11-letter words containing a, s, v, o
- restorative — serving to restore; pertaining to restoration.
- resveratrol — a compound found in red grapes, mulberries, peanuts, and certain plants, used medicinally as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
- revelations — the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the world
- revisionary — the act or work of revising.
- rhabdovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Rhabdoviridae, including the rabies virus.
- salvadorian — El Salvador.
- salvational — the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc.
- sao vicente — an island city in SE Brazil.
- sea of azov — a shallow arm of the Black Sea, to which it is connected by the Kerch Strait: almost entirely landlocked; fed chiefly by the River Don. Area: about 37 500 sq km (14 500 sq miles)
- sealed move — the last move before an adjournment, which is written down by the player making it, sealed in an envelope, and kept secret from his opponent until play is resumed
- self-avowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- servanthood — the condition of being a servant
- servitorial — of or pertaining to a servitor
- severalfold — comprising several parts or members.
- sharonville — a town in SW Ohio.
- shcherbakov — a former name (1946–57) of Andropov.
- shore leave — permission to spend time ashore, usually 48 hours or more, granted a member of a ship's company.
- shovel beak — a deformity of the beak in intensively reared chicks
- shovelboard — the game of shuffleboard.
- silver goal — (in certain competitions) a goal scored in a full half of extra time that is played if a match is drawn. This goal counts as the winner if it is the only goal scored in the full half or full period of extra time
- slave coast — the coast of W equatorial Africa, between the Benin and Volta rivers: a center of slavery traffic 16th–19th centuries.
- slave labor — persons, especially a large group, performing labor under duress or threats, as prisoners in a concentration camp; a labor force of slaves or slavelike prisoners.
- slaveholder — an owner of slaves.
- sleeveboard — a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, especially a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
- social evil — prostitution.
- solvability — capable of being solved, as a problem.
- sporulative — involving or relating to sporulation
- subvocalize — to form (words) silently by moving the lips or other vocal organs without vocalization
- sugar grove — sugarbush (def 2).
- superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- tax evasion — the nonpayment of taxes, as through the failure to report taxable income.
- tchaikovsky — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), or Pëtr Ilich [Russian pyawtr ee-lyeech] /Russian ˈpyɔtr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1840–93, Russian composer.
- the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
- thomasville — a city in S Georgia.
- thorvaldsen — Albert Bertal [ahl-bert bar-tuh l] /ˈɑl bɛrt ˈbær təl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1844, Danish sculptor.
- thrash over — to go over (a problem, etc.) in great detail
- tout a vous — sincerely yours.
- travel shot — a camera shot taken from a mobile platform, dolly, or the like, that keeps within range of a moving subject.
- travelogues — a lecture, slide show, or motion picture describing travels.
- unobservant — who fails to notice
- unveracious — (of a person) not veracious; not tending to speak the truth; untruthful
- vacuousness — without contents; empty: the vacuous air.
- vaivodeship — the position or office of a vaivode
- val d'aosta — Valle d'Aosta
- vallombrosa — a resort in central Italy, near Florence: famous abbey.
- vapor phase — In its vapor phase a substance can be condensed to a liquid or to a solid by increasing its pressure without reducing the temperature.
- varicellous — of or relating to varicella or chicken pox
- varsovienne — a Polish dance
- vascongadas — Basque Country