13-letter words containing a, v, i, t
- the civil war — the war between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy) in the U.S. (1861-65)
- the narrative — the part of a literary work that relates events
- thieves' cant — slang used by thieves
- time reversal — the mathematical operation of reversing the direction of time. Symbol: T.
- to come alive — If people, places, or events come alive, they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them alive, they cause them to come alive.
- to live a lie — If you say that someone is living a lie, you mean that in every part of their life they are hiding the truth about themselves from other people.
- tractor drive — a mechanism that feeds paper through a printer, using studs on a rotating wheel that engage with holes along the side of the paper
- train service — provision of railway transport
- transactivate — to activate the replication of (a viral gene) through the presence of a gene at another locus, especially following a viral infection.
- transfusively — in a transfusive manner
- transgressive — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
- transmutative — the act or process of transmuting.
- traveling bag — a small bag, as a valise or suitcase, usually made of leather, having an oblong shape, and used chiefly to hold clothes.
- traverse city — a city in NW Michigan.
- tuva republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: mountainous. Capital: Kizyl. Pop: 305 500 (2002). Area: 170 500 sq km (65 800 sq miles)
- ultra-violent — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- ultravirility — the quality or state of extreme virility
- un-indicative — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- unabbreviated — shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
- unassertively — in an unassertive manner
- uncaptivating — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- uncooperative — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- underactivity — insufficient activity
- undeviatingly — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- unimaginative — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
- uninformative — not educational
- universal set — the set of all objects or elements considered in a given problem
- unprovocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- unretrievable — to recover or regain: to retrieve the stray ball.
- unspeculative — not characterized by speculation
- unsubstantive — a noun.
- unvitrifiable — not able to be vitrified
- unvoluntarily — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- 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 filter — A vacuum filter is a filter in which the liquid passes through more easily because of a vacuum on the liquid output side.
- 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.
- valet service — a cleaning service, in which your clothes are collected for cleaning, from your house or hotel, and returned to you
- 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.
- 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.