14-letter words containing l, i, t, e, o
- vertical union — industrial union.
- vespertilionid — any of a large family (Vespertilionidae) of long-tailed bats that are widely distributed, esp. in temperate regions, including most of the small, insect-eating species
- victor charlie — a Vietcong or the Vietcong; the VC.
- viollet-le-duc — Eugène Emmanuel [œ-zhen e-ma-ny-el] /œˈʒɛn ɛ ma nüˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1814–79, French architect and writer.
- virtual memory — a system whereby addressable memory is extended beyond main storage through the use of secondary storage managed by system software in such a way that programs can treat all of the designated storage as addressable main storage.
- vitellogenesis — the process by which the yolk is formed and accumulated in the ovum.
- voltaic couple — a pair of substances, as two different metals, that when placed in a proper solution produces an electromotive force by chemical action.
- volumetrically — of or relating to measurement by volume.
- vowel mutation — umlaut (def 2).
- walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
- wall pellitory — pellitory (sense 1)
- waste disposal — A waste disposal or a waste disposal unit is a small machine in a kitchen sink that chops up vegetable waste.
- watercolourist — An artist who paints watercolours.
- well motivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- well-appointed — attractively equipped, arranged, or furnished, especially for comfort or convenience: a well-appointed room.
- well-fortified — to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- well-motivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
- whistle blower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- whistle-blower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- whistleblowers — Plural form of whistleblower.
- whistleblowing — The disclosure to the public or to authorities, usually by an employee, of wrongdoing in a company or government department.
- white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
- white gasoline — unleaded and uncracked gasoline, designed especially for use in motorboats.
- whortleberries — Plural form of whortleberry.
- wild west show — an entertainment, often as part of a circus, representing scenes and events from the early history of the western U.S. and displaying feats of marksmanship, horseback riding, rope twirling, and the like.
- willow pattern — a decorative design in English ceramics, depicting chiefly a willow tree, small bridge, and two birds, derived from Chinese sources and introduced in approximately 1780: often executed in blue and white but sometimes in red and white.
- wiltshire horn — a breed of medium-sized sheep having horns in both male and female, originating from the Chalk Downs, England
- wind deflector — an accessory that can be fitted to parts of a vehicle that are often open when driving, such as windows and sunroofs, to prevent the driver and passengers being buffeted by wind as well as reducing noise and keeping out flying debris
- windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
- winter clothes — the type of heavy, warm clothing that people tend to wear in very cold weather
- wollaston wire — extremely fine wire formed by a process (Wollaston process) in which the metal, drawn as an ordinary wire, is encased in another metal and the two drawn together, after which the outer metal is stripped off or dissolved.
- woolly thistle — a tall perennial plant; Cirsium eriophorum
- worthwhileness — such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.: a worthwhile book.
- wrestling hold — a way of holding someone in the sport of wrestling
- wriggle out of — evade: a duty
- writer's block — a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work.
- xerophytically — As a xerophyte.
- yekaterinoslav — a former name of Dnepropetrovsk.
- yellow gentian — a plant, Gentiana lutea, of Europe and Asia Minor, having yellow flowers, the rootstock yielding a bitter tonic.
- yellow wagtail — Motacilla flava; a small passerine
- yellowfin tuna — an important food fish, Thunnus albacares, inhabiting warm seas.
- yosemite falls — a series of falls in Yosemite National Park: upper falls, 1436 feet (438 meters) high; middle falls, 626 feet (190 meters) high; lower falls, 320 feet (98 meters) high. Total height (including rapids), 2526 feet (770 meters).
- yttrocolumbite — Yttrotantalite.
- yttrotantalite — a mineral, tantalite and niobate of yttrium and various elements, as iron, and cerium, occurring in the form of brown-black crystals.