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11-letter words containing c, a, y, e

  • vectorially — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
  • venefically — in a venefic manner
  • veraciously — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
  • veridically — truthful; veracious.
  • verticality — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
  • viceroyalty — the dignity, office, or period of office of a viceroy.
  • vichy water — a natural mineral water from springs at Vichy, containing sodium bicarbonate, other alkaline salts, etc., used in the treatment of digestive disturbances, gout, etc.
  • water cycle — the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth in liquid or solid form, and ultimately returns to the atmosphere through evaporation.
  • whiskeyjack — (US) Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).
  • wire agency — a business organization that gathers news, news photos, the latest stock-market prices, etc., for distribution, usually by teletypewriter, to its subscribers, especially newspapers: so called from the original transmission of news by telegraph wire.
  • xyridaceous — (of a plant) pertaining to or belonging to the order Xyrideae
  • yachtswomen — Irregular plural form of yachtswoman.
  • yackety-yak — noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation
  • yellow cake — a processed oxide of uranium, U 3 O 8 , extracted and concentrated from uranium ore: used as the raw material for commercial nuclear materials, especially fuel elements in nuclear reactors.
  • yellow card — Soccer. a yellow card shown by the referee to a player being cautioned for a violation.
  • yellow jack — Informal. quarantine flag.
  • yellow race — the Mongoloid group of mankind
  • yellow-card — Soccer. a yellow card shown by the referee to a player being cautioned for a violation.
  • you betcha! — absolutely, certainly
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