13-letter words containing r, e, t, o, u
- venture scout — a young man or woman, aged 16–20, who is a member of the senior branch of the Scouts
- venturesomely — in a venturesome manner
- vermiculation — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
- virgo cluster — a cluster of about 2500 galaxies in the constellation Virgo, the nearest cluster to our galaxy.
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- vitreous body — a transparent gelatinous substance, permeated by fine fibrils, that fills the interior of the eyeball between the lens and the retina
- vivisectorium — the location where vivisection takes place
- volumenometer — a device for determining the volume occupied by an object
- voluntariness — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- volute spring — a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil.
- waste product — material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.
- water buffalo — a buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, of the Old World tropics, having large, flattened, curved horns: wild populations are near extinction.
- water opossum — yapok.
- water torture — dripping water onto victim's forehead
- water-soluble — capable of dissolving in water.
- weather house — a model house with two human figures, one that comes out to foretell bad weather and the other to foretell good weather
- weather-bound — delayed or shut in by bad weather.
- without demur — If you do something without demur, you do it immediately and without making any protest.
- without tears — presented so as to be easily assimilated
- wonder-struck — struck or affected with wonder.
- yol computers — (company) A company in London, UK that sells computer and network systems, established in 2001.
- your nineties — the ages between 90–99
- youth culture — the activities and behaviour associated with young people
- yttrium oxide — a white, water-insoluble powder, Y 2 O 3 , used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.
- zero altitude — the height at which the atmospheric pressure is 610.5Pa