13-letter words containing a, s, v, o
- overstatement — to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy.
- overstimulate — to stimulate too much
- overzealously — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- ovipositional — pertaining to the laying of eggs through an ovipositor
- ovoviviparous — producing eggs that are hatched within the body, so that the young are born alive but without placental attachment, as certain reptiles or fishes.
- papaveraceous — belonging to the Papaveraceae, the poppy family of plants.
- paramyxovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
- passive voice — grammar: verb form takes when subject acted upon
- perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
- petropavlovsk — a city in N Kazakhstan on the Ishim River. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)
- photovoltaics — (used with a singular verb) a field of semiconductor technology involving the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.
- piss all over — to be far superior to
- point shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- point-shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- polyoma virus — a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.
- postoperative — occurring after a surgical operation.
- postvasectomy — of or occurring in the period after a vasectomy
- postvertebral — of or relating to a vertebra or the vertebrae; spinal.
- preservations — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- proactiveness — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- proces-verbal — a report of proceedings, as of an assembly.
- proverbialism — a proverbial expression
- proverbialist — a person who composes, records or uses proverbial expressions
- provincialise — to make provincial in character.
- provincialism — narrowness of mind, ignorance, or the like, considered as resulting from lack of exposure to cultural or intellectual activity.
- provincialist — a native or inhabitant of a province.
- provisionally — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- provost guard — a detachment of soldiers assigned to police duties under the provost marshal.
- radius vector — Mathematics. the length of the line segment joining a fixed point or origin to a given point.
- remonstrative — to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
- restoratively — in a restorative manner
- revelationist — a person who believes in divine revelation.
- risk aversion — a strong disinclination to take risks
- rivalrousness — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
- road surveyor — a person who does surveying work for road building
- role reversal — Role reversal is a situation in which two people have chosen or been forced to exchange their duties and responsibilities, so that each is now doing what the other used to do.
- roosevelt dam — a dam on the Salt River, in central Arizona. 284 feet (87 meters) high; 1080 feet (329 meters) long.
- rose d'anvers — a gem having a rose cut of 12 or fewer facets.
- rosenkavalier — an opera (1911) by Richard Strauss.
- russian olive — oleaster.
- salvage costs — the costs involved in salvaging goods or property from fire, shipwreck, etc
- salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
- savings ratio — the ratio of personal savings to disposable income, esp using the difference between national figures for disposable income and consumer spending as a measure of savings
- savoy cabbage — a variety of cabbage having a compact head of crinkled, blistered leaves.
- school leaver — School leavers are young people who have just left school, because they have completed their time there.
- scotch lovage — a similar and related plant, Ligusticum scoticum, of N Europe
- scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
- seaton valley — a region in NE England, in SE Northumberland: consists of a group of former coal-mining villages
- second advent — Second Coming.
- self-advocacy — the practice of having mentally handicapped people speak for themselves and control their own affairs, rather than having nonhandicapped people automatically assume responsibility for them