11-letter words containing s, a, i, v
- varicellous — of or relating to varicella or chicken pox
- varsovienne — a Polish dance
- vascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- vascularize — (of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.
- vasculiform — shaped like a small vase or flowerpot
- vasectomize — to perform a vasectomy on
- vasodilator — a nerve or drug that causes vasodilatation.
- 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.
- vasospastic — of or relating to a vasospasm
- vellus hair — short fine unpigmented hair covering the human body
- venus'-hair — a maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) of tropical America and the S U.S.
- veraciously — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
- verbalistic — a person skilled in the use of words.
- verisimilar — having the appearance of truth; likely; probable: a verisimilar tale.
- versability — the quality or state of being capable of being turned
- versatilely — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
- versatility — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
- very signal — a colored flare fired from a special pistol (Very pistol) for signaling at night
- vespertinal — of, relating to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness.
- vestigially — of, relating to, or of the nature of a vestige: a vestigial tail.
- vesuvianite — a mineral, chiefly a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum, commonly in tetragonal crystals and usually of a brown to green color; idocrase.
- vi et armis — a kind of trespass accompanied by force and violence
- vibratoless — without vibrato
- vicariously — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- video nasty — A video nasty is an extremely violent or frightening film which people can only buy on video.
- vigilantism — a member of a vigilance committee.
- villa-lobos — Heitor [ey-too r] /ˈeɪ tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1881–1959, Brazilian composer.
- 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.
- vinblastine — an alkaloid, C 46 H 58 N 4 O 9 , derived from the periwinkle Vinca rosea, used in the treatment of various malignant conditions, especially in the management of lymphomas.
- vine cactus — the ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens.
- vineyardist — a person who owns or operates a vineyard.
- violin case — protective carrycase for a violin
- virginalist — Often, virginals. a rectangular harpsichord with the strings stretched parallel to the keyboard, the earlier types placed on a table: popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- visbreaking — Visbreaking is thermal cracking, when the vacuum residue is less viscous and it can then be used to produce valuable products.
- vision care — Vision care is the care and treatment of eyes, eyesight conditions, and vision.
- visual aids — any of various materials depending on the sense of sight, as films, slides, photographs, etc., used as aids in teaching.
- visual arts — painting, sculpture, cinema, etc.
- visualworks — (language) A modern commercial implementation of the Smalltalk programming language. VisualWorks descends directly from the original Smalltalk-80 by Xerox PARC and was originally developed (for some time under the name Objectworks\Smalltalk) by ParcPlace Systems. VisualWorks relies on dynamic translation as its virtual machine technology.
- vital signs — pulse, temperature, breathing, etc.
- vitraillist — a person who makes stained-glass
- vivaciously — lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
- vivacissimo — to be played in a very lively manner
- vladivostok — a seaport in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Sea of Japan: eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
- volsteadism — the policy of prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages.
- voluntarism — Philosophy. any theory that regards will as the fundamental agency or principle, in metaphysics, epistemology, or psychology.
- voraciously — craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
- votive mass — a Mass that does not correspond with the office of the day but is said, as for a special intention, at the choice of the celebrant.
- vulgarities — the state or quality of being vulgar: the vulgarity of his remark.
- watsonville — a city in W California.