13-letter words containing r, v
- involute gear — a gear tooth form that is generated by involute geometry
- irrecoverable — incapable of being recovered or regained: an irrecoverable debt.
- irrecoverably — incapable of being recovered or regained: an irrecoverable debt.
- irrelevancies — irrelevance.
- irrepleviable — not replevisable; not capable of being replevied.
- irretrievable — not capable of being retrieved; irrecoverable; irreparable.
- irretrievably — not capable of being retrieved; irrecoverable; irreparable.
- irving berlin — Irving, 1888–1989, U.S. songwriter.
- it governance — information technology governance
- jack crevalle — any of various portable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects short heights, using various mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic methods.
- jail delivery — a liberation of persons from prison, especially by force.
- java servelet — Java servlet
- javelle water — sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl, dissolved in water, used as a bleach, antiseptic, etc.
- job interview — a formal meeting at which someone is asked questions in order to find out if they are suitable for a post of employment
- joie de vivre — a delight in being alive; keen, carefree enjoyment of living.
- joint venture — business: joint enterprise
- joint-venture — to establish or enter a joint venture or partnership.
- kangaroo vine — an Australian vine, Cissus antarctica, of the grape family, having shiny, leathery leaves.
- l-d converter — a vessel in which steel is made from pig iron by blowing oxygen into the molten metal through a water-cooled tube
- labor of love — work done for the sake of one's own enjoyment or of benefit to others rather than for material rewards: He coached amateur baseball teams as a labor of love.
- labour-saving — A labour-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- ladino clover — a giant variety of white clover, Trifolium repens lodigense, used for pasture and hay.
- laevorotation — a rotation to the left
- laevorotatory — Alternative spelling of levorotatory.
- lake victoria — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- landgraviates — Plural form of landgraviate.
- lateroversion — abnormal lateral displacement of a bodily organ or part, esp of the uterus
- lavatory bowl — the part inside a lavatory containing water and fitted with a water-flushing device and connected to a drain
- lavatory seat — the part on a toilet or lavatory which can be moved up or down and which is used for sitting on
- lavender-blue — coloured between blue and pale or light bluish-purple to a very pale violet colour
- legal adviser — a lawyer who gives advice
- legal reserve — the amount of cash assets that a bank, insurance company, etc., is required by law to set aside as reserves.
- lemon verbena — a plant, Aloysia triphylla, having long, slender leaves with a lemonlike fragrance.
- leonine verse — a form of verse, based upon an earlier Latin form, with a rhyme scheme that requires the last word in a line to rhyme with the word just before a caesura or with a word near the middle of the line.
- lesser weever — either of two small, European, marine fishes of the genus Trachinus, T. draco (greater weever) or T. vipera (lesser weever) having highly poisonous dorsal spines.
- levant dollar — a silver coin, either a Maria Theresa thaler or an imitation of one, formerly used for trade with Abyssinia, Eritrea, Aden, etc. Imitations bear the date 1780 regardless of the year of minting.
- levant storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- levelling rod — a graduated rod that is used to determine differences in elevation
- lever tumbler — a flat metal tumbler in a lock.
- licking river — a river in E Kentucky, flowing NW to the Ohio River. 320 miles (515 km) long.
- live together — cohabit
- liver extract — an extract of mammalian liver, especially hog or beef, for treating pernicious anemia.
- liver sausage — liverwurst.
- livery colors — the principal tinctures of a coat of arms, usually one color and one metal, used for liveries, standards, etc.
- livery stable — a stable where horses and vehicles are cared for or rented out for pay.
- lord advocate — (in Scotland) the chief law officer of the Crown who acts as public prosecutor and is in charge of the administration of criminal justice
- love for love — a comedy (1695) by William Congreve.
- love triangle — relationship between three people
- love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
- lucrativeness — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.