10-letter words containing t, r, a, v
- varicosity — the state or condition of being varicose.
- varicotomy — surgical removal of a varicose vein.
- variegated — varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors.
- variegator — someone or something which variegates
- variolator — (before the introduction of vaccinations) someone who caused exposure to the smallpox virus to people (by, for example, collecting pus of affected patients) so as to promote immunity
- variolitic — Petrography. containing or resembling varioles, especially in texture.
- variometer — Electricity. an instrument for measuring inductance, consisting essentially of an inductor with two or more coils whose relative position may be changed to vary the inductance.
- vat number — registration code for tax purposes
- vat return — an annual account of a company's or person's VAT transactions
- veal crate — a small, partitioned area, lacking in light, in which veal calves are reared to ensure that their meat is white
- vectograph — a technology that uses special glasses to see a photographic image between two plastic sheets as three dimensional
- vegetarian — a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.
- venatorial — of or relating to hunting
- veneration — the act of venerating.
- venerative — the act of venerating.
- ventilator — a person or thing that ventilates.
- verkrampte — (during apartheid) an Afrikaner Nationalist who opposed any changes toward liberal trends in government policy, esp relating to racial questions
- vertebrata — the subphylum comprising the vertebrate animals.
- vertebrate — having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column.
- vertically — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- vestibular — of, relating to, or resembling a vestibule.
- veterinary — a veterinarian.
- vibrations — the act of vibrating.
- victoriana — Interesting or valuable objects made in the time of Queen Victoria are sometimes referred to as Victoriana.
- victoriate — a silver coin of ancient Rome, first issued in the late 3rd century b.c., having a figure of Victory on the reverse.
- victualler — a person who furnishes victuals, especially a sutler.
- vindicator — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- violet ray — the shortest ray of the visible spectrum
- viraginity — the qualities of a virago.
- virtualism — the teaching that the bread and wine of the Communion contain Christ's spiritual body and blood
- virtualist — an artist specializing in virtual art, for example, art on the internet rather than hard copies of paintings
- virtuality — being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such: a virtual dependence on charity.
- virtualize — to create a virtual version of (a computer, operating system, data storage device, etc.), which is not itself an independent device but both works and appears to the user as a single, physical entity: A virtualized computer server can boost processing power and reduce costs.
- visitorial — of or relating to a visitor; visitatorial.
- vitrailled — characterized by the presence of stained-glass windows
- vitriolate — relating to vitriol
- vituperate — to berate or rail (against) abusively; revile
- vociferant — vociferating; noisy.
- vociferate — say loudly
- voetganger — an immature locust
- voice part — the melody or succession of tones for one of the voices or instruments in a harmonic or concerted composition.
- volitorial — relating to flying
- voltairian — (François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- voltameter — a device for measuring the quantity of electricity passing through a conductor by the amount of electrolytic decomposition it produces, or for measuring the strength of a current by the amount of such decomposition in a given time.
- voltampere — an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems. Abbreviation: VA.
- voluptuary — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure.
- vorticella — any ciliated protozoan of the genus Vorticella, having a transparent, bell-shaped body with a retractile stalk.
- wanthriven — poorly developed or undersized
- watch over — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- water vole — A water vole is a small furry animal that can swim. Water voles live in holes in the banks of rivers.