15-letter words containing o, v, u
- subvocalization — the act or process of producing subvocal speech
- superconvenient — highly convenient
- supergovernment — a centralized organization formed by a group of governments to enforce justice or maintain peace.
- superinvolution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
- survival course — a course that teaches people how to survive in the wild and in other dangerous environments
- television tube — a cathode-ray tube designed for the reproduction of television pictures
- touch-sensitive — Touch-sensitive equipment is operated by the user touching it.
- travel brochure — a brochure, often from a travel agency, which advertises holidays, hotels, etc
- ulterior motive — secret or underlying aim
- ultraconvenient — extremely convenient
- unadventurously — in an unadventurous manner
- unauthoritative — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
- uncommunicative — not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
- uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- uncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- uncooperatively — in an uncooperative or unhelpful manner
- undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
- unforgivingness — not disposed to forgive or show mercy; unrelenting.
- uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
- universal donor — a person with blood of group O.
- universal joint — piece that couples two rotating shafts
- universal motor — a series-wound motor, of one-half horsepower or less, using alternating or direct current.
- unobtrusiveness — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
- unprogressively — in an unprogressive manner
- unrevolutionary — not revolutionary, progressive, or radical
- up one's sleeve — secretly ready
- us savings bond — A US Savings bond is a long-term bond issued by the US government that is considered low-risk.
- vacation course — a course of study undertaken during a vacation, usually combined with other activities
- vacuum concrete — concrete from which excess moisture and air are sucked to quicken hardening and increase strength.
- vapour pressure — the pressure exerted by a vapour. The saturated vapour pressure is that exerted by a vapour in equilibrium with its solid or liquid phase at a particular temperature
- vascularization — (of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.
- vatican council — the ecumenical council, convoked in Rome, 1869–70, by Pope Pius IX, that declared the dogma of papal infallibility.
- vector function — a function that assigns a vector to each point in a given set.
- venturesomeness — the quality or state of being venturesome
- venus hairstone — a variety of rutilated quartz, used as a gemstone.
- vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
- vicissitudinous — a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
- victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
- video frequency — transmission frequency of the television picture.
- viper's bugloss — the blueweed.
- virtual storage — a system whereby addressable memory is extended beyond main storage through the use of secondary storage managed by system software in such a way that programs can treat all of the designated storage as addressable main storage.
- virtuous circle — a beneficial cycle of events or incidents, each having a positive effect on the next.
- vitreous humour — the aqueous fluid contained within the interstices of the vitreous body
- vitreous silica — silica glass
- völkerwanderung — the migration of peoples, esp of Germanic and Slavic peoples into S and W Europe from 2nd to 11th centuries
- volume discount — a reduced price for goods given by a seller on the basis that the buyer buys a large quantity
- volume velocity — the movement caused by a sound wave of a unit volume of a sound-transmitting medium through a unit area per unit of time.
- volunteer force — a group of unpaid workers
- volunteer state — Tennessee (used as a nickname).
- voyeuristically — of, relating to, or characteristic of a voyeur or of voyeurism.