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13-letter words containing v, a, r

  • anti-universe — a universe made up of antimatter, postulated to exist far out in space
  • anticorrosive — preventing corrosion
  • antinarrative — a narrative which does not adhere to the usual conventions of narrative
  • antireflexive — noting a relation in which no element is in relation to itself, as “less than.”.
  • apicoalveolar — articulated with the tip of the tongue in contact with or in approximation to the alveolar ridge.
  • appropriative — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
  • approval code — An approval code is a PIN or other verification code needed to authorize a payment going through the cash register.
  • approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
  • arachnivorous — Spider-eating.
  • argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
  • armstand dive — a dive starting from a handstand at the end of a springboard or a platform with the diver's back to the water.
  • arrivals hall — the area of an airport where incoming passengers arrive
  • arteriovenous — of, relating to, or affecting an artery and a vein
  • ashlar veneer — a thin dressed stone with straight edges, used to face a wall
  • assertiveness — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
  • assortatively — In an assortative way.
  • assortativity — (mathematics) The extent to which nodes of a graph link to others of the same degree.
  • at every turn — If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.
  • attributively — pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute.
  • aubervilliers — an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 63 136 (1999)
  • authoritative — Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
  • avant-gardism — the attitudes, techniques, etc., of the cultural avant-garde.
  • average speed — a scalar measure of the rate of movement of a body expressed as the distance travelled divided by the time taken
  • averruncation — the act of averting or turning away
  • ayurvedically — As a practitioner of Ayurveda; in an Ayurvedic way.
  • back walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
  • basso rilievo — bas-relief
  • basso-relievo — bas-relief
  • bathtub curve — Common term for the curve (resembling an end-to-end section of one of those claw-footed antique bathtubs) that describes the expected failure rate of electronics with time: initially high, dropping to near 0 for most of the system's lifetime, then rising again as it "tires out". See also burn-in period, infant mortality.
  • behavioristic — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
  • behaviourally — from a behavioural point of view
  • beverage room — a room in a tavern, hotel, etc, in which alcoholic drinks are served
  • biobehavioral — of or relating to the application of biological methods and ideas to the study of behavior in an attempt to understand emotions and reactions in terms of brain and physiological function.
  • black vulture — the Eurasian vulture, Aegypius monachus, of the family Accipitridae
  • bodvar bjarki — the greatest of Rolf Kraki's heroes, often fighting in the likeness of a bear: probably identical with Beowulf.
  • brahma vihara — vihara (def 3).
  • brahma-vihara — (initial capital letter). Also called Brahma Vihara. one of the four states of mind, namely love, compassion, sympathetic gladness, and equanimity, to be developed by every Buddhist.
  • break service — to win a game in which an opponent is serving
  • brevirostrate — having a short beak or bill
  • bud variation — any variation in a bud due to changes in either its genetic composition or environment or both such that the resulting flower, fruit, or shoot differs from others of the same plant or species.
  • buffalo grove — a city in NE Illinois.
  • by-your-leave — a request for permission (esp in the phrase without so much as a by-your-leave)
  • calvary cross — a Latin cross with a representation of three steps beneath it
  • cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
  • cape province — a former province of S South Africa; replaced in 1994 by the new provinces of Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and part of North-West. Capital: Cape Town
  • cape-province — a cape in S Africa, in the SW Republic of South Africa.
  • caprivi strip — narrow strip of land, c. 50 mi (80 km) wide, of NE Namibia, extending eastward to the Zambezi River: c. 300 mi (483 km) long
  • caravansaries — Plural form of caravansary.
  • caravanserais — Plural form of caravanserai.
  • cardioversion — restoring the rhythm of the heart to normal by applying direct-current electrical shock.
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