10-letter words containing v, e
- covertures — Plural form of coverture.
- covetingly — in a covetous manner
- covetously — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
- crash dive — a sudden steep dive from the surface by a submarine
- crash-dive — a rapid dive by a submarine made at a steep angle, especially to avoid attack from a surface vessel or airplane.
- cravenness — cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous.
- creatively — having the quality or power of creating.
- creativity — creative ability; artistic or intellectual inventiveness
- crescively — in a crescive or increasing manner
- crevassing — Present participle of crevasse.
- crevecoeur — Miˈchel Guilˈlaume Jean de (miˈʃɛl giˈjoʊm ʒɑ̃ də) ; mēshelˈ gēyōmˈ zhän də) (pseud. J. Hector St. John) 1735-1813; Am. essayist & agriculturist, born in France
- crime wave — When more crimes than usual are committed in a particular place, you can refer to this as a crime wave.
- cross over — a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- cross vine — a woody bignoniaceous vine, Bignonia capreolata, of the southeastern US, having large trumpet-shaped reddish flowers
- cross-over — a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- cross-vein — a transverse vein that connects adjacent longitudinal veins in the wing of an insect.
- cross-vine — a climbing or creeping woody vine, Bignonia capreolata, of the bignonia family, having yellow-red trumpet-shaped flowers and a stem that shows a crosslike arrangement in cross section.
- cross-vote — to vote against one's own party
- crossovers — Plural form of crossover.
- cuernavaca — a city in S central Mexico, capital of Morelos state: resort with nearby Cacahuamilpa Caverns. Pop: 723 000 (2005 est)
- cult movie — film with small but enthusiastic fan base
- cultivable — (of land) capable of being cultivated
- cultivated — If you describe someone as cultivated, you mean they are well educated and have good manners.
- cultivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cultivate.
- culvertage — the forfeiture of a person's property, thereby reducing him to the status of a villain
- cumulative — If a series of events have a cumulative effect, each event makes the effect greater.
- cunctative — delay; tardiness.
- curvaceous — If someone describes a woman as curvaceous, they think she is attractive because of the curves of her body.
- curvatures — Plural form of curvature.
- curve ball — a continuously bending line, without angles.
- curve-ball — a continuously bending line, without angles.
- curveballs — Plural form of curveball.
- curvetting — Present participle of curvet.
- cut velvet — a fabric in which the looped pile has been cut. Compare velvet.
- cutis vera — cutis.
- cyberglove — (hardware, virtual reality) A data glove sold by Virtual Technologies. The spandex-like glove houses 18 sensors to track accurately just about every move your hand is capable of making. The accompanying software includes a three-dimensional hand model that can he added to any virtual reality application. The glove includes a mount for Polhemus and Ascension sensors.
- czarevitch — the eldest son of a czar of Russia
- d'oliviera — Basil (Lewis). 1931–2011, South African-born cricketer who played for England. The South African government's refusal to admit him to the country as part of the England touring party in 1968 led to South Africa being banned from international cricket
- daredevils — Plural form of daredevil.
- data glove — (hardware, virtual reality) An input device for virtual reality in the form of a glove which measures the movements of the wearer's fingers and transmits them to the computer. Sophisticated data gloves also measure movement of the wrist and elbow. A data glove may also contain control buttons or act as an output device, e.g. vibrating under control of the computer. The user usually sees a virtual image of the data glove and can point or grip and push objects. Examples are Fifth Dimension Technologies (5DT)'s 5th Glove, and Virtual Technologies' CyberGlove. A cheaper alternative is InWorld VR's CyberWand.
- datagloves — Plural form of dataglove.
- datatrieve — (database, language) A query and report system for use with DEC's VMS (RMS, VAX Rdb/VMS or VAX DBMS).
- davenports — Plural form of davenport.
- davy jones — the ocean's bottom, esp when regarded as the grave of those lost or buried at sea
- deactivate — If someone deactivates an explosive device or an alarm, they make it harmless or impossible to operate.
- deceivable — capable of being deceived; gullible.
- deceivings — Plural form of deceiving.
- decennoval — relating to nineteen
- decisively — having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy; crucial or most important: Your argument was the decisive one.
- decivilize — to cause (a person) to be uncivilized