12-letter words containing s, h, v, e
- spring vetch — any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
- stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
- steam shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
- steam-shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
- stephen viii — died a.d. 942, pope 939–942.
- stephenville — a town in central Texas.
- swivel chair — a chair whose seat turns around horizontally on a swivel.
- thames river — a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- the bushveld — an area of low altitude in N South Africa, having scrub vegetation
- the services — the armed forces
- thirty-seven — a cardinal number, 30 plus 7.
- three rivers — a city in S Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence.
- thrivingness — the state or condition of thriving, flourishing, prospering or growing
- tsesarevitch — (in Russian history) the eldest son of a tsar or his heir apparent
- typhus-fever — an acute, infectious disease caused by several species of Rickettsia, transmitted by lice and fleas, and characterized by acute prostration, headache, and a peculiar eruption of reddish spots on the body.
- unexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- unvanquished — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- vanga shrike — any of several birds of the family Vangidae, endemic to Madagascar, some of which resemble shrikes, with great diversity in size, color, and bill shape.
- vaporishness — the quality or state of being vaporish
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- varnish tree — any of various trees yielding sap or other substances used for varnish, as Rhus verniciflua, of Japan.
- velvet shank — a bright yellow edible basidiomycetous fungus, Flammulina velutipes, common on trunks, stumps, or branches of broad-leaved trees in winter
- venus's-hair — a delicate maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris.
- vereshchagin — Vasili Vasilievich [vuh-syee-lyee vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /vʌˈsyi lyi vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1904, Russian painter.
- very much so — The expression very much so is an emphatic way of answering 'yes' to something or saying that it is true or correct.
- villahermosa — a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
- vine harvest — the gathering of the grapes from grapevines
- vishnevskaya — Galina (Pavlovna) [guh-lee-nuh pahv-lohv-nuh,, pav-;; Russian guh-lyee-nuh pah-vluh v-nuh] /gəˈli nə pɑvˈloʊv nə,, pæv-;; Russian gʌˈlyi nə ˈpɑ vləv nə/ (Show IPA), 1926–2012, Soviet operatic soprano, in the U.S. (wife of Mstislav Rostropovich).
- von stroheim — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- whencesoever — From whatever place or source.
- white slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
- white-slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
- withersoever — To wherever, to anywhere.