13-letter words containing s, e, v, r, i, n
- venire facias — a writ directing the appropriate official to summon a jury.
- ventriloquism — the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy.
- ventriloquist — a person who performs or is skilled in ventriloquism.
- ventriloquous — of or relating to ventriloquism or a ventriloquist
- veraciousness — characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content: a veracious statement; a veracious account.
- verkhneudinsk — former name of Ulan Ude.
- vernacularism — a vernacular word or expression.
- vernacularist — someone who uses vernacular speech
- vernier scale — Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
- vernis martin — a finish for furniture, invented in France in the 18th century in imitation of Chinese lacquer.
- versification — the act of versifying.
- vestal virgin — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
- vicariousness — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- violent storm — Meteorology. storm (def 3).
- violin spider — brown recluse spider.
- virgin forest — a forest in its natural state, before it has been explored or exploited by man
- voluntariness — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- volute spring — a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil.
- vraisemblance — verisimilitude; appearance of truth
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- west virginia — a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.
- western dvina — a river rising in W Russia, in the Valdai Hills and flowing south and southwest then northwest to the Gulf of Riga. Length: 1021 km (634 miles)
- whereinsoever — in whatever respect
- winter savory — See under savory2 .
- yesterevening — yesterday evening.