13-letter words containing v, a, n, t, g
- 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)
- serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
- seventh grade — school year: age 12-13
- shaving stick — a piece of shaving foam moulded into a slender shape and held in a slender container for ease of application to the face when removing hair with a razor
- significative — serving to signify.
- slave trading — trafficking in people
- standing wave — a wave in a medium in which each point on the axis of the wave has an associated constant amplitude ranging from zero at the nodes to a maximum at the antinodes.
- televangelism — Christian preaching on TV
- televangelist — an evangelist who regularly conducts religious services on television.
- tenovaginitis — the inflammation of the sheath around a tendon
- transgressive — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
- travel agency — a business that accommodates travelers, as by securing tickets, arranging for reservations, and giving information.
- traveling bag — a small bag, as a valise or suitcase, usually made of leather, having an oblong shape, and used chiefly to hold clothes.
- uncaptivating — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- undeviatingly — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- unimaginative — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
- vaccinologist — the science of vaccine development.
- valet parking — a service offered by a hotel, restaurant, etc., by which patrons' cars are parked by an attendant.
- vanishing act — a vanishing act is when someone is impossible to contact, or disappears from public view
- vantage point — a position or place that affords a wide or advantageous perspective; viewpoint: to survey a valley from the vantage point of a high hill.
- vegetarianism — the beliefs or practices of a vegetarian.
- verbigeration — the condition or instances of repeating the same word or sentence against one's will as a symptom of a psychiatric disorder
- vestal virgin — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
- villagization — the transfer of land to village control.
- virginia city — a mining town in W Nevada: famous for the discovery of the rich Comstock silver lode 1859.
- virgo intacta — a girl or woman whose hymen has not been broken
- visiting card — calling card (def 1).
- visiting team — sports team playing away from home ground
- volcanologist — the scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.
- vote-catching — relating to a means of securing votes
- vulgarization — to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior.
- west virginia — a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.
- white-slaving — traffic in white slaves.