12-letter words containing v, e, n
- arthur evans — Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- asseverating — Present participle of asseverate.
- asseveration — the act of asseverating.
- at a venture — at random; by chance
- at intervals — If something happens at intervals, it happens several times with gaps or pauses in between.
- augmentative — tending or able to augment
- autumn olive — a spiny shrub (Elaeagnus umbellata) of the oleaster family, having leaves covered with silvery or brown scales
- 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
- baker's oven — an oven used esp for baking bread
- balloon vine — a tropical tendril-climbing sapindaceous plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, cultivated for its ornamental balloon-like seed capsules
- basilic vein — a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm
- bendix drive — A Bendix drive is a drive consisting of a pinion wheel (= a gear with a small number of teeth) carried on a shaft. The shaft rotates, causing the pinion to move.
- benedict vii — died a.d. 983, pope 974–83.
- benedict xiv — (Prospero Lambertini) 1675–1758, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1740–58; scholar and patron of the arts.
- benedict xvi — original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger. born 1927 in Germany, pope (2005–2013): the first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415: on retirement he was accorded the title pope emeritus
- benevolently — characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude; her benevolent smile.
- beta version — beta testing
- bevel siding — siding composed of tapered pieces, as clapboards, laid with the thicker lower edge of any piece overlapping the thinner upper edge of the piece below it.
- 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)
- bournonville — Auguste [French oh-gyst] /French oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1805–79, Danish ballet dancer and choreographer.
- 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
- boxing glove — Boxing gloves are big padded gloves worn for boxing.
- brevipennate — (of flightless birds) short-winged
- brick veneer — (in Australia) a timber-framed house with a brick exterior
- buenaventura — a major port in W Colombia, on the Pacific coast. Pop: 250 000 (2005 est)
- calvin cycle — a series of reactions, occurring during photosynthesis, in which glucose is synthesized from carbon dioxide
- cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
- canton river — Zhu Jiang.
- canvas shoes — soft shoes with a canvas upper
- cape dezhnev — a cape in NE Russia at the E end of Chukchi Peninsula: the northeasternmost point of Asia
- cape verdean — of or relating to Cape Verde or its inhabitants
- caravan site — A caravan site is an area of land where people can stay in a caravan on holiday, or where people live in caravans.
- caravanserai — (in some Eastern countries esp formerly) a large inn enclosing a courtyard providing accommodation for caravans
- carbon value — an empirical measurement of the tendency of a lubricant to form carbon when in use
- cash advance — an amount of money borrowed as a short-term loan against a salary, credit card, etc
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- cavalierness — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- celestine iv — (Godfrey Castiglione) died 1241, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1241.
- centumvirate — the office of the centumviri
- cerivastatin — A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- chicken kiev — boned chicken breasts pounded until thin, wrapped around lumps of herbed butter, breaded, and fried in butter or deep fat, and usually served with kasha or brown rice
- circumvented — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- circumventor — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- civic center — In a city or town, a civic center is a building or buildings that contain local government offices and often recreational or cultural facilities for the public.
- civic centre — the public buildings of a town, including recreational facilities and offices of local administration