13-letter words containing d, e, c, i, v
- pelvic girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
- pre-contrived — to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: The author contrived a clever plot.
- prejudicative — tending to prejudge
- racing driver — someone who drives a racing car in motor car races
- radioactivate — to make (a substance) radioactive.
- radius vector — Mathematics. the length of the line segment joining a fixed point or origin to a given point.
- receiving end — the position in which one is subject to some kind of action or effect, especially an unpleasant one (usually used in the phrase at or on the receiving end): The corporation is on the receiving end of many complaints about its advertising.
- recording van — a van containing sound and image recording equipment, used as a mobile recording studio
- reductiveness — of or relating to reduction; serving to reduce or abridge: an urgent need for reductive measures.
- reduplicative — tending to reduplicate.
- revendication — the process or act of revendicating
- revindication — the act of vindicating.
- safety device — A safety device is a piece of equipment such as a fire extinguisher, safety belt, or burglar alarm that reduces loss or damage from a fire, accident, or break-in.
- scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
- seductiveness — tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating: a seductive smile.
- self-deceived — holding an erroneous opinion of oneself, one's own effort, or the like.
- semicivilized — half or partly civilized.
- service dress — a khaki army uniform more formal than khakis but less formal than full army dress
- silver doctor — a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- tax avoidance — Tax avoidance is the use of legal methods to pay the smallest possible amount of tax.
- timing device — a device that can be set to detonate a bomb at a particular time
- 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
- un-indicative — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- underachiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- underactivity — insufficient activity
- undescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- undistinctive — not distinctive; bland
- unperceivedly — without being perceived; so as not to be perceived
- valedictorian — a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
- valued policy — a policy in which the company and the policyholder agree to the amount to be paid in the event of total loss of property, regardless of the value of the property.
- velocity head — the velocity of a fluid expressed in terms of the head or static pressure required to produce that velocity. It equals ρν/2 where ρ is the density of the fluid and ν is the velocity. In hydrology the density of water can be written 1/G where G is the gravitational constant
- versicoloured — of variable or various colours
- verticillated — whorled
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- videocassette — a cassette enclosing a length of tape for video recording or reproduction.
- videorecorded — to record (programs, broadcasts, or the like) on videotape or videodisk.
- videorecorder — an electronic device for recording video signals on magnetic tape or on videodisks.
- votive candle — religion: candle lit in prayer
- well-received — generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea.
- wide receiver — an offensive player positioned wide of the formation, as a split end, used primarily as a pass receiver.
- world service — a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which transmits programmes in many languages around the world