13-letter words containing v, e, g
- darling river — a river in SE Australia, rising in the Eastern Highlands and flowing southwest to the Murray River. Length: 2740 km (1702 miles)
- deprivatizing — Present participle of deprivatize.
- deservingness — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
- devastatingly — tending or threatening to devastate: a devastating fire.
- devirgination — The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
- digital video — video output based on digital rather than analogue signals
- digitinervate — (of a leaf) having veins that radiate from the petiole like the fingers of a hand.
- disadvantaged — lacking the normal or usual necessities and comforts of life, as proper housing, educational opportunities, job security, adequate medical care, etc.: The government extends help to disadvantaged minorities.
- disadvantages — Plural form of disadvantage.
- disinvigorate — to deprive of vigour
- dividing line — distinction
- diving beetle — any of numerous predaceous water beetles of the family Dytiscidae, having the body adapted for swimming.
- diving petrel — any of several small seabirds of the family Pelecanoididae, of Southern Hemisphere seas, having compact bodies, tubelike processes near the nostrils, and usually drab plumage.
- diving reflex — a reflex of humans, other mammals, reptiles, and birds, triggered by immersion in cold water, that slows the heart rate and diverts blood flow to the brain, heart, and lungs: serves to conserve oxygen until breathing resumes and to delay potential brain damage.
- downers grove — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- drive a wedge — If someone drives a wedge between two people who are close, they cause ill feelings between them in order to weaken their relationship.
- drive-through — the act of driving through a specified locality or place, especially driving into a place of business, completing a transaction from one's car, and driving out: a quick drive-through of Beverly Hills; The bank has outside tellers' windows to accept deposits by drive-through.
- driving force — impetus
- driving range — a tract of land for practicing long golf shots, especially drives, with clubs and balls available for rent from the management.
- driving wheel — Machinery. a main wheel that communicates motion to others.
- early-evening — taking place or being presented in the early part of the evening
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- energy saving — the fact of saving energy, or amount of energy saved
- energy-giving — containing ingredients designed to boost the eater's or drinker's energy, esp before, during, or after exercise
- engine driver — sb who drives a train
- equivalencing — Present participle of equivalence.
- evangelically — In an evangelical manner, concerning evangelism.
- evangelistary — a book containing passages from the gospels to be used as part of the liturgy
- eve's pudding — a baked sponge pudding with a layer of apple at the bottom
- evening class — An evening class is a course for adults that is taught in the evening rather than during the day.
- evening dress — formal clothing
- evening paper — a newspaper that comes out in the evening
- evening stock — a plant, Matthiola incana, of the genus Matthiola, of the Mediterranean region, cultivated for its brightly coloured flowers: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- everlastingly — In an everlasting manner; so as to be everlasting.
- evil-smelling — having an very offensive smell
- extravagances — Plural form of extravagance.
- extravagantes — decretals circulating outside some recognized collection of canon law. Those of John XXII and the so-called Extravagantes communes form part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- extravagantly — With lavish expenditure or behaviour.
- extravaganzas — Plural form of extravaganza.
- extravasating — Present participle of extravasate.
- favrile glass — a type of iridescent glass developed by L.C. Tiffany
- festivalgoers — Plural form of festivalgoer.
- fingal's cave — a cave on the island of Staffa, in the Hebrides, Scotland. 227 feet (69 meters) long; 42 feet (13 meters) wide.
- fleming valve — (formerly) a diode.
- floating vote — those voters collectively who are not permanently attached to any political party.
- floorcovering — A covering for a floor.
- flow cleavage — cleavage resulting from the parallel alignment of the mineral constituents of a rock when in a plastic condition.
- forgivingness — disposed to forgive; indicating forgiveness: a forgiving soul; a forgiving smile.
- friendsgiving — a gathering of friends to celebrate Thanksgiving with a feast, falling near or on Thanksgiving Day, in contrast to the traditional celebrations that typically involve family.
- galvanic cell — cell1 (def 7a).