10-letter words containing r, o, v, a, n
- overstrain — to exert, tax, or use (resources) to an excessive extent
- overtaking — passing the vehicle in front
- panivorous — subsisting on bread; bread-eating.
- pontevedra — a port in NW Spain: takes its name from a 12-arched Roman bridge, the Pons Vetus. Pop: 77 993 (2003 est)
- prevail on — to persuade; induce
- prison van — vehicle to transfer prisoners
- provenance — place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined.
- provencale — (sometimes lowercase) cooked, usually in olive oil, with garlic, tomatoes, onions, and herbs.
- provincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- provitamin — a substance that an organism can transform into a vitamin, as carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the liver.
- ranivorous — that eats frogs
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- reinvasion — the act or an instance of entering (a country, territory, etc) by military force again; a second or subsequent invasion
- renovation — to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
- renovative — to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
- revelation — the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
- revisional — the act or work of revising.
- revocation — the act of revoking; annulment.
- riboflavin — a vitamin B complex factor appearing as an orange-yellow, crystalline compound, C 1 7 H 2 0 N 4 O 6 , derived from ribose, essential for growth, found in milk, fresh meat, eggs, leafy vegetables, etc., or made synthetically, and used in enriching flour, in vitamin preparations, and in treating facial lesions.
- royal navy — the navy of the United Kingdom
- salvadoran — of El Salvador or its people or culture
- savonarola — Girolamo [ji-rol-uh-moh;; Italian jee-raw-lah-maw] /dʒɪˈrɒl əˌmoʊ;; Italian dʒiˈrɔ lɑ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1452–98, Italian monk, reformer, and martyr.
- stand over — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- starvation — the act or state of starving; condition of being starved.
- travancore — a former state in SW India: merged 1949 with Cochin to form a new state (Travancore and Cochin) reorganized 1956 to form the larger part of Kerala state.
- unapproved — to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration.
- unfavoring — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- unfavorite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- unfavoured — not regarded with especial kindness or approval
- unprovable — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- vacationer — a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
- vaccinator — a person who vaccinates.
- van rompuy — Herman. born 1947, Belgian politician; prime minister of Belgium (2008–09); president of the European Council (2009–14)
- venatorial — of or relating to hunting
- veneration — the act of venerating.
- venography — x-ray examination of a vein or veins following injection of a radiopaque substance.
- ventilator — a person or thing that ventilates.
- vibraphone — vibraharp.
- vibrations — the act of vibrating.
- victoriana — Interesting or valuable objects made in the time of Queen Victoria are sometimes referred to as Victoriana.
- vindicator — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- vociferant — vociferating; noisy.
- voetganger — an immature locust
- voltairian — (François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- von karman — Theodore, 1881–1963, U.S. scientist and aeronautical engineer, born in Hungary.
- voraginous — related to an abyss or whirlpool
- wave front — a surface, real or imaginary, that is the locus of all adjacent points at which the phase of oscillation is the same.
- wavefronts — Plural form of wavefront.