12-letter words containing r, s, v
- carnivourous — Misspelling of carnivorous.
- cash-starved — A cash-starved company or organization does not have enough money to operate properly, usually because another organization, such as the government, is not giving them the money that they need.
- cavalierness — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cerivastatin — A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
- cesar chavez — Carlos [kahr-lohs;; Spanish kahr-laws] /ˈkɑr loʊs;; Spanish ˈkɑr lɔs/ (Show IPA), 1899–1978, Mexican composer and conductor.
- charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- christian iv — 1577–1648, king of Denmark and Norway (1588–1648): defeated in the Thirty Years' War (1629) and by Sweden (1645)
- civil rights — Civil rights are the rights that people have in a society to equal treatment and equal opportunities, whatever their race, sex, or religion.
- 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.
- civvy street — People in the armed forces use civvy street to refer to life and work which is not connected with the armed forces.
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clavieristic — relating to a clavier
- cloverleaves — Plural form of cloverleaf.
- codiscoverer — a fellow discoverer
- coerciveness — serving or tending to coerce.
- comparatives — Plural form of comparative.
- connersville — a city in E Indiana.
- conservating — Present participle of conservate.
- conservation — Conservation is saving and protecting the environment.
- conservatism — Conservatism is a political philosophy which believes that if changes need to be made to society, they should be made gradually. You can also refer to the political beliefs of a conservative party in a particular country as Conservatism.
- conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- conservatize — to make or become conservative
- conservators — Plural form of conservator.
- conservatory — A conservatory is a room with glass walls and a glass roof, which is attached to a house. People often grow plants in a conservatory.
- conservatrix — a woman who conserves or keeps safe; custodian
- constrictive — constricting; tending to constrict.
- constructive — A constructive discussion, comment, or approach is useful and helpful rather than negative and unhelpful.
- contrivances — Plural form of contrivance.
- controversal — (obsolete, rare) Facing opposite directions.
- convergences — Plural form of convergence.
- conversating — to have a conversation; converse; talk.
- conversation — If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation.
- conversative — talkative
- conversional — the act or process of converting; state of being converted.
- convertibles — Plural form of convertible.
- cooperatives — Plural form of cooperative.
- correlatives — Plural form of correlative.
- corrivalship — the position of a corrival
- corset cover — an undergarment, as a camisole, worn over the upper part of a corset.
- cost overrun — A cost overrun is a cost that is more than the amount budgeted.
- countermoves — Plural form of countermove.
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- creativeness — having the quality or power of creating.
- creativities — the state or quality of being creative.
- crospovidone — Crospovidone is a substance used in tablets as a binder or disintegrant.
- cross volley — (in tennis) a volley across the court
- cross-staves — an instrument for measuring the angle of elevation of heavenly bodies, consisting of a calibrated staff with another shorter staff perpendicular to and sliding on it.
- cryopreserve — to preserve (living tissue) at a very low temperature
- curb service — service, for example, from a restaurant to customers in vehicles parked at the curb