10-letter words containing n, i, e, v
- versionist — a translator
- verulamian — of or relating to Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam.
- vesication — to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- vespertine — of, relating to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness.
- veterinary — a veterinarian.
- vexingness — the quality or state of being vexing
- vibraphone — vibraharp.
- vicariance — the geographical separation and isolation of a subpopulation, resulting in the original population's differentiation as a new variety or species.
- vicegerent — an officer appointed as deputy by and to a sovereign or supreme chief.
- viceregent — a deputy regent; a person who acts in the place of a ruler, governor, or sovereign.
- vidarabine — an antiviral substance, C 10 H 15 N 5 O 4 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus and used in immunosuppressed patients for the treatment of serious infections caused by herpesviruses.
- vide infra — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see below
- video-porn — pornographic movies available on videocassette or optical disk, on the Internet, or on subscription television.
- videogenic — telegenic.
- videophone — a telephone that incorporates both voice and video capabilities.
- vietnamese — a native or inhabitant of Vietnam.
- vietnamize — to place under Vietnamese control or responsibility; subject to Vietnamization.
- viewfinder — finder (def 2b).
- viewpoints — a place affording a view of something; position of observation: to sketch a river from the viewpoint of a bluff.
- vignetting — a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter.
- villainage — the tenure by which a villein held land and tenements from a lord.
- villainess — a villainous woman.
- villainies — the actions or conduct of a villain; outrageous wickedness.
- villainize — to speak ill of; disparage; vilify: to villainize the wealthy.
- villanella — a rustic Italian part song without accompaniment.
- villanelle — a short poem of fixed form, written in tercets, usually five in number, followed by a final quatrain, all being based on two rhymes.
- villeinage — the tenure by which a villein held land and tenements from a lord.
- villeneuve — Pierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre de [pyer sharl zhahn ba-teest seel-ves-truh duh] /pyɛr ʃarl ʒɑ̃ baˈtist silˈvɛs trə də/ (Show IPA), 1763–1806, French admiral.
- vincentian — Also called Lazarist. a member of the “Congregation of the Mission,” founded in France in 1625, engaged chiefly in conducting missions and clerical seminaries.
- vindemiate — to gather the grape harvest
- vindicable — capable of being vindicated: a vindicable expedient.
- vindictive — disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful: a vindictive person.
- vine maple — a maple, Acer circinatum, of the western coast of North America, often having vinelike or prostrate stems that form dense thickets.
- vine snake — any of several slender, arboreal colubrid snakes of the genus Oxybelis, ranging from southern Arizona to Bolivia.
- vinegarish — resembling vinegar, as in sourness or acidity: a vinegarish odor; a vinegarish disposition.
- viniferous — suitable for or used in winemaking: a viniferous variety of grape.
- vinylidene — of, consisting of, or containing the group CH2:C
- violescent — tending to a violet color: a violescent twilight sky.
- vip lounge — a room for example at an airport where rich people, celebrities etc can go
- virescence — state of becoming somewhat, though usually not totally, green, due to the abnormal presence of chlorophyll.
- visiogenic — appropriate for broadcast on television
- visionless — the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
- visiophone — a videophone
- vitaminize — to add vitamins to (food or drink)
- vitrescent — becoming glass.
- vivandiere — a woman who formerly followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- vlissingen — Dutch name of Flushing.
- vociferant — vociferating; noisy.
- voiceprint — a graphic representation of a person's voice, showing the component frequencies as analyzed by a sound spectrograph.
- vouchering — a person or thing that vouches.