13-letter words containing a, d, v, e, r
- unscavengered — lacking the qualities of having been scavenged
- upland plover — a large, field-inhabiting sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, of eastern North America, resembling a plover: now protected and increasing in numbers.
- vagodepressor — decreasing or mimicking the decrease of the activity of the vagus nerve.
- valedictorian — a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
- van der merwe — a stereotypical figure humorously representing Boer stupidity and prejudice
- van der waals — Johannes Diderik (joːˈhɑnəs ˈdiːdərik). 1837–1923, Dutch physicist, noted for his research on the equations of state of gases and liquids: Nobel prize for physics in 1910
- vandyke beard — a short, pointed beard.
- vandyke brown — a medium brown color.
- varied thrush — a plump thrush, Ixoreus naevius, of western North America, resembling a robin with a dark band across the chest.
- venetian door — a doorway having a form similar to that of a Palladian window.
- verticillated — whorled
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- vide ut supra — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see as above
- video library — video and dvd lending service
- vin ordinaire — inexpensive table wine, usually of unspecified origin.
- vindhya range — a mountain range in central India: separates the Ganges basin from the Deccan, marking the limits of northern and peninsular India. Greatest height: 1113 m (3651 ft)
- viola d'amore — a treble viol with numerous sympathetic strings and several gut strings, producing a resonant sound.
- virginia dare — Virginia, 1587–? first child born of English parents in the Western Hemisphere.
- virginia deer — the common white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, of eastern North America.
- volta redonda — a city in SE Brazil, NW of Rio de Janeiro.
- water diviner — a person able to locate the presence of water, esp underground, with a divining rod
- well-favoured — of pleasing appearance; good-looking; pretty or handsome.
- well-traveled — having traveled, especially to distant places; experienced in travel.
- western dvina — a river rising in W Russia, in the Valdai Hills and flowing south and southwest then northwest to the Gulf of Riga. Length: 1021 km (634 miles)
- yelizavetgrad — a former name of Kirovograd.