13-letter words containing n, u, v, a
- noncumulative — of or relating to preferred stock the dividends of which are skipped and not accrued.
- nonequivalent — Not equivalent; different.
- nonevaluative — not evaluative or involving subjective judgement
- nonexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- nonfigurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- nonindividual — an entity that is not an individual
- norwalk virus — a norovirus.
- nouveau riche — a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.
- novelty value — value through being new and previously unknown
- novo hamburgo — a city in Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil.
- novum organum — a philosophical work in Latin (1620) by Francis Bacon, presenting an inductive method for scientific and philosophical inquiry.
- null and void — without value, effect, consequence, or significance.
- outmaneuvered — Simple past tense and past participle of outmaneuver.
- outmanoeuvred — Simple past tense and past participle of outmanoeuvre.
- over-abundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- 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.
- overenamoured — excessively fond
- overencourage — to encourage too much
- overexuberant — effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
- overinsurance — (of goods or property) insurance in excess of actual value
- overrun brake — a brake fitted to a trailer or other towed vehicle that prevents the towed vehicle travelling faster than the towing vehicle when slowing down or descending an incline
- overvaluation — to value too highly; put too high a value on: They should be careful not to overvalue the property.
- peanut heaven — peanut gallery (def 1).
- 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
- present value — current monetary worth
- pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- 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.
- recultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- revenue agent — a government official who is responsible for the collection of revenue.
- revenue stamp — a stamp showing that a governmental tax has been paid.
- revictualling — victuals, 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.
- rivalrousness — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
- russian olive — oleaster.
- sales revenue — the gross income for a business derived from sales of its products or services
- salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
- saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
- scavenge pump — an oil pump used in some internal-combustion engines to return oil from the crankcase to the oil tank
- shaving brush — a short, cylindrical brush with long, soft, bristles, used in lathering the face before shaving.
- shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
- single-valued — (of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.
- solvent abuse — Solvent abuse is the dangerous practice of breathing in the gases from substances such as glue in order to feel as if you are drunk.