11-letter words containing p, v
- unreproving — not reprimanding or reproaching
- up-and-over — (of a door, etc) opened by being lifted and moved into a horizontal position
- upper volta — former name of Burkina Faso.
- upvaluation — the state or process of being or becoming higher in value
- vacuum pump — a pump or device by which a partial vacuum can be produced.
- vacuum-pack — to pack (food) in a vacuum-packed container.
- vaivodeship — the position or office of a vaivode
- vampire bat — any of several New World tropical bats of the genera Desmodus, Diphylla, and Diaemus, the size of a small mouse, feeding on small amounts of blood obtained from resting mammals and birds by means of a shallow cut made with specialized incisor teeth.
- van paassen — Pierre [pee-air] /piˈɛər/ (Show IPA), (Pieter Anthonie Laurusse) 1895–1968, U.S. journalist, author, and clergyman; born in the Netherlands.
- vanilla pod — the seed pod of the vanilla plant, used in cooking
- vapor cloud — A vapor cloud is vapor which has gathered in one place.
- 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.
- vapor trail — contrail.
- vaporimeter — an instrument for measuring vapor pressure or volume.
- vapour bath — the act of bathing in vapour, formerly believed to have medicinal benefits
- vapour lock — a stoppage in a pipe carrying a liquid caused by a bubble of gas, esp such a stoppage caused by vaporization of the petrol in the pipe feeding the carburettor of an internal-combustion engine
- vapouringly — in a boastful manner
- varley loop — a device containing a Wheatstone bridge, for comparing resistances and for locating faults in circuits.
- 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
- vat receipt — a receipt showing details of VAT paid on a transaction, together with the VAT number
- vectorscope — a waveform monitor which measures audio and video signals
- venographic — of or relating to venography
- 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.
- vi improved — (text, tool) (VIM) (Previously "vi iMitation"), An improved version of vi, available for many platforms. VIM allows multiscreen editing, more flexible insert/command mode handling, better C indentation and much more.
- videography — the art or process of making films with a video camera.
- videotaping — magnetic tape on which the electronic impulses produced by the video and audio portions of a television program, motion picture, etc., are recorded (distinguished from audiotape).
- 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.
- vinyl group — the univalent group C 3 H 3 , derived from ethylene.
- vituperable — deserving of blame
- vizagapatam — a seaport in Andhra Pradesh, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal.
- voice input — the control and operation of computer systems by spoken commands
- voivodeship — the area which is governed by a voivode
- volt-ampere — an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems. Abbreviation: VA.
- vowel point — any of a group of auxiliary symbols, as small lines and dots, placed above or below consonant symbols to indicate vowels in a writing system, as that of Hebrew or Arabic, in which vowels are otherwise not written.
- water vapor — a dispersion, in air, of molecules of water, especially as produced by evaporation at ambient temperatures rather than by boiling. Compare steam (def 2).
- weeping ivy — a climbing plant, Ficus benjamina, of the fig family, grown as a greenhouse or house plant for its graceful glossy leaves on slender drooping branches
- well-proven — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.