12-letter words containing o, s, i, v, r
- rostropovich — Mstislav (Leopoldovich) [mis-tuh-slahv lee-uh-pohl-duh-vich;; Russian mstyi-slahf lyi-uh-pawl-duh-vyich] /ˈmɪs təˌslɑv ˌli əˈpoʊl də vɪtʃ;; Russian mstyɪˈslɑf lyɪ əˈpɔl də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1927–2007, Soviet cellist and conductor (husband of Galina Vishnevskaya).
- sanguivorous — feeding on blood, as a bat or insect.
- savoir faire — knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact.
- savoir-faire — knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact.
- savoir-vivre — knowledge of the world and the ways or usages of polite society.
- scrieveboard — the drawing board of a shipbuilder
- scrive board — a floorlike construction on which the lines of a vessel can be drawn or scribed at full size.
- self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- seminivorous — feeding on seeds: seminivorous birds.
- semivitreous — partially vitreous.
- seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- seropositive — showing a significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, indicating previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- serve notice — to give formal warning or information, as of intentions; announce
- service book — a book containing the forms of worship used in divine services.
- service road — frontage road.
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- servile work — work of a physical nature that is forbidden on Sundays and on certain holidays
- servitorship — the office or position of a servitor; the condition of being a servitor
- severodvinsk — a city in the N Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Gulf, E of Archangel.
- silver frost — glaze (def 17).
- silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
- silver point — the melting point of silver, equal to 960.8°C, used as a fixed point on the international temperature scale.
- silver spoon — spoon (def 16).
- silver trout — a variety of cutthroat trout, Salmo clarki henshawi, having silvery coloration, inhabiting Lake Tahoe.
- stereovision — visual perception in three dimensions.
- stones river — river in central Tenn., flowing into the Cumberland: c. 60 mi (97 km)
- strongsville — a town in N Ohio.
- supervention — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
- survivorship — the state of being a survivor.
- svga monitor — (hardware, graphics) A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card.
- toga virilis — the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
- transportive — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
- transversion — a turning across, or into, something else
- unchivalrous — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- undiscovered — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- unoppressive — not cruel or harsh
- unresponsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- unsupportive — giving support.
- unvirtuously — in an unvirtuous manner; not virtuously; without virtue
- vainglorious — filled with or given to vainglory: a vainglorious actor.
- vaporishness — the quality or state of being vaporish
- variationist — a person who studies variations in the use of a language by its speakers
- varicosities — the state or condition of being varicose.
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- vasodilatory — of or relating to the dilation of blood vessels
- vasoligature — vasoligation.
- velcro strip — a strip or roll of Velcro, able to be cut to the required length
- vernoleninsk — former name of Nikolayev.
- via dolorosa — (initial capital letters) Christ's route to Golgotha.
- victorianism — the distinctive character, thought, tendencies, etc., of the Victorian period.