15-letter words containing a, e, r, i, u
- upper peninsula — a peninsula in the northern US between Lakes Superior and Michigan, constituting the N part of the state of Michigan
- upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- uralian emerald — demantoid: not a true emerald.
- uranium dioxide — a black, crystalline compound, UO 2 , insoluble in water, used in nuclear fuel rods, in ceramics, and pigments.
- uranium-bearing — containing or producing uranium
- urban guerrilla — a member of any underground political group engaged in terrorism or violence in urban areas, especially during the 1970s.
- urinary bladder — a distensible, muscular and membranous sac, in which the urine is retained until it is discharged from the body.
- utter barrister — a barrister belonging to the outer bar.
- vacation course — a course of study undertaken during a vacation, usually combined with other activities
- vascular tissue — plant tissue consisting of ducts or vessels, that, in the higher plants, forms the system (vascular system) by which sap is conveyed through the plant.
- venture capital — funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise.
- venus hairstone — a variety of rutilated quartz, used as a gemstone.
- vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
- victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
- virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
- virtual reality — a realistic and immersive simulation of a three-dimensional environment, created using interactive software and hardware, and experienced or controlled by movement of the body. Abbreviation: VR.
- virtual storage — a system whereby addressable memory is extended beyond main storage through the use of secondary storage managed by system software in such a way that programs can treat all of the designated storage as addressable main storage.
- visual literacy — the ability to apprehend or interpret pictures or other visual images.
- vitreous silica — silica glass
- voyeuristically — of, relating to, or characteristic of a voyeur or of voyeurism.
- vulnerabilities — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- wallpaper music — music that is pleasant but not interesting, so people do not pay much attention to it
- water authority — an official body which is responsible for providing water
- water pollution — the pollution of the sea and rivers
- weimar republic — the German republic (1919–33), founded at Weimar.
- wheelchair user — a person who is unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relies on a wheelchair to move around
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.
- white supremacy — the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial groups, especially black people, and are therefore rightfully the dominant group in any society.
- wiener neustadt — a city in E Austria, in Lower Austria. Pop: 37 627 (2002)
- winter purslane — a plant, Montia perfoliata, native to western North America, of the purslane family, having edible, egg-shaped leaves and clusters of small, white flowers.
- winter quarters — housing or accommodation for the winter, esp for military personnel
- yorke peninsula — a peninsula in S Australia between Spencer Gulf and the Gulf of St. Vincent. 160 miles (257 km) long and 20–35 miles (32–56 km) wide.