10-letter words containing v, a, u
- versicular — of or consisting of verses.
- verulamian — of or relating to Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam.
- verulamium — ancient name of St. Albans.
- vesiculate — characterized by or covered with vesicles.
- vestibular — of, relating to, or resembling a vestibule.
- vibraculum — any of the modified polyps on the surface of certain bryozoan colonies, having a long, whiplike appendage that clears away debris.
- vice squad — a police squad charged with enforcing laws dealing with gambling, prostitution, and other forms of vice.
- victualage — food; provisions; victuals.
- victualing — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- victualled — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- victualler — a person who furnishes victuals, especially a sutler.
- vide supra — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see above
- villainous — having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.
- violaceous — belonging to the Violaceae, the violet family of plants. Compare violet family.
- virtualism — the teaching that the bread and wine of the Communion contain Christ's spiritual body and blood
- virtualist — an artist specializing in virtual art, for example, art on the internet rather than hard copies of paintings
- virtuality — being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such: a virtual dependence on charity.
- virtualize — to create a virtual version of (a computer, operating system, data storage device, etc.), which is not itself an independent device but both works and appears to the user as a single, physical entity: A virtualized computer server can boost processing power and reduce costs.
- visual aid — any of various materials depending on the sense of sight, as films, slides, photographs, etc., used as aids in teaching.
- visualizer — to recall or form mental images or pictures.
- vituperate — to berate or rail (against) abusively; revile
- viviparous — Zoology. bringing forth living young rather than eggs, as most mammals and some reptiles and fishes.
- vocabulary — the stock of words used by or known to a particular people or group of persons: His French vocabulary is rather limited. The scientific vocabulary is constantly growing.
- vocabulist — a vocabulary
- voluptuary — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure.
- volutation — the action of rotation or inducing rotation
- voraginous — related to an abyss or whirlpool
- vox humana — a pipe-organ stop designed to produce tones resembling those of the human voice.
- vulcanizer — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- vulgarness — characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
- vulnerable — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- vulnerably — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- vulpecular — pertaining to or resembling a fox; vulpine.
- waveguides — Plural form of waveguide.
- wavenumber — (mathematics, physics) A measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength.
- yajur-veda — a Samhita, containing a collection of sacrificial formulas.
- yugoslavia — formerly, a federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro; disbanded into independent countries in 2006. 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- zika virus — a chiefly mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus that causes Zika, a mild illness.