13-letter words containing v, a, g, i, n
- native tongue — first language
- navigableness — Quality of being navigable.
- navy register — (in the US) an annual publication giving genealogical information about the commissioned and warrant officers in the US Navy.
- negative flag — the letter N in the International Code of Signals, signifying “no” when flown by itself: a square flag having four rows of alternate blue and white squares.
- negative glow — the luminous region between the Crookes dark space and the Faraday dark space in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- negative lens — a lens that causes a beam of parallel rays to diverge after refraction, as from a virtual image; a lens that has a negative focal length.
- negative pole — the south-seeking pole of a magnet
- negative sign — bad omen
- nerve-racking — extremely irritating, annoying, or trying: a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.
- nervewracking — Alternative form of nerve-wracking.
- never-failing — that does not fail ever; unfailing
- nigger heaven — peanut gallery (def 1).
- noctivagation — the act of wandering in the night
- non-navigable — deep and wide enough to provide passage to ships: a navigable channel.
- nonaggressive — Not aggressive.
- nonfigurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- nonvegetarian — a person who is not vegetarian
- originatively — in an originative manner
- over-planning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- over-standing — overreach (def 13).
- overachieving — Present participle of overachieve.
- overanalyzing — Present participle of overanalyze.
- overbalancing — Present participle of overbalance.
- overbearingly — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- overbreathing — hyperventilation
- overdemanding — excessively demanding
- overdiagnosed — Simple past tense and past participle of overdiagnose.
- overdiagnosis — excessive diagnosis of a disease
- overnight bag — a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.
- overpedalling — the overuse of the piano's pedals
- photonegative — pertaining to a substance, as selenium, having a conductivity that decreases upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
- pigouvian tax — a tax levied to counter an economic negative externality, for example taxing producers of industrial pollution in order to encourage pollution control
- plural voting — right to vote more than once
- point shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- point-shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- racing driver — someone who drives a racing car in motor car races
- rally driving — the sport of taking part in motor rallies
- re-evaluating — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
- recording van — a van containing sound and image recording equipment, used as a mobile recording studio
- reintegrative — characterized by integration; tending to restore unity
- reinvestigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- reinvigorated — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- reinvigorator — something that gives new life and energy (to something)
- revictualling — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- ring-a-lievio — a game played usually between two teams in which the members of one team attempt to find, capture, and imprison the members of the other, who can be freed only by a teammate not yet captured.
- rocking valve — (on a steam engine) a valve mechanism oscillating through an arc to open and close.
- saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
- savings ratio — the ratio of personal savings to disposable income, esp using the difference between national figures for disposable income and consumer spending as a measure of savings
- savings stamp — a stamp which can be bought (for example at a machine in a supermarket), saved, and then redeemed against the cost of goods later (for example at Christmas)