10-letter words containing v, a
- unvariably — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- unveracity — lack of veracity or truthfulness; the quality or condition of tending to speak what is false
- unviewable — capable of being viewed; visible.
- unviolated — not violated or desecrated
- unvitiated — not vitiated; unsullied; uncorrupted; pure
- unwavering — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- ural river — Ural Riverriver flowing from the S section of the Urals into the N end of the Caspian Sea: 1,575 mi (2,535 km)
- urban viii — (Maffeo Barberini) 1568–1644, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1623–44.
- va-va-voom — the quality of being interesting, exciting, or sexually appealing
- vacant lot — A vacant lot is a small area of land in a city or town that is not occupied or not being used.
- vacationer — a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
- vaccinator — a person who vaccinates.
- vacillator — to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute: His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.
- vacuolated — having a vacuole or vacuoles.
- vacuum pan — a vessel equipped with a vacuum pump used for rapid evaporation by boiling a substance at a low temperature under reduced pressure.
- vacuumized — to create a vacuum in.
- vade mecum — something a person carries about for frequent or regular use.
- vaginismus — a painful spasm of the vagina.
- vaginotomy — colpotomy.
- vagotropic — affecting the vagus nerve.
- vagrancies — the conduct of a vagrant.
- vajazzling — the practice of decorating the region around the female genital organs with jewellery
- val-belair — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- val-d'oise — a department in N France. 482 sq. mi. (1248 sq. km). Capital: Pontoise.
- valdemar i — ("the Great") 1131–82, king of Denmark 1157–82.
- valentinus — Valentine (def 2).
- validating — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- validation — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- valladolid — a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid: Columbus died here 1506.
- vallecular — a furrow or depression.
- valledupar — a city in N Colombia.
- valparaiso — Spanish Valparaíso [bahl-pah-rah-ee-saw] /ˌbɑl pɑ rɑˈi sɔ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in central Chile.
- value date — the date on which an entry made on an account becomes effective, used especially in connection with foreign accounts.
- value fund — a mutual fund that invests primarily in stocks that are undervalued and whose share price is likely to rise.
- value-free — not altered or influenced by value judgments
- valve gear — (in a reciprocating engine) the mechanism for opening and closing the valves at certain points in each stroke.
- valve lift — The valve lift is the distance by which the valve is raised from its seated position when it is fully opened.
- valve seat — The valve seat is the ring-shaped surface with which a poppet valve closes.
- valve stem — stem1 (def 14).
- valvulitis — inflammation of a valve, especially a heart valve, often caused by rheumatic fever.
- van dongen — Kees [keys] /keɪs/ (Show IPA), (Cornelius Theodorus Marie) 1877–1968, French painter, born in the Netherlands.
- van driver — a person whose occupation is driving a van
- van druten — John William, 1901–57, U.S. playwright, born in England.
- van leyden — Lucas van Leyden.
- van rompuy — Herman. born 1947, Belgian politician; prime minister of Belgium (2008–09); president of the European Council (2009–14)
- van't hoff — Jacobus Hendricus [yah-koh-bœs hen-dree-kœs] /yɑˈkoʊ bœs hɛnˈdri kœs/ (Show IPA), 1852–1911, Dutch chemist: Nobel prize 1901.
- vanadinite — a mineral, Pb 5 (VO 4) 3 Cl, occurring in yellow, brown, or greenish crystals: an ore of lead and vanadium.
- vancomycin — a bactericidal antibiotic, C 66 H 75 ClN 9 O 24 , produced by Streptomyces orientalis, used in the treatment of antibiotic-associated colitis and endocarditis.
- vandenberg — Arthur Hendrick, 1884–1951, U.S. statesman.
- vanderbilt — Cornelius, 1794–1877, U.S. financier.