13-letter words containing a, n, i
- unwithdrawing — not withdrawing; not pulling back, retreating, or giving up
- unwomanliness — the quality or state of being unwomanly
- unworkability — the quality or state of being unworkable
- unworkmanlike — not appropriate to or befitting a good workman
- unwritten law — a law that rests for its authority on custom, judicial decision, etc., as distinguished from law originating in written command, statute, or decree.
- up against it — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- up in the air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- up to a point — If you say that something is true up to a point, you mean that it is partly but not completely true.
- up-and-coming — likely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive.
- upright piano — a piano with an upright rectangular body and with its strings running vertically. Compare spinet (def 1).
- uralitization — the change of a crystalline silicate mineral to amphibole (one of a group of structurally similar minerals including calcium, sodium and magnesium)
- uranite group — the mineralogical group including uranites and related minerals.
- uranium oxide — any of the compounds of uranium and oxygen, as UO 2 , UO 3 , U 4 O 9 , or U 3 O 8 .
- urban studies — the various disciplines associated with the study of urban areas, including urban planning, urban economics and urban architecture
- urinary tract — the organs in the body that produce and excrete urine
- ustilagineous — belonging to the Ustilaginales, an order of fungi that cause plant disease
- vacation trip — a trip undertaken during a vacation
- vacation work — work undertaken by students during their vacation
- vaccine point — a thin, pointed, vaccine-coated piece of bone or the like, for use in vaccinating.
- vaccinization — a vaccination produced by a series of virus inoculations.
- vaccinologist — the science of vaccine development.
- vacuolization — the state of being full of vacuoles
- 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.
- vaginal cream — A vaginal cream is cream for treating vaginal infections, applied with a special applicator.
- vaginal smear — a smear sample taken from vaginal mucous for cytological analysis
- vaginomycosis — a fungous infection of the vagina.
- valedictorian — a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
- valentinian i — a.d. 321?–375, emperor of Western Roman Empire 364–375.
- valet parking — a service offered by a hotel, restaurant, etc., by which patrons' cars are parked by an attendant.
- vandalization — an act of vandalizing
- vanilla plant — a composite plant, Trilisa odoratissima (or Carphephorus odoratissimus), of the southeastern U.S., having purplish flower heads and vanilla-scented leaves used to flavor tobacco.
- vanilla sugar — sugar which has been infused with vanilla
- vanishing act — a vanishing act is when someone is impossible to contact, or disappears from public view
- vanity mirror — a small mirror contained in the sun visor of a car
- vanity plates — a vehicle license plate bearing a combination of letters or numbers requested by the licensee, as a name or occupation.
- vansittartism — a doctrine holding that the militaristic and aggressive policies of German leaders since the time of the Franco-Prussian war have had the support of the German people and that Germany should undergo a program of demilitarization and corrective education to prevent similar action in the future.
- vantage point — a position or place that affords a wide or advantageous perspective; viewpoint: to survey a valley from the vantage point of a high hill.
- vapor tension — vapor pressure.
- vapourishness — the quality or state of being vapourish
- varicose vein — Varicose veins are swollen and painful veins in a person's legs, which sometimes require a medical operation.
- vasa murrhina — an American art glass, consisting of colored glass dusted with flakes or grains of metal and flashed with clear glass.
- vashon island — an island in Puget Sound, W central Washington, between Seattle and Tacoma. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
- vasoinhibitor — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- vasostimulant — stimulating the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- vaunt-courier — a person who goes in advance, as a herald.
- vectorization — the process of converting from a bitmap image to a vector representation
- vegetarianism — the beliefs or practices of a vegetarian.
- venetian ball — a small glass ball containing colorful objects or pieces, used chiefly as a paperweight.
- venetian blue — a strong blue similar to cobalt blue.
- venetian door — a doorway having a form similar to that of a Palladian window.