12-letter words containing v, a, s, t, n, e
- observations — Plural form of observation.
- outmaneuvers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmaneuver.
- over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
- oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
- paving stone — slab used to lay a path
- presentative — (of an image, idea, etc.) presented, known, or capable of being known directly.
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- reactiveness — tending to react.
- relativeness — the state or fact of being relative.
- reserve tank — the tank or part of a tank in a car engine that reserves fuel in case the main fuel supply runs out
- revisitation — the act of visiting.
- rooseveltian — of, pertaining to, advocating, or following the principles, views, or policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or of Theodore Roosevelt.
- sainte-beuve — Charles Augustin [sharl oh-gy-stan] /ʃarl oʊ güˈstɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1804–69, French literary critic.
- security van — an armoured van used to transport money or other valuables
- 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.
- servant girl — a girl or woman employed as a servant who performs household duties
- stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
- stanleyville — former name of Kisangani.
- steam-driven — powered by steam
- stove enamel — a type of enamel made heatproof by treatment in a stove
- sustentative — maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
- toaster oven — an electrical appliance that functions as both an oven and a toaster and is small enough to fit on a kitchen counter or table.
- transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- transmissive — the act or process of transmitting.
- transportive — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- transvaluate — to change the value of
- transversely — lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
- transversion — a turning across, or into, something else
- transvestism — the practice, especially of men, of wearing clothing usually associated with the opposite sex for psychological gratification.
- transvestist — someone who partakes in transvestism
- transvestite — a person, especially a male, who assumes the dress and manner usually associated with the opposite sex.
- unadvertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- unconversant — familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.
- underservant — a servant of inferior or subordinate rank.
- unexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- uninvestable — that can be invested.
- universalist — a person characterized by universalism, as in knowledge, interests, or activities.
- universality — the character or state of being universal; existence or prevalence everywhere.
- van der post — Sir Laurens (Jan). 1906–96, South African writer and traveller. His works include the travel books Venture to the Interior (1952), The Lost World of the Kalahari (1958), and Testament to the Bushmen (1984) and the novels The Hunter and the Whale (1967) and The Admiral's Baby (1996)
- vanity press — a printing house that specializes in publishing books for which the authors pay all or most of the costs.
- varnish tree — any of various trees yielding sap or other substances used for varnish, as Rhus verniciflua, of Japan.
- velvet shank — a bright yellow edible basidiomycetous fungus, Flammulina velutipes, common on trunks, stumps, or branches of broad-leaved trees in winter
- ventrodorsal — pertaining to the ventral and dorsal aspects of the body; extending from the ventral to the dorsal side.
- verticalness — the quality or state of being vertical; uprightness
- vesiculation — characterized by or covered with vesicles.
- vespertilian — of, relating to, or resembling a bat
- vestimentary — of or relating to clothes or dress