11-letter words containing e, r, i, v
- ventral fin — pelvic fin.
- ventricular — of, relating to, or of the nature of a ventricle.
- ventriculus — the part of the food tract in which digestion takes place, especially the lower cavity of a compound stomach in insects.
- ventriloquy — the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy.
- venturingly — in a venturing manner
- venus'-hair — a maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) of tropical America and the S U.S.
- veraciously — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
- veratridine — a yellowish-white, amorphous, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 36 H 51 NO 11 , occurring with veratrine in the seeds of the sabadilla.
- verbalistic — a person skilled in the use of words.
- verberation — a lashing, beating, or whipping
- verbigerate — to talk or chat
- verdigrises — a green or bluish patina formed on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces exposed to the atmosphere for long periods of time, consisting principally of basic copper sulfate.
- vere childe — Vere Gordon [veer] /vɪər/ (Show IPA), 1892–1957, English anthropologist, archaeologist, and writer; born in Australia.
- vereeniging — a city in the S Transvaal, in NE Republic of South Africa, S of Johannesburg.
- veridically — truthful; veracious.
- verisimilar — having the appearance of truth; likely; probable: a verisimilar tale.
- vermiculate — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
- vermiculite — any of a group of platy minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, magnesium, and iron, that expand markedly on being heated: used in the expanded state for heat insulation and as a plant growth medium.
- vermiculous — containing or resembling worms
- vermination — to become infested with vermin, especially parasitic vermin.
- vermivorous — (of birds) feeding on worms, grubs, or insect vermin.
- verruciform — in the shape of a wart
- versability — the quality or state of being capable of being turned
- versatilely — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
- versatility — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
- versed sine — one minus the cosine of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: vers.
- versicolour — changeable in color: versicolor skies.
- verslibrist — someone who writes free verse
- verticality — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- vertiginous — whirling; spinning; rotary: vertiginous currents of air.
- very pistol — a special pistol which fires coloured flares for signalling at night, esp at sea
- very signal — a colored flare fired from a special pistol (Very pistol) for signaling at night
- vespertinal — of, relating to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness.
- vi et armis — a kind of trespass accompanied by force and violence
- vi improved — (text, tool) (VIM) (Previously "vi iMitation"), An improved version of vi, available for many platforms. VIM allows multiscreen editing, more flexible insert/command mode handling, better C indentation and much more.
- vibratoless — without vibrato
- vice-regent — a deputy regent; a person who acts in the place of a ruler, governor, or sovereign.
- vicegerency — the position, government, or office of a vicegerent.
- 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.
- victorville — a city in SE California.
- victoryless — without victory
- video diary — A video diary is a film that someone makes of the things that happen to them over a period of time, recorded using a video camera.
- videography — the art or process of making films with a video camera.
- videorecord — music video.
- vienna roll — a yeast-raised roll with a hard crust
- vietnam war — a conflict, starting in 1954 and ending in 1975, between South Vietnam (later aided by the U.S., South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, and New Zealand) and the Vietcong and North Vietnam.
- view camera — a camera equipped with a lens mount and film holder that can be raised or set at an angle, a bellows that can be additionally extended, and a back that has a ground glass for focusing, used especially for portraits and landscapes.
- view factor — The view factor is the degree to which heat carried by radiation can be passed between two surfaces.
- vinaigrette — Also, vinegarette. a small, ornamental bottle or box for holding aromatic vinegar, smelling salts, or the like.