13-letter words containing a, d, v, n
- pham van dong — 1906–2000, Vietnamese political leader: prime minister of North Vietnam 1955–76 and of unified Vietnam 1976–86.
- private brand — a product marketed under a private label.
- racing driver — someone who drives a racing car in motor car races
- rally driving — the sport of taking part in motor rallies
- recording van — a van containing sound and image recording equipment, used as a mobile recording studio
- reinvigorated — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- relative wind — the velocity or direction of airflow with respect to the body it surrounds, especially an airfoil.
- revendication — the process or act of revendicating
- revindication — the act of vindicating.
- rose d'anvers — a gem having a rose cut of 12 or fewer facets.
- saint david's — a town in SW Wales, in Pembrokeshire: its cathedral was a place of pilgrimage in medieval times. Pop: 1627 (2001)
- sandfly fever — a usually mild viral disease occurring in hot, dry areas, characterized by fever, eye pain, and sometimes a rash, transmitted by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus.
- second advent — Second Coming.
- seventh grade — school year: age 12-13
- shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
- shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
- sierra nevada — a mountain range in E California. Highest peak, Mt. Whitney, 14,495 feet (4420 meters).
- single-valued — (of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.
- slave trading — trafficking in people
- slieve donard — a mountain in SE Northern Ireland, in the Mourne Mountains: highest peak in Northern Ireland. Height: 853 m (2798 ft)
- standing wave — a wave in a medium in which each point on the axis of the wave has an associated constant amplitude ranging from zero at the nodes to a maximum at the antinodes.
- standover man — a person who extorts money by intimidation
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- sunday driver — a person who drives a car inexpertly, especially slowly or overcautiously, in the manner of one who drives infrequently.
- tax avoidance — Tax avoidance is the use of legal methods to pay the smallest possible amount of tax.
- un-indicative — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- unabbreviated — shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
- unadventurous — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
- undeliverable — capable of delivery.
- 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
- undeviatingly — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- 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.
- vacuum drying — the removal of liquid from a solution or mixture at reduced air pressure so that it dries at a lower temperature than would be required at full pressure.
- 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
- vandalization — an act of vandalizing
- vandyke beard — a short, pointed beard.
- vandyke brown — a medium brown color.
- vashon island — an island in Puget Sound, W central Washington, between Seattle and Tacoma. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
- venetian door — a doorway having a form similar to that of a Palladian window.
- victoria land — a region in Antarctica, bordering on the Ross Sea, mainly in Ross Dependency.
- vidalia onion — a large, usually somewhat flat onion with a sweet white flesh.
- vijaya pandit — Vijaya Lakshmi [vi-jahy-uh lahk-shmee] /vɪˈdʒaɪ ə ˈlɑk ʃmi/ (Show IPA), 1900–90, Indian stateswoman (sister of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- 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)
- vindicatorily — in a vindicatory manner