12-letter words containing o, r, v
- ventripotent — having a large belly
- ventrodorsal — pertaining to the ventral and dorsal aspects of the body; extending from the ventral to the dorsal side.
- ventromedial — relating to both the ventral and medial surfaces, or to the front and to the middle
- verbal irony — irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.
- verbenaceous — belonging to the plant family Verbenaceae.
- verification — the act of verifying.
- vernoleninsk — former name of Nikolayev.
- vertebration — vertebrate formation.
- verumontanum — an elevation in the wall of the urethra
- very much so — The expression very much so is an emphatic way of answering 'yes' to something or saying that it is true or correct.
- vesper mouse — white-footed mouse.
- via dolorosa — (initial capital letters) Christ's route to Golgotha.
- vicar choral — a member of the clergy or a layperson in a cathedral who sings certain parts of the service.
- vicar forane — dean1 (def 2b).
- victoria day — (in Canada) the first Monday preceding May 25, observed as a national holiday.
- victorianism — the distinctive character, thought, tendencies, etc., of the Victorian period.
- victoriously — having achieved a victory; conquering; triumphant: our victorious army.
- victory roll — a roll of an aircraft made by a pilot to announce or celebrate the shooting down of an enemy plane or other cause for celebration
- victory ship — a fast, turbine-powered cargo ship of World War II, having a capacity of about 11,000 dead-weight tons.
- video arcade — A video arcade is a place where you can play video games on machines which work when you put money in them.
- video camera — a handheld or mounted portable camera intended for recording moving images in digital memory or on videotape.
- video memory — computer memory used for the processing and displaying of images
- video piracy — the unauthorized or prohibited use of audio-visual works covered by copyright law, in a way that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works
- video player — VCR: videotape recorder
- 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).
- video verite — a technique, derived from cinéma vérité, in which people in real life are portrayed as they actually are without rehearsal.
- video-record — to record (programs, broadcasts, or the like) on videotape or videodisk.
- videographer — a person who makes films with a video camera.
- villahermosa — a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
- vine-growing — of, relating to, or characterized by the cultivation of grapevines
- viola player — someone who plays the viola
- violet layer — a layer of particles in the upper atmosphere of the planet Mars, that scatters and absorbs certain electromagnetic radiation, thus preventing the blue, violet, and ultraviolet light waves from passing through
- virilization — the development of adult male physical characteristics in a female or a young boy
- virtuosoship — the condition of being a virtuoso; the activities of a virtuoso
- virtuousness — conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright: Lead a virtuous life.
- viruliferous — carrying a virus
- visceromotor — of or relating to the normal movements of the viscera, especially the digestive tract.
- 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
- vision mixer — the person who selects and manipulates the television signals from cameras, film, and other sources, to make the composite programme
- visitatorial — of or relating to an official visitor or official visitation.
- vital organs — organs in the body that are essential to life
- vitreousness — the state of being vitreous
- vitriolation — the process of turning something into vitriol
- vituperation — verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.
- vituperatory — abusive or blaming
- vocabularian — a person who is particularly or overly attentive to words
- vocabularied — having a vocabulary as specified