10-letter words containing v, e, n, l
- isoflavone — a phytoestrogen produced chiefly by plants of the legume family, especially soybeans, potentially useful in lowering cholesterol and in treating some cancers and menopausal symptoms.
- janesville — a city in S Wisconsin.
- javelineer — A soldier who throws a javelin.
- javelinier — A soldier who throws a javelin.
- jovialness — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- juvenalian — (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) a.d. c60–140, Roman poet.
- juvenility — juvenile state, character, or manner.
- juvenilize — to make juvenile or immature: to juvenilize the classics for quick reading.
- king devil — any of several European hawkweeds introduced into northeastern North America, where they are troublesome weeds.
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- kingsville — a city in S Texas.
- lake sevan — a lake in Armenia at an altitude of 1914 m (6279 ft). Area: 1417 sq km (547 sq miles)
- lamivudine — (medicine) A nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, 2',3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine that is used for the treatment of HIV and chronic hepatitis B.
- land rover — a four-wheel drive vehicle
- landgraves — Plural form of landgrave.
- lavishment — The act of lavishing.
- lavishness — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- leavenless — Without any yeast or other raising agent.
- lemon vine — Barbados gooseberry (def 1).
- lenitively — In a lenitive manner.
- lentiviral — Of or pertaining to a lentivirus.
- lentivirus — any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing brain disease in sheep and other animals.
- leontovich — Eugenie Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin/ (Show IPA), 1900–1993, U.S. actress, director, and playwright, born in Russia.
- lev landau — Lev Davidovich [lyef duh-vye-duh-vyich] /ˈlyɛf dʌˈvyɛ də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1908–68, Russian scientist: Nobel Prize in Physics 1962.
- level line — contour line.
- leveraging — the action of a lever, a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
- leverkusen — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany, on the Rhine.
- leviathans — Plural form of leviathan.
- levigating — Present participle of levigate.
- levigation — to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid.
- leviration — Levirate marriage.
- levitating — Present participle of levitate.
- levitation — the act or phenomenon of levitating.
- lifegiving — imparting, or having the ability to impart, life or vitality; invigorating; vitalizing: life-giving love and praise.
- lifesaving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- line drive — a batted ball that travels low, fast, and straight.
- liveliness — full or suggestive of life or vital energy; active, vigorous, or brisk: a lively discussion.
- livingness — The state or quality of being alive; possession of energy or vigour; animation.
- loan value — the highest amount of money that can be borrowed against a life-insurance policy, based on the cash value of the policy.
- loch raven — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- long-lived — having a long life, existence, or duration: a long-lived man; long-lived fame.
- longaevous — long-lived
- love scene — a play or film scene in which characters make love
- love token — a gift that is symbolic of a love relationship
- loveliness — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- lovemaking — the act of courting or wooing.
- lovingness — feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
- malevolent — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- mandeville — Bernard de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), c1670–1733, English physician and satirist, born in Holland.
- marvelling — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.