12-letter words containing v, a, s, o
- post-harvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- postdiluvial — existing or occurring after the biblical Flood
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- postmedieval — occurring or existing after the Middle Ages, of or related to the period after the Middle Ages
- postvaccinal — occurring after a vaccine
- postvagotomy — of or occurring in the period after a vagotomy
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- preservatory — a preservative
- previsionary — having foresight
- provableness — the quality of being provable
- provisionary — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
- radicivorous — feeding on the roots of plants
- reconvalesce — to convalesce again
- renovascular — of or relating to the blood vessels of the kidneys.
- reversionary — of, relating to, or involving a reversion.
- revisitation — the act of visiting.
- roncesvalles — a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: defeat of part of Charlemagne's army and the death of Roland a.d.
- rooseveltian — of, pertaining to, advocating, or following the principles, views, or policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or of Theodore Roosevelt.
- sal volatile — an aromatic alcoholic solution of ammonium carbonate, the chief ingredient in smelling salts.
- sales volume — quantity of goods sold
- salvationist — a member of the Salvation Army.
- samuel lover — Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
- san salvador — a republic in NW Central America. 13,176 sq. mi. (34,125 sq. km). Capital: San Salvador.
- sanguivorous — feeding on blood, as a bat or insect.
- sao salvador — a former name of Salvador (def 2).
- savings bond — a U.S. government bond with principal amounts up to $10,000.
- savoir faire — knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact.
- savoir-faire — knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact.
- savoir-vivre — knowledge of the world and the ways or usages of polite society.
- scrieveboard — the drawing board of a shipbuilder
- scrive board — a floorlike construction on which the lines of a vessel can be drawn or scribed at full size.
- seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- service road — frontage road.
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- several-fold — comprising several parts or members.
- shavano peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the S Sawatch Range, in the Rocky Mountains. 14,229 feet (4337 meters).
- shaving foam — lather used for shaving
- shaving soap — a special soap for lathering the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving, capable of producing a thick lather due to its high fat content and low alkalinity.
- shostakovich — Dimitri Dimitrievich [dih-mee-tree di-mee-tree-uh-vich;; Russian dmyee-tryee dmyee-tryi-yi-vyich] /dɪˈmi tri dɪˈmi tri ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈdmyi tryi ˈdmyi tryɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–75, Russian composer.
- shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
- slave labour — Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves.
- sleeve board — a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, especially a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
- south kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 735 sq km (284 sq miles)
- sov language — a type of language that has basic subject-object-verb order, as Turkish, Japanese, or Tamil.
- spotsylvania — a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
- spotted cavy — paca.
- stakhanovism — a method for increasing production by rewarding individual initiative, developed in the Soviet Union in 1935.
- stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
- steam shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.