13-letter words containing a, c, i, v, e
- uncooperative — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- underachiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- underactivity — insufficient activity
- unequivocally — in a way that is clear and unambiguous: The theme is unequivocally religious.
- unevangelical — not religiously orthodox; not in accordance with the Christian gospel
- unperceivable — imperceptible
- unperceivably — imperceptibly
- unprovocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- unserviceable — not suitable to be used
- unspeculative — not characterized by speculation
- vaccine point — a thin, pointed, vaccine-coated piece of bone or the like, for use in vaccinating.
- vacuum filter — A vacuum filter is a filter in which the liquid passes through more easily because of a vacuum on the liquid output side.
- vaginal cream — A vaginal cream is cream for treating vaginal infections, applied with a special applicator.
- valedictorian — a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
- valet service — a cleaning service, in which your clothes are collected for cleaning, from your house or hotel, and returned to you
- valued policy — a policy in which the company and the policyholder agree to the amount to be paid in the event of total loss of property, regardless of the value of the property.
- variable cost — a cost that varies with a change in the volume of output while remaining uniform on a per-unit basis, as cost of labor (distinguished from fixed cost).
- varicose vein — Varicose veins are swollen and painful veins in a person's legs, which sometimes require a medical operation.
- vascularities — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- vaunt-courier — a person who goes in advance, as a herald.
- vectorization — the process of converting from a bitmap image to a vector representation
- velocity head — the velocity of a fluid expressed in terms of the head or static pressure required to produce that velocity. It equals ρν/2 where ρ is the density of the fluid and ν is the velocity. In hydrology the density of water can be written 1/G where G is the gravitational constant
- venire facias — a writ directing the appropriate official to summon a jury.
- veraciousness — characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content: a veracious statement; a veracious account.
- vermiculation — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
- vernacularism — a vernacular word or expression.
- vernacularist — someone who uses vernacular speech
- vernacularity — the quality or state of being vernacular
- vernacularize — to translate into the natural speech peculiar to a people.
- vernier scale — Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
- versification — the act of versifying.
- vertical file — a collection of pamphlets, pictures, clippings, or other materials stored upright, as in a filing cabinet or cabinets.
- verticillated — whorled
- vesica piscis — an elliptical figure in pointed form, usually one made by the intersection of two arcs and used, especially in early Christian art, as an emblem of Christ.
- vicar general — Roman Catholic Church. a priest deputized by a bishop to assist him in the administration of a diocese.
- vicar-general — Roman Catholic Church. a priest deputized by a bishop to assist him in the administration of a diocese.
- vicariousness — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- vice-chairman — a member of a committee, board, group, etc., designated as immediately subordinate to a chairman and serving as such in the latter's absence; a person who acts for and assists a chairman.
- victoria nile — a section of the upper Nile River in central Uganda between Lake Victoria and Lake Albert. 260 miles (418 km) long.
- victoriaville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- videocassette — a cassette enclosing a length of tape for video recording or reproduction.
- villavicencio — a city in central Colombia.
- vinyl acetate — a colorless, easily polymerized, water-insoluble liquid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , produced by the reaction of acetylene and acetic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics, films, paints, and adhesives.
- visceral arch — Embryology. branchial arch.
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- visual effect — Usually, visual effects. a special effect that is added to a film or video in post-production, as computer-generated imagery. Abbreviation: VFX.
- vivaciousness — lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
- volcanic cone — a conical hill produced by volcanic eruption of ash, cinders, or lava.
- volcanic neck — neck (def 14).