11-letter words containing s, a, v, o, i, r
- ivory coast — a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence 1960. 127,520 sq. mi. (330,275 sq. km). Capital: Abidjan.
- laborsaving — designed or intended to reduce or replace human labor: The dishwasher is a laborsaving device.
- larviparous — producing larvae, as certain insects and mollusks.
- larvivorous — feeding on larvae; larva-eating.
- mars violet — a dark grayish-purple color.
- misbehavior — improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior.
- moviemakers — Plural form of moviemaker.
- nonabrasive — not causing abrasion.
- nonarrivals — Plural form of nonarrival.
- observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
- observative — Observant; watchful.
- oil varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- overanxious — excessively anxious.
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- overhastily — in such a way as to be excessively hasty or done without enough consideration
- papovavirus — any of a group of DNA-containing human and animal viruses, including polyoma viruses and some papillomaviruses, most of which produce tumors.
- preinvasion — occurring before an invasion
- previsional — characteristic of prevision
- provisional — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- radio waves — an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 30,000 meters, or a frequency between 10 kilohertz and 300,000 megahertz.
- radiovision — television.
- reservation — the act of keeping back, withholding, or setting apart.
- restorative — serving to restore; pertaining to restoration.
- revelations — the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the world
- revisionary — the act or work of revising.
- rhabdovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Rhabdoviridae, including the rabies virus.
- salvadorian — El Salvador.
- servitorial — of or pertaining to a servitor
- sharonville — a town in SW Ohio.
- silver goal — (in certain competitions) a goal scored in a full half of extra time that is played if a match is drawn. This goal counts as the winner if it is the only goal scored in the full half or full period of extra time
- sporulative — involving or relating to sporulation
- unveracious — (of a person) not veracious; not tending to speak the truth; untruthful
- varicellous — of or relating to varicella or chicken pox
- varsovienne — a Polish dance
- vasculiform — shaped like a small vase or flowerpot
- 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.
- veraciously — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
- vibratoless — without vibrato
- vicariously — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- vision care — Vision care is the care and treatment of eyes, eyesight conditions, and vision.
- 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.
- 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.