13-letter words containing d, e, r, v
- silver iodate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, AgIO 3 , used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic and as an astringent.
- silver iodide — a pale-yellow, water-insoluble solid, AgI, which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in medicine, photography, and artificial rainmaking.
- silver-haired — having silver coloured hair
- silver-plated — Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver.
- slave trading — trafficking in people
- slieve donard — a mountain in SE Northern Ireland, in the Mourne Mountains: highest peak in Northern Ireland. Height: 853 m (2798 ft)
- spotted fever — any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, especially as in cerebrospinal meningitis or typhus fever.
- standover man — a person who extorts money by intimidation
- subderivative — a word derived from a derivative.
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- sunday driver — a person who drives a car inexpertly, especially slowly or overcautiously, in the manner of one who drives infrequently.
- superelevated — (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked.
- the adversary — Satan
- 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
- triple-nerved — noting a leaf in which two prominent nerves emerge from the middle nerve a little above its base.
- two-word verb — a phrasal verb.
- typhoid fever — Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
- unabbreviated — shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
- unadventurous — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
- undeliverable — capable of delivery.
- 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.
- undeservingly — in an undeserving manner
- undiversified — distinguished by various forms or by a variety of objects: diversified activity.
- unmoved mover — prime mover (def 3).
- unmoved-mover — Mechanics. the initial agent, as wind or electricity, that puts a machine in motion. a machine, as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source.
- unperceivedly — without being perceived; so as not to be perceived
- unprovisioned — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- unscavengered — lacking the qualities of having been scavenged
- upland plover — a large, field-inhabiting sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, of eastern North America, resembling a plover: now protected and increasing in numbers.
- vagodepressor — decreasing or mimicking the decrease of the activity of the vagus nerve.
- valedictorian — a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
- van der merwe — a stereotypical figure humorously representing Boer stupidity and prejudice
- van der waals — Johannes Diderik (joːˈhɑnəs ˈdiːdərik). 1837–1923, Dutch physicist, noted for his research on the equations of state of gases and liquids: Nobel prize for physics in 1910
- vandyke beard — a short, pointed beard.
- vandyke brown — a medium brown color.
- varied thrush — a plump thrush, Ixoreus naevius, of western North America, resembling a robin with a dark band across the chest.
- venetian door — a doorway having a form similar to that of a Palladian window.
- verkhneudinsk — former name of Ulan Ude.
- versicoloured — of variable or various colours
- verticillated — whorled
- very reverend — the official form of address for officers of the clergy or religious orders below the rank of bishop, abbot, or abbess.
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- vide ut supra — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see as above
- video library — video and dvd lending service
- video referee — an additional referee during a televised game who is able to examine video playback to determine whether or not a try has been legitimately scored
- 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.
- vin ordinaire — inexpensive table wine, usually of unspecified origin.