13-letter words containing r, e, v, o
- solitary wave — a localized disturbance that propagates like a wave but resembles a particle in that it does not disperse, even if it collides with other such waves.
- souvenir shop — a shop that sells trivial gift items, such as T-shirts, coffee mugs, keyrings etc, esp aimed at tourists
- sovereigntist — a supporter of sovereignty association
- soviet russia — a conventional name of the Soviet Union.
- spotted fever — any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, especially as in cerebrospinal meningitis or typhus fever.
- stain remover — a substance designed for removing stains or dirty marks, as from clothes, carpets, etc
- standover man — a person who extorts money by intimidation
- sub-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- subgovernment — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- summer savory — See under savory2 .
- suovetaurilia — (in ancient Rome) a sacrifice of a hog, a ram, and a bull.
- supervirtuoso — a highly accomplished virtuoso
- support level — a minimum price below which a specific stock is not supposed to fall, as because of the stock's inherent worth.
- survey course — an introductory course of study that provides a general view of an academic subject.
- teleconverter — a person or thing that converts.
- tergiversator — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- the provinces — those parts of a country lying outside the capital and other large cities and regarded as outside the mainstream of sophisticated culture
- theatre lover — sb who enjoys going to plays
- throw a curve — a continuously bending line, without angles.
- to break even — When a company or a person running a business breaks even, they make neither a profit nor a loss.
- to take cover — If you take cover, you shelter from gunfire, bombs, or the weather.
- toll traverse — a payment made for the right to cross privately owned property.
- touch a nerve — to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject
- tractor drive — a mechanism that feeds paper through a printer, using studs on a rotating wheel that engage with holes along the side of the paper
- trophic level — any class of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain, as primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.
- truelove knot — a complicated ornamental knot, especially a double knot having two interlacing bows, regarded as an emblem of true love or interwoven affections.
- two-word verb — a phrasal verb.
- typhoid fever — Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
- ultra-violent — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- unadventurous — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
- unconversable — inappropriate for conversation
- unconvertible — capable of being converted.
- uncooperative — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- uninformative — not educational
- unmoved mover — prime mover (def 3).
- unmoved-mover — Mechanics. the initial agent, as wind or electricity, that puts a machine in motion. a machine, as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source.
- unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unobtrusively — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
- unprogressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- unprovisioned — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- unprovocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- unrecoverable — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
- unrecoverably — in an unrecoverable or irrecoverable manner
- upland plover — a large, field-inhabiting sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, of eastern North America, resembling a plover: now protected and increasing in numbers.
- vagodepressor — decreasing or mimicking the decrease of the activity of the vagus nerve.
- valedictorian — a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
- vandyke brown — a medium brown color.
- vapor barrier — a layer of material, as plastic film or foil, used to protect installed insulation by retarding the transmission of moisture from the interior environment.