14-letter words containing v, a, f, i
- self-motivated — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
- self-operative — automatic.
- self-revealing — displaying, exhibiting, or disclosing one's most private feelings, thoughts, etc.: an embarrassingly self-revealing autobiography.
- self-valuation — an estimated value or worth.
- share of voice — the proportion of the total audience or readership commanded by a media group across its full range of publishing and broadcasting activities
- slit fricative — a fricative, as (f) or (th), in which the tongue is relatively flat, with air channeled over it through a shallow slit.
- snifting valve — a valve for releasing small quantities of steam, compressed air, or condensate, as from the cylinder of a steam engine.
- surface-active — (of a substance, esp a detergent) capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid, usually water
- tractive force — the force measured in the drawbar of a locomotive or tractor
- transformative — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- vacuum forming — a process in which a sheet of warmed thermoplastic is shaped by placing it in a mould and applying suction
- verbena family — the plant family Verbenaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having opposite or whorled leaves, clusters of irregular, sometimes fragrant flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the beautyberry, lantana, teak, verbena, and vervain.
- vibroflotation — the use of a vibrating probe inserted into soil to prevent soil liquefaction, which can be a hazard in earthquakes
- victoria falls — a major waterfall on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, on the Zambezi River. Height: about 108 m (355 ft). Width: about 1400 m (4500 ft)
- vienna fortran — A data-parallel extension of Fortran 77 for distributed memory multiprocessors by Hans Zima <[email protected]>, Vienna University.
- villafranchian — designating or of a European geologic stage of the Lower Pleistocene and the Upper Pliocene
- villari effect — the change in magnetic induction that takes place in certain substances when subjected to longitudinal stress.
- virginia fence — snake fence.
- visceral cleft — branchial cleft.
- vital function — any function of the body that is essential for life.
- waxleaf privet — an evergreen shrub, Ligustrum japonicum, native to Japan and Korea, having leathery leaves and large clusters of small white flowers.