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13-letter words containing i, n, u, v

  • open universe — a model of the universe in which the universe expands forever because there is not enough mass to counteract the expansion by means of gravitational attraction.
  • over-trusting — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
  • overburdening — Present participle of overburden.
  • overconscious — excessively conscious
  • overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
  • overingenious — ingenious to a fault
  • overingenuity — the state of being ingenious to a fault
  • overinsurance — (of goods or property) insurance in excess of actual value
  • overnourished — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
  • overnutrition — the excessive intake of food, especially in unbalanced proportions.
  • overvaluation — to value too highly; put too high a value on: They should be careful not to overvalue the property.
  • peruvian bark — cinchona (def 2).
  • pigouvian tax — a tax levied to counter an economic negative externality, for example taxing producers of industrial pollution in order to encourage pollution control
  • plural voting — right to vote more than once
  • pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
  • prerevolution — of the period before a revolution
  • preuniversity — of the period before attending university
  • privy council — a board or select body of personal advisers, as of a sovereign.
  • pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
  • puncture vine — a caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, having spiny fruit that can puncture tires.
  • quantivalence — quantitative equivalence
  • quinquevalent — pentavalent.
  • re-evaluating — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
  • re-evaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
  • reclusiveness — the state or quality of being reclusive
  • recultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
  • recursiveness — pertaining to or using a rule or procedure that can be applied repeatedly.
  • reductiveness — of or relating to reduction; serving to reduce or abridge: an urgent need for reductive measures.
  • rendezvousing — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
  • revictuallingvictuals, food supplies; provisions.
  • revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
  • revolutionise — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
  • revolutionism — a belief in revolution or revolutionary ideas
  • revolutionist — a person who advocates or takes part in a revolution.
  • revolutionize — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
  • rivalrousness — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
  • river bugging — the activity or sport of rafting down fast-flowing rivers on a small inflatable single-seat craft, a river bug, that resembles an armchair
  • russian olive — oleaster.
  • salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
  • saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
  • seclusiveness — tending to seclude, especially oneself.
  • seductiveness — tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating: a seductive smile.
  • self-punitive — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
  • shaving brush — a short, cylindrical brush with long, soft, bristles, used in lathering the face before shaving.
  • shelving unit — A shelving unit is a flexible display system which can be moved and adjusted to accommodate different product dimensions.
  • silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
  • single-valued — (of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.
  • south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
  • souvenir shop — a shop that sells trivial gift items, such as T-shirts, coffee mugs, keyrings etc, esp aimed at tourists
  • sperry univac — (company)   One of the divisions of Sperry Corporation at the time that company merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation.
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