13-letter words containing d, i, v, e, l
- pelvic girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
- petrol-driven — (of a car, engine, etc) powered by petrol
- reduplicative — tending to reduplicate.
- relative wind — the velocity or direction of airflow with respect to the body it surrounds, especially an airfoil.
- reserved list — a list of retired naval, army, or air-force officers available for recall to active service in an emergency
- ringed plover — any of several cosmopolitan plovers of the genus Charadrius, especially C. hiaticula, brownish above and white below with a black band around the breast.
- river dolphin — any freshwater cetacean of the family Platanistidae, inhabiting rivers of North and South America and S Asia. They are smaller than marine dolphins and have a longer narrower snout
- self-adhesive — having a side or surface coated with an adhesive substance to permit sticking without glue, paste, or the like: a self-adhesive label; self-adhesive ceramic tiles.
- self-deceived — holding an erroneous opinion of oneself, one's own effort, or the like.
- self-devotion — intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
- self-involved — self-centered; preoccupied with oneself
- semicivilized — half or partly civilized.
- silver doctor — a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.
- silver dollar — A silver dollar is an American coin, worth one dollar, that is made of silver.
- silver halide — a compound in which silver is combined with a halogen, as silver chloride, bromide, or iodide.
- 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.
- single-valued — (of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.
- 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)
- slow dissolve — a transition that fades out one scene and replaces it with another over a period of about three of four seconds
- swivel-hipped — characterized by an exaggeratedly swinging or extremely free motion of the hips.
- triple-nerved — noting a leaf in which two prominent nerves emerge from the middle nerve a little above its base.
- undeliverable — capable of delivery.
- undeservingly — in an undeserving manner
- undeviatingly — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- 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.
- video library — video and dvd lending service
- village idiot — someone who is well known in their community for their stupidity and ignorant behaviour
- viola d'amore — a treble viol with numerous sympathetic strings and several gut strings, producing a resonant sound.
- violin spider — brown recluse spider.
- votive candle — religion: candle lit in prayer
- well-invested — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- well-provided — having been furnished or supplied with a sufficient amount
- well-received — generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea.
- well-reviewed — a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation.
- white-livered — lacking courage; cowardly; lily-livered.
- world service — a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which transmits programmes in many languages around the world
- yelizavetgrad — a former name of Kirovograd.