to salvation
- body cavity — the internal cavity of any multicellular animal that contains the digestive tract, heart, kidneys, etc. In vertebrates it develops from the coelom
- bonaventura — Saint, called the Seraphic Doctor. 1221–74, Italian Franciscan monk, mystic, theologian, and philosopher; author of a Life of St Francis and Journey of the Soul to God. Feast day: July 14
- bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
- bondservant — a serf or slave
- bone 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)
- boniface iv — Saint, pope a.d. 608–615.
- boniface vi — pope a.d. 896.
- bony spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by a bony growth, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- brake servo — The brake servo is a device for increasing the pressure of the driver's foot on the brake pedal.
- bravo-river — Mexican Rio Bravo. a river flowing from SW Colorado through central New Mexico and along the boundary between Texas and Mexico into the Gulf of Mexico. 1800 miles (2900 km) long.
- break cover — (esp of game animals) to come out from a shelter or hiding place
- broad river — a river in W North Carolina, flowing S to join the Saluda River, forming the Congaree River in South Carolina. 150 miles (241 km) long.
- bust a move — go, leave
- cablevision — cable television.
- captivation — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- career move — a change of job, usually to a position with more responsibility and a higher income
- carnivorism — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.
- castelvetro — Lodovico [loh-duh-vee-koh;; Italian law-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌloʊ dəˈvi koʊ;; Italian ˌlɔ dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1505–71, Italian philologist and literary critic.
- catonsville — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- cavernously — In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
- cavernulous — possessing or being full of small cavities
- cavillation — any objection made to or dispute raised about trivial points or frivolities
- cavolo nero — an Italian variety of cabbage with dark green leaves
- change over — If you change over from one thing to another, you stop doing one thing and start doing the other.
- changeovers — Plural form of changeover.
- chevrotains — Plural form of chevrotain.