13-letter words containing e, v, r, n, t
- valet parking — a service offered by a hotel, restaurant, etc., by which patrons' cars are parked by an attendant.
- vapor tension — vapor pressure.
- vaunt-courier — a person who goes in advance, as a herald.
- vcc filtering — (electronics) A technique for reducing the amount of Radio Frequency Interference spread via power supply connections. VCC is a common name for the non-ground power supply line in circuits based on bipolar transistors. When part of a circuit generates lots of radio-frequency noise, that portion of the power plane can be isolated from the rest of the circuit and power delivered to it via a low pass filter, usually a PI filter, as shown in the diagram below.
- vectorization — the process of converting from a bitmap image to a vector representation
- vegetarianism — the beliefs or practices of a vegetarian.
- venereal wart — a soft warty nodule of viral origin that occurs on the mucosal surfaces of the genitalia or around the anus, often in a cluster; condyloma acuminatum.
- venereologist — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of venereal, or sexually transmitted, disease.
- venetian door — a doorway having a form similar to that of a Palladian window.
- ventriloquial — of, relating to, or using ventriloquism.
- ventriloquism — 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.
- ventriloquist — a person who performs or is skilled in ventriloquism.
- ventriloquize — to produce (sounds) in the manner of a ventriloquist
- ventriloquous — of or relating to ventriloquism or a ventriloquist
- ventrolateral — of, relating to, or affecting the front and side.
- venture scout — a young man or woman, aged 16–20, who is a member of the senior branch of the Scouts
- venturesomely — in a venturesome manner
- venus flytrap — firewall machine
- verbalization — to express in words: He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
- verbigeration — the condition or instances of repeating the same word or sentence against one's will as a symptom of a psychiatric disorder
- vercingetorix — died 45? b.c, Gallic chieftain conquered by Caesar.
- vermiculation — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
- vernacularist — someone who uses vernacular speech
- vernacularity — the quality or state of being vernacular
- vernalization — to shorten the growth period of (a plant) by chilling or other special treatment of it, its seeds, or its bulbs.
- vernis martin — a finish for furniture, invented in France in the 18th century in imitation of Chinese lacquer.
- versification — the act of versifying.
- vestal virgin — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
- victoria nile — a section of the upper Nile River in central Uganda between Lake Victoria and Lake Albert. 260 miles (418 km) long.
- violent storm — Meteorology. storm (def 3).
- vip treatment — preferential or special treatment, as or as if given to famous or rich people
- virgin forest — a forest in its natural state, before it has been explored or exploited by man
- volta redonda — a city in SE Brazil, NW of Rio de Janeiro.
- volumenometer — a device for determining the volume occupied by an object
- voluntariness — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- volute spring — a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil.
- von sternberg — Josef [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), or Joseph (Josef Stern) 1894–1969, U.S. film director and screenwriter, born in Austria.
- vulnerability — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- water diviner — a person able to locate the presence of water, esp underground, with a divining rod
- west virginia — a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.
- western dvina — a river rising in W Russia, in the Valdai Hills and flowing south and southwest then northwest to the Gulf of Riga. Length: 1021 km (634 miles)
- western slavs — one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- winter savory — See under savory2 .
- wolverhampton — a city in West Midlands, in W England.
- yesterevening — yesterday evening.