11-letter words containing l, e, v, i, r
- varicellous — of or relating to varicella or chicken pox
- varicolored — having various colors; variegated; motley: a varicolored print.
- vascularize — (of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.
- vectorially — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
- vellus hair — short fine unpigmented hair covering the human body
- velocimeter — any of various instruments for measuring velocity, as of a wave in water or of sound in air.
- velocimetry — the measurement of the speed of sound in fluids
- ventilatory — of, having, or pertaining to ventilation
- 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
- veraciously — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
- verbalistic — a person skilled in the use of words.
- vere childe — Vere Gordon [veer] /vɪər/ (Show IPA), 1892–1957, English anthropologist, archaeologist, and writer; born in Australia.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- vibratoless — without vibrato
- viceroyalty — the dignity, office, or period of office of a viceroy.
- victorville — a city in SE California.
- victoryless — without victory
- vienna roll — a yeast-raised roll with a hard crust
- vinegar eel — a minute nematode worm, Anguillula aceti, common in vinegar, fermenting paste, etc.
- vinegar fly — any fly of the family Drosophilidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying fruit and vegetation.
- viniculture — the science or study of making wines.
- vinyl ether — a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 6 O, used as an inhalation anesthetic.
- vinyl resin — any one of a class of thermoplastic materials, esp PVC and polyvinyl acetate, made by polymerizing vinyl compounds
- violet iris — an iris, Iris verna, of the eastern U.S., having solitary, violet-blue flowers.
- violinmaker — a person who designs and constructs violins, especially professionally.
- virginalled — played on the virginal
- virilescent — possessing typically male characteristics
- vital force — the force that animates and perpetuates living beings and organisms.
- viticulture — the culture or cultivation of grapevines; grape-growing.
- vitrescible — capable of being formed into or of becoming glass; vitrifiable.
- vituperable — deserving of blame
- vlaardingen — a city in the W Netherlands, at the mouth of the Rhine.
- volga river — a river flowing from the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation E and then S to the Caspian Sea: the longest river in Europe. 2325 miles (3745 km).