10-letter words containing s, a, v, e
- tereshkova — Valentina Vladimirovna [vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh vluh-dyi-myee-ruh v-nuh] /və lyɪnˈtyi nə vlə dyɪˈmyi rəv nə/ (Show IPA), born 1937, Soviet cosmonaut: first woman in space 1963.
- the canvas — the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring
- the heaves — an attack of vomiting or retching
- the-rivals — a comedy of manners (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- timesaving — (of methods, devices, etc.) reducing the time spent or required to do something.
- transitive — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- transvalue — to reestimate the value of, especially on a basis differing from accepted standards; reappraise; reevaluate.
- transverse — lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
- traversing — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- trivialise — to make trivial; cause to appear unimportant, trifling, etc.
- tsarevitch — the son of a czar.
- tsesarevna — (in Russian history) the wife of the tsesarevitch
- tsvetayeva — Maˈrina (Ivanovna) (məˈrinə ) ; mərēˈnə) 1892-1941; Russ. poet, essayist, & critic
- unabsolved — to free from guilt or blame or their consequences: The court absolved her of guilt in his death.
- unenslaved — not enslaved; not made a slave
- uninvasive — characterized by or involving invasion; offensive: invasive war.
- unplausive — not applauding; disapproving
- unravished — to rape (a woman).
- unsalvaged — the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
- unsaveable — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
- unsolvable — capable of being solved, as a problem.
- vagrancies — the conduct of a vagrant.
- val-d'oise — a department in N France. 482 sq. mi. (1248 sq. km). Capital: Pontoise.
- valentinus — Valentine (def 2).
- valve seat — The valve seat is the ring-shaped surface with which a poppet valve closes.
- valve stem — stem1 (def 14).
- vanishment — to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- vanquished — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- vanquisher — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- vasoactive — of or relating to a substance, drug, or event that changes the diameter of a blood vessel.
- venial sin — a transgression against the law of God that does not deprive the soul of divine grace either because it is a minor offense or because it was committed without full understanding of its seriousness or without full consent of the will.
- venialness — the quality or state of being venial
- venostasis — retardation or stoppage of blood flow through a vein.
- vent glass — the triangular shaped glass on the side of an automobile between the windshield and the front door glass
- verb. sap. — verbum sapienti sat est
- verilog sa — (company) A French real-time software engineering company.
- vernissage — Also called varnishing day. the day before the opening of an art exhibition traditionally reserved for the artist to varnish the paintings.
- versailles — a department in N France. 877 sq. mi. (2271 sq. km). Capital: Versailles.
- versicular — of or consisting of verses.
- vesication — to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- vesiculate — characterized by or covered with vesicles.
- vestibular — of, relating to, or resembling a vestibule.
- vice squad — a police squad charged with enforcing laws dealing with gambling, prostitution, and other forms of vice.
- vice versa — the other way around
- vide supra — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see above
- vietnamese — a native or inhabitant of Vietnam.
- villainess — a villainous woman.
- villainies — the actions or conduct of a villain; outrageous wickedness.
- vine snake — any of several slender, arboreal colubrid snakes of the genus Oxybelis, ranging from southern Arizona to Bolivia.
- vinegarish — resembling vinegar, as in sourness or acidity: a vinegarish odor; a vinegarish disposition.