13-letter words containing g, o, v
- self-evolving — to develop gradually: to evolve a scheme.
- self-governed — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
- serving spoon — utensil used to serve food
- shaving horse — a trestle for supporting and steadying a piece of work being shaved.
- shivering owl — screech owl.
- silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
- singing voice — the musical quality of a voice when a person is singing
- souphanouvong — Prince, 1909–1995, Laotian political leader: president 1975–86 (half brother of Prince Souvanna Phouma).
- sovereigntist — a supporter of sovereignty association
- sovietologist — Kremlinology.
- sub-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- subgovernment — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- tenovaginitis — the inflammation of the sheath around a tendon
- tergiversator — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- unapprovingly — in an unapproving manner
- unprogressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- unprovokingly — serving to provoke; causing annoyance.
- vaccinologist — the science of vaccine development.
- vaginomycosis — a fungous infection of the vagina.
- vagodepressor — decreasing or mimicking the decrease of the activity of the vagus nerve.
- vantage point — a position or place that affords a wide or advantageous perspective; viewpoint: to survey a valley from the vantage point of a high hill.
- vasco da gama — Vasco da [vas-koh duh;; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh] /ˈvæs koʊ də;; Portuguese ˈvɑʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.
- vegetable oil — any of a large group of oils that are esters of fatty acids and glycerol, obtained from the leaves, fruit, or seeds of plants.
- venereologist — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of venereal, or sexually transmitted, disease.
- 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.
- vexillologist — the study of flags.
- victimologist — the study of crime victims and the psychological effects of being a victim.
- village idiot — someone who is well known in their community for their stupidity and ignorant behaviour
- villagization — the transfer of land to village control.
- virgin forest — a forest in its natural state, before it has been explored or exploited by man
- virgo cluster — a cluster of about 2500 galaxies in the constellation Virgo, the nearest cluster to our galaxy.
- virgo intacta — a girl or woman whose hymen has not been broken
- virologically — in a manner relating to virology
- vision mixing — the work of selecting and manipulating the television signals from cameras, film, and other sources, to make the composite programme
- volcanologist — the scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.
- volsunga saga — an Icelandic saga of the late 13th century, concerning the family of the Volsungs, the theft of the cursed treasure of Andvari, the adventures of Sigurd, his wooing of Brynhild, his enchantment and marriage to Gudrun, and his eventual murder.
- 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.
- vote-catching — relating to a means of securing votes
- voting rights — the entitlement of an individual to vote
- vulgarization — to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior.
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- well governed — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- well-governed — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- wood shavings — shavings of wood, as found in a carpenter's workshop etc