11-letter words containing p, v, s
- stevengraph — a small picture woven in colored silk thread: introduced in 1879 and mass-produced on a Jacquard-type loom.
- stop volley — a softly hit volley that barely falls over the net and cannot be reached for a return.
- superactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- superlative — of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme: superlative wisdom.
- superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
- supervirile — highly virile
- supervision — the act or function of supervising; superintendence.
- supervisory — of, relating to, or having supervision.
- supervisual — of or relating to seeing or sight: a visual image.
- supervolute — (of convolute leaves) enveloping a rolled up leaf within the bud
- supplicavit — a mandatory writ formerly issued from the King's Bench or Court of Chancery
- suppositive — of the nature of or involving supposition; suppositional.
- suppressive — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- survey ship — a vessel designed to carry out research and surveying
- swamp fever — leptospirosis.
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
- topsy-turvy — with the top where the bottom should be; upside down.
- twelve step — of or based on a program for recovery from addiction originating with Alcoholics Anonymous and providing 12 progressive levels toward attainment.
- twelve-step — of or based on a program for recovery from addiction originating with Alcoholics Anonymous and providing 12 progressive levels toward attainment.
- unimpulsive — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- vaivodeship — the position or office of a vaivode
- van paassen — Pierre [pee-air] /piˈɛər/ (Show IPA), (Pieter Anthonie Laurusse) 1895–1968, U.S. journalist, author, and clergyman; born in the Netherlands.
- vapor phase — In its vapor phase a substance can be condensed to a liquid or to a solid by increasing its pressure without reducing the temperature.
- vasopressin — Biochemistry. a peptide hormone, synthesized in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary gland, that stimulates capillary muscles and reduces the flow of urine and increases its concentration.
- vasopressor — a hormone, as epinephrine, or other agent that raises the blood pressure by causing contraction of the arteriole muscles, narrowing the arteriole passage.
- vasospastic — of or relating to a vasospasm
- vectorscope — a waveform monitor which measures audio and video signals
- verb phrase — a group of words including a verb and its complements, objects, or other modifiers that functions syntactically as a verb. In English a verb phrase combines with a noun or noun phrase acting as subject to form a simple sentence.
- very pistol — a special pistol which fires coloured flares for signalling at night, esp at sea
- vespertinal — of, relating to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness.
- vest pocket — the pocket of a waistcoat
- vest-pocket — designed to be carried in the pocket of the vest, in a purse, or in a similarly small space; miniature: a vest-pocket dictionary.
- vin de pays — the wine of a particular region, usually available only in the region where the wine is made; local wine.
- vin du pays — vin de pays.
- voivodeship — the area which is governed by a voivode