10-letter words containing o, v, u
- inventious — (obsolete) inventive.
- involucral — Pertaining to, possessing, or like, an involucrum.
- involucred — (botany) Having an involucre.
- involucres — Plural form of involucre.
- involucrum — involucre.
- involution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
- isopluvial — a line on a map connecting places registering the same amount of precipitation or rainfall
- ivory gull — a white, arctic gull, Pagophila eburnea.
- jovysaunce — joy
- jugoslavia — formerly, a federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro; disbanded into independent countries in 2006. 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- lascivious — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- laviscious — (nonstandard) Lascivious.
- limivorous — of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it.
- live up to — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- loan value — the highest amount of money that can be borrowed against a life-insurance policy, based on the cash value of the policy.
- longaevous — long-lived
- louis viii — known as Coeur-de-Lion. 1187–1226, king of France (1223–26). He was offered the English throne by opponents of King John but his invasion failed (1216)
- louis xvii — ("Louis Charles of France") 1785–95, titular king of France 1793–95 (son of Louis XVI).
- louisville — a port in N Kentucky, on the Ohio River: Kentucky Derby.
- loup river — a river in E central Nebraska, flowing E to the Platte River. 68 miles (109 km) long.
- lovestruck — Alternative spelling of love-struck.
- loving cup — a large cup, as of silver, usually with two or more handles, given as a prize, award, token of esteem or affection, etc.
- malvaceous — belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.
- manoeuvred — Simple past tense and past participle of manoeuvre.
- manoeuvrer — Alternative spelling of maneuverer.
- manoeuvres — A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
- marvellous — superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
- mavourneen — darling; dear.
- mesovarium — the mesentery of the ovary.
- mischivous — Obsolete spelling of mischievous.
- mouseovers — Plural form of mouseover.
- mouvementé — hectic; animated
- move about — fidget, be restless
- moviehouse — (US) A cinema or movie theater.
- multivious — having many ways, paths or directions
- multivocal — having many or different meanings of equal probability or validity: a multivocal word.
- muscovites — Plural form of muscovite.
- never-outs — articles that a supplier, esp a retail store, is 'never out of', i.e. always has in stock
- non-devout — devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious: a devout Catholic.
- non-visual — of or relating to seeing or sight: a visual image.
- nonobvious — Not obvious.
- nonviscous — inviscid.
- novaculite — a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- nucivorous — (of animals) feeding on nuts
- nuevo leon — a state in NE Mexico. 25,136 sq. mi. (65,102 sq. km). Capital: Monterrey.
- nux vomica — the seed of the orangelike fruit of an East Indian tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, of the logania family, containing strychnine, used in medicine.
- obstrusive — Misspelling of obtrusive.
- occlusives — Plural form of occlusive.
- occupative — relating to work or profession
- olivaceous — of a deep shade of green; olive.