12-letter words containing v, a, l, i, n
- living death — a completely miserable, joyless existence, experience, situation, etc.; ordeal: He found the steaming jungle a living death.
- living space — home: rooms, etc.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- machiavelian — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- madisonville — a city in W Kentucky.
- malt vinegar — acidic condiment made from malted barley
- malternative — An alcoholic beverage that contains some malt alcohol, and may contain other types of alcohol, and that is an alternative to beer.
- malvern hill — a plateau in E Virginia, SE of Richmond: battle 1862.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- manipulative — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- martinsville — a city in S Virginia.
- mixing valve — a valve receiving water from both a hot-water and a cold-water line and controlling the relative amount of water admitted from each.
- motivational — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
- multivalence — Chemistry. having a valence of three or higher.
- multivariant — Characterised by multiple variables.
- multivitamin — containing or consisting of several vitamins: multivitamin capsules.
- nail varnish — nail polish.
- nasal cavity — sinus
- navel-gazing — excessive absorption in self-analysis or focus on a single issue.
- navigability — deep and wide enough to provide passage to ships: a navigable channel.
- navigational — the act or process of navigating.
- neoflavonoid — (organic chemistry) Any compound, isomeric with the flavonoids, derived from 4-phenyl-1,2-benzopyrone.
- nomenclative — relating to the act of naming
- non-civilian — a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization.
- non-drivable — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- non-variable — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- non-voidable — capable of being nullified or invalidated.
- non-volatile — non-volatile storage
- nontrivially — In a nontrivial manner.
- nonuniversal — Not universal.
- nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
- nonviability — The state or condition of being nonviable; impracticality.
- novelisation — Alternative spelling of novelization.
- novelization — The writing of a novel based on fact; fictionalization.
- nulligravida — A female who has never been pregnant.
- old slavonic — Old Church Slavonic.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- over-inflate — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- over-reliant — having or showing dependence: reliant on money from home.
- overanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- overplanning — the act or instance of planning excessively
- overreliance — confident or trustful dependence.
- ovolactarian — lacto-ovo-vegetarian.
- pancho-villa — Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Doroteo Arango"Pancho Villa") 1877–1923, Mexican general and revolutionist.
- peace-loving — If you describe someone as peace-loving, you mean that they try to avoid quarrelling or fighting with other people.
- pearl diving — the act of diving for the precious gems pearls
- pennsylvania — a state in the E United States. 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). Capital: Harrisburg. Abbreviation: PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna.
- pons varolii — pons (def 1).
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.