13-letter words containing a, u, v, o
- have a bun on — have a bun on, Slang. to be intoxicated: Everyone at the party seemed to have a bun on.
- incultivation — (obsolete) Want of cultivation.
- individuation — the act of individuating.
- intravenously — through or within a vein. Abbreviation: IV.
- involuntarily — not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.
- involute gear — a gear tooth form that is generated by involute geometry
- labour-saving — A labour-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- loan-to-value — the ratio between the sum of money lent in a mortgage agreement and the lender's valuation of the property involved
- macrovascular — Of or pertaining to the larger blood vessels.
- marvelousness — The quality or state of being marvelous.
- medium octavo — a size of book, about 6 × 9½ inches (15 × 24 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 8vo.
- metaevolution — (philosophy, biology) The evolution of the elements of evolutionary systems.
- microvascular — Of or relating to the smallest blood vessels.
- misevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- mountain view — city in WC Calif., near San Jose: pop. 71,000
- multivibrator — A device consisting of two amplifying transistors or valves, each with its output connected to the input of the other, producing an oscillatory signal.
- native tongue — first language
- nectarivorous — feeding on nectar
- nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
- neurovascular — of, relating to, or involving the nerves and blood vessels.
- nominal value — book or par value, as of securities; face value.
- non-causative — acting as a cause; producing (often followed by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war.
- non-lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- non-vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- nonautomotive — Not automotive; not relating to automobiles.
- nonchauvinist — a person who is not a chauvinist
- noncultivated — relating to natural resources that are not under institutional or managed cultivation
- noncumulative — of or relating to preferred stock the dividends of which are skipped and not accrued.
- nonequivalent — Not equivalent; different.
- nonevaluative — not evaluative or involving subjective judgement
- nonexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- nonfigurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- nonindividual — an entity that is not an individual
- norwalk virus — a norovirus.
- nouveau riche — a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.
- novelty value — value through being new and previously unknown
- novo hamburgo — a city in Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil.
- novum organum — a philosophical work in Latin (1620) by Francis Bacon, presenting an inductive method for scientific and philosophical inquiry.
- null and void — without value, effect, consequence, or significance.
- objurgatively — In an objurgative or reproving manner.
- old favourite — If you refer to something as an old favourite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- olduvai gorge — a gorge in Tanzania in which is located a site containing Australopithecine and human skeletal and cultural remains.
- outmaneuvered — Simple past tense and past participle of outmaneuver.
- outmanoeuvred — Simple past tense and past participle of outmanoeuvre.
- over-abundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- over-cautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- over-educated — to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
- over-populate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.