13-letter words containing o, r, v, a, l
- shaver outlet — a point in a wall, esp in a bathroom, where you can connect an electric razor to the power supply
- silver dollar — A silver dollar is an American coin, worth one dollar, that is made of silver.
- silver iodate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, AgIO 3 , used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic and as an astringent.
- silver poplar — white poplar (def 1).
- silver salmon — coho salmon.
- simon bolivar — Simón [sahy-muh n;; Spanish see-mawn] /ˈsaɪ mən;; Spanish siˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("El Libertador") 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
- slasher movie — a film in which victims, often women, are slashed with knives, razors, etc
- slieve donard — a mountain in SE Northern Ireland, in the Mourne Mountains: highest peak in Northern Ireland. Height: 853 m (2798 ft)
- solitary wave — a localized disturbance that propagates like a wave but resembles a particle in that it does not disperse, even if it collides with other such waves.
- stratovolcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
- suovetaurilia — (in ancient Rome) a sacrifice of a hog, a ram, and a bull.
- theatre lover — sb who enjoys going to plays
- toll traverse — a payment made for the right to cross privately owned property.
- ultra-violent — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- unapprovingly — in an unapproving manner
- unconversable — inappropriate for conversation
- unrecoverable — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
- unrecoverably — in an unrecoverable or irrecoverable manner
- unvoluntarily — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- upland plover — a large, field-inhabiting sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, of eastern North America, resembling a plover: now protected and increasing in numbers.
- valedictorian — a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
- valproic acid — a carboxylic acid, C 8 H 16 O 2 , used for its antiepileptic properties in the treatment of various seizures including petit mal.
- variable cost — a cost that varies with a change in the volume of output while remaining uniform on a per-unit basis, as cost of labor (distinguished from fixed cost).
- ventriloquial — of, relating to, or using ventriloquism.
- ventrolateral — of, relating to, or affecting the front and side.
- verbalization — to express in words: He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
- vermiculation — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
- vernalization — to shorten the growth period of (a plant) by chilling or other special treatment of it, its seeds, or its bulbs.
- victoria land — a region in Antarctica, bordering on the Ross Sea, mainly in Ross Dependency.
- victoria nile — a section of the upper Nile River in central Uganda between Lake Victoria and Lake Albert. 260 miles (418 km) long.
- victoriaville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- video library — video and dvd lending service
- vindicatorily — in a vindicatory manner
- viola d'amore — a treble viol with numerous sympathetic strings and several gut strings, producing a resonant sound.
- virologically — in a manner relating to virology
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- visual foxpro — (database) A Microsoft database derived from Fox Software's FoxPRO.
- volcanic rock — rock solidified on Earth's surface
- volta redonda — a city in SE Brazil, NW of Rio de Janeiro.
- voluntariness — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- voluntaristic — Philosophy. any theory that regards will as the fundamental agency or principle, in metaphysics, epistemology, or psychology.
- vowel harmony — a phonological rule in some languages, as Hungarian and Turkish, requiring that the vowels of a word all share a specified feature, such as front or back articulation, thereby conditioning the form that affixes may take, as in forming the Turkish plurals evler “houses” from ev “house” and adamlar “men” from adam “man.”.
- vulgarization — to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior.
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- well-favoured — of pleasing appearance; good-looking; pretty or handsome.
- wolverhampton — a city in West Midlands, in W England.