10-letter words containing v, a, l, e, t
- the-rivals — a comedy of manners (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- tidal wave — (not in technical use) a large, destructive ocean wave, produced by a seaquake, hurricane, or strong wind. Compare tsunami.
- time value — the duration of a given printed note relative to other notes in a composition or section and considered in relation to the basic tempo
- tolerative — to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- tonalitive — of or relating to tonality
- transvalue — to reestimate the value of, especially on a basis differing from accepted standards; reappraise; reevaluate.
- travel rep — A travel rep is the same as a holiday rep.
- travelator — a moving pavement for transporting pedestrians, as in a shopping precinct or an airport
- travelling — to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
- travelogue — a lecture, slide show, or motion picture describing travels.
- trivialise — to make trivial; cause to appear unimportant, trifling, etc.
- trivialize — to make trivial; cause to appear unimportant, trifling, etc.
- trouvaille — a windfall
- tyre valve — a valve that allows air to be added to a tyre with an air hose and allows air to be withdrawn from an over-inflated tyre by pressing on a stem at the end of the valve
- ulcerative — causing ulceration.
- ultraheavy — extremely heavy
- unrelative — a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- unrelevant — bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
- untraveled — not having traveled, especially to distant places; not having gained experience by travel.
- unviolated — not violated or desecrated
- vacuolated — having a vacuole or vacuoles.
- valentinus — Valentine (def 2).
- value date — the date on which an entry made on an account becomes effective, used especially in connection with foreign accounts.
- valve lift — The valve lift is the distance by which the valve is raised from its seated position when it is fully opened.
- valve seat — The valve seat is the ring-shaped surface with which a poppet valve closes.
- valve stem — stem1 (def 14).
- vanderbilt — Cornelius, 1794–1877, U.S. financier.
- veal crate — a small, partitioned area, lacking in light, in which veal calves are reared to ensure that their meat is white
- velitation — a minor dispute or contest.
- veltheimia — any of several bulbous plants of the genus Veltheimia, especially V. viridifolia, native to southern Africa, having glossy, strap-shaped leaves and a long cluster of tubular pinkish flowers.
- velvet ant — any of several fuzzy, often brightly colored wasps of the family Mutillidae, the wingless, antlike female of which inflicts a severe sting.
- velvetleaf — Indian mallow.
- venatorial — of or relating to hunting
- vent glass — the triangular shaped glass on the side of an automobile between the windshield and the front door glass
- ventilated — to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- ventilator — a person or thing that ventilates.
- vertically — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- vesiculate — characterized by or covered with vesicles.
- vestibular — of, relating to, or resembling a vestibule.
- victualage — food; provisions; victuals.
- victualled — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- victualler — a person who furnishes victuals, especially a sutler.
- violet ray — the shortest ray of the visible spectrum
- 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.
- vitrailled — characterized by the presence of stained-glass windows
- vitriolate — relating to vitriol
- volatilize — to become volatile; pass off as vapor.
- 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.
- volte-face — a turnabout, especially a reversal of opinion or policy.