10-letter words containing o, v, u
- poliovirus — any of three picornaviruses of the genus Enterovirus, having a spherical capsid, infectious to humans and the cause of poliomyelitis.
- previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- propulsive — the act or process of propelling.
- protrusive — projecting or protuberant; thrusting forward, upward, or outward.
- puppy love — temporary infatuation of a boy or girl for another person.
- pure vowel — a vowel that is pronounced with more or less unvarying quality without any glide; monophthong
- quail dove — any of several tropical American pigeons of the genera Starnoenas or Geotrygon.
- quo vadis? — where are you going?
- ranivorous — that eats frogs
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- recidivous — repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
- rendezvous — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
- resolutive — having the ability to dissolve or terminate.
- retrovirus — any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses having a helical envelope and containing an enzyme that allows for a reversal of genetic transcription, from RNA to DNA rather than the usual DNA to RNA, the newly transcribed viral DNA being incorporated into the host cell's DNA strand for the production of new RNA retroviruses: the family includes the AIDS virus and certain oncogene-carrying viruses implicated in various cancers.
- revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- rhinovirus — any of a varied and widespread group of picornaviruses responsible for many respiratory diseases, including the common cold.
- rogue wave — a random, enormous ocean wave that sometimes travels at an angle to prevailing seas.
- ruck-rover — a player playing a role midway between that of the rover and the ruckman
- ruddevator — a control surface functioning both as a rudder and as an elevator.
- saxicavous — (of molluscs) tending to bore holes or hollow out rocks
- slow virus — a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before producing symptoms, as in several neurological diseases, including kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
- sound wave — a longitudinal wave in an elastic medium, especially a wave producing an audible sensation.
- suaveolent — fragrant or sweet-smelling
- subvention — a grant of money, as by a government or some other authority, in aid or support of some institution or undertaking, especially in connection with science or the arts.
- subversion — an act or instance of subverting.
- subvocally — in a subvocal manner, with subvocalization
- sullom voe — a deep coastal inlet in the Shetland Islands, on the N coast of Mainland. It is used for the storage and transshipment of oil
- supercover — an insurance policy with additional benefits
- supervisor — a person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent.
- supportive — giving support.
- tough love — a mixture of toughness and warmth used in a relationship, especially with an adolescent.
- travelogue — a lecture, slide show, or motion picture describing travels.
- trouvaille — a windfall
- turtledove — any of several small to medium-sized Old World doves of the genus Streptopelia, especially S. turtur, of Europe, having a long, graduated tail: noted for its soft, cooing call.
- unabsolved — to free from guilt or blame or their consequences: The court absolved her of guilt in his death.
- unapproved — to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration.
- unavowable — to declare frankly or openly; own; acknowledge; confess; admit: He avowed himself an opponent of all alliances.
- unavowedly — in an unavowed or concealed manner
- uncoercive — not coercive; not tending to coerce
- uncohesive — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- unconvoyed — unaccompanied
- undercover — working or done out of public sight; secret: an undercover investigation.
- undergrove — a covered grove
- undervoice — an undertone or low voice
- undivorced — not divorced; still married
- unfavoring — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- unfavorite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- unfavoured — not regarded with especial kindness or approval
- unforgiven — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.