12-letter words containing o, n, v, i
- vernoleninsk — former name of Nikolayev.
- vertebration — vertebrate formation.
- vesiculation — characterized by or covered with vesicles.
- vicar forane — dean1 (def 2b).
- victorianism — the distinctive character, thought, tendencies, etc., of the Victorian period.
- video gaming — the playing of video or computer games.
- video porn's — pornographic movies available on videocassette or optical disk, on the Internet, or on subscription television.
- video rental — the system of renting films on video or DVD for a period of time in exchange for payment
- video screen — screen (def 5).
- vienna woods — Wienerwald.
- vigintillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 63 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 120 zeros.
- vilification — to speak ill of; defame; slander.
- villainously — having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.
- vine-growing — of, relating to, or characterized by the cultivation of grapevines
- vinification — the process of making wine.
- vinyasa yoga — a style of yoga in which breathing exercises are used to synchronize fluid transitions through a fixed sequence of poses
- virilization — the development of adult male physical characteristics in a female or a young boy
- virtuousness — conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright: Lead a virtuous life.
- viscerotonia — a personality type characterized by hedonism and conviviality: said to be correlated with an endomorph body type
- viscerotonic — of, relating to, or possessing the character traits typical of viscerotonia
- viscountship — the position of being a viscount
- vision cloth — a curtain with an inset scrim behind which a lighted scene appears, as a vision, dream, or the like.
- vision mixer — the person who selects and manipulates the television signals from cameras, film, and other sources, to make the composite programme
- vision quest — (especially among some North American Indians) the ritual seeking of personal communication with the spirit world through visions that are induced by fasting, prayer, and other measures during a time of isolation: typically undertaken by an adolescent male.
- vital organs — organs in the body that are essential to life
- vitalization — to give life to; make vital.
- vitellogenic — producing or stimulating the formation of yolk
- vitiliginous — a skin disorder characterized by smooth, white patches on various parts of the body, caused by the loss of the natural pigment.
- vitreousness — the state of being vitreous
- vitriolation — the process of turning something into vitriol
- vituperation — verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.
- vivification — to give life to; animate; quicken.
- vocabularian — a person who is particularly or overly attentive to words
- vocalization — to make vocal; utter; articulate; sing.
- vocationally — of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation: a vocational aptitude.
- vociferation — noisy outcry; clamor.
- volcanic arc — a curving chain of active volcanoes formed above a subduction zone and adjacent to a convergent plate boundary.
- volcanic ash — ash1 (def 2).
- volcanogenic — created by a volcano; of volcanic origin.
- volcanologic — relating to vulcanology
- volitational — relating to flying
- volitionally — the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing: She left of her own volition.
- volitionless — having no volition
- voluminously — forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.
- voluntaryism — voluntarism (def 2).
- volunteerism — voluntarism (def 2).
- voluntourism — tourism in which travellers do voluntary work to help communities or the environment in the places they are visiting
- vomiturition — ineffectual efforts to vomit.
- von stroheim — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- voting booth — polling kiosk