10-letter words containing a, n, i, v, e
- vanderbilt — Cornelius, 1794–1877, U.S. financier.
- vanishment — to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- vanquished — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- vanquisher — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- vaticinate — to foretell; prophesy
- vegetarian — a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.
- vegetation — all the plants or plant life of a place, taken as a whole: the vegetation of the Nile valley.
- velitation — a minor dispute or contest.
- venatorial — of or relating to hunting
- veneration — the act of venerating.
- venerative — the act of venerating.
- venial sin — a transgression against the law of God that does not deprive the soul of divine grace either because it is a minor offense or because it was committed without full understanding of its seriousness or without full consent of the will.
- venialness — the quality or state of being venial
- venostasis — retardation or stoppage of blood flow through a vein.
- ventilated — to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- ventilator — a person or thing that ventilates.
- vernissage — Also called varnishing day. the day before the opening of an art exhibition traditionally reserved for the artist to varnish the paintings.
- verulamian — of or relating to Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam.
- vesication — to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- veterinary — a veterinarian.
- vibraphone — vibraharp.
- vicariance — the geographical separation and isolation of a subpopulation, resulting in the original population's differentiation as a new variety or species.
- vidarabine — an antiviral substance, C 10 H 15 N 5 O 4 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus and used in immunosuppressed patients for the treatment of serious infections caused by herpesviruses.
- vide infra — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see below
- vietnamese — a native or inhabitant of Vietnam.
- vietnamize — to place under Vietnamese control or responsibility; subject to Vietnamization.
- villainage — the tenure by which a villein held land and tenements from a lord.
- villainess — a villainous woman.
- villainies — the actions or conduct of a villain; outrageous wickedness.
- villainize — to speak ill of; disparage; vilify: to villainize the wealthy.
- villanella — a rustic Italian part song without accompaniment.
- villanelle — a short poem of fixed form, written in tercets, usually five in number, followed by a final quatrain, all being based on two rhymes.
- villeinage — the tenure by which a villein held land and tenements from a lord.
- vincentian — Also called Lazarist. a member of the “Congregation of the Mission,” founded in France in 1625, engaged chiefly in conducting missions and clerical seminaries.
- vindemiate — to gather the grape harvest
- vindicable — capable of being vindicated: a vindicable expedient.
- vine maple — a maple, Acer circinatum, of the western coast of North America, often having vinelike or prostrate stems that form dense thickets.
- vine snake — any of several slender, arboreal colubrid snakes of the genus Oxybelis, ranging from southern Arizona to Bolivia.
- vinegarish — resembling vinegar, as in sourness or acidity: a vinegarish odor; a vinegarish disposition.
- vitaminize — to add vitamins to (food or drink)
- vivandiere — a woman who formerly followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- vociferant — vociferating; noisy.
- vulcanizer — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- wanthriven — poorly developed or undersized
- wave train — a series of successive waves spaced at regular intervals.
- waveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- yenakiyevo — a city in E Ukraine: suburb of Donetsk.
- zanesville — a city in SE Ohio.