13-letter words containing m, a, v, i
- vegetarianism — the beliefs or practices of a vegetarian.
- vermiculation — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
- vernacularism — a vernacular word or expression.
- vernis martin — a finish for furniture, invented in France in the 18th century in imitation of Chinese lacquer.
- vice-chairman — a member of a committee, board, group, etc., designated as immediately subordinate to a chairman and serving as such in the latter's absence; a person who acts for and assists a chairman.
- victimization — to make a victim of.
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- vinson massif — a mountain in Antarctica, near the Ronne Ice Shelf: highest point on Antarctica; discovered 1935. About 16,864 feet (5140 meters).
- viola d'amore — a treble viol with numerous sympathetic strings and several gut strings, producing a resonant sound.
- violet family — the plant family Violaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and some tropical shrubs and trees having alternate, usually simple leaves, solitary flowers with five usually irregular petals, the lower petal often spurred, and a berry or many-seeded capsule, and including the Johnny-jump-up, pansy, and numerous species of violet.
- vip treatment — preferential or special treatment, as or as if given to famous or rich people
- virginiamycin — any of various antibacterial substances derived from the bacterium Streptomyces virginiae, used in antibiotics and in animal feed as a growth stimulant.
- virtual human — a computer-generated moving image of a human being, used esp in films as an extra in large crowd scenes
- virtual image — an optical image formed by the apparent divergence of rays from a point, rather than their actual divergence from a point
- visakhapatnam — a seaport in Andhra Pradesh, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal.
- visiting team — sports team playing away from home ground
- vivax malaria — the most common form of malaria, caused by the protozoan Plasmodium vivax and marked by the occurrence of attacks every other day.
- vocationalism — the practice or policy of requiring vocational training of all college or high-school students.
- volcanic bomb — bomb (def 3).
- vraisemblance — verisimilitude; appearance of truth
- white van man — a male van driver, often of a white van, whose driving is selfish and aggressive
- wilhelmshaven — a seaport in NW Germany, NW of Bremen, on the North Sea.