13-letter words containing v, e, i, l
- vestal virgin — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
- vexillologist — the study of flags.
- vicar general — Roman Catholic Church. a priest deputized by a bishop to assist him in the administration of a diocese.
- vicar-general — Roman Catholic Church. a priest deputized by a bishop to assist him in the administration of a diocese.
- vicente lopez — a city in E central Argentina, N of Buenos Aires.
- victoria nile — a section of the upper Nile River in central Uganda between Lake Victoria and Lake Albert. 260 miles (418 km) long.
- victoriaville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- video library — video and dvd lending service
- village green — park or common in a village
- village idiot — someone who is well known in their community for their stupidity and ignorant behaviour
- villavicencio — a city in central Colombia.
- villeggiatura — a (country) holiday
- vinyl acetate — a colorless, easily polymerized, water-insoluble liquid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , produced by the reaction of acetylene and acetic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics, films, paints, and adhesives.
- vinyl polymer — any of a group of compounds derived by polymerization from vinyl compounds, as vinyl acetate and styrene.
- vinylethylene — butadiene.
- viola d'amore — a treble viol with numerous sympathetic strings and several gut strings, producing a resonant sound.
- violent storm — Meteorology. storm (def 3).
- violet family — the plant family Violaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and some tropical shrubs and trees having alternate, usually simple leaves, solitary flowers with five usually irregular petals, the lower petal often spurred, and a berry or many-seeded capsule, and including the Johnny-jump-up, pansy, and numerous species of violet.
- violin spider — brown recluse spider.
- violoncellist — cellist.
- virginia reel — an American country dance in which the partners start by facing each other in two lines.
- virgo cluster — a cluster of about 2500 galaxies in the constellation Virgo, the nearest cluster to our galaxy.
- virtual image — an optical image formed by the apparent divergence of rays from a point, rather than their actual divergence from a point
- visceral arch — Embryology. branchial arch.
- visible light — the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans perceive
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- visual effect — Usually, visual effects. a special effect that is added to a film or video in post-production, as computer-generated imagery. Abbreviation: VFX.
- visual purple — rhodopsin.
- vivisepulture — the burying of something while still alive
- volcanic cone — a conical hill produced by volcanic eruption of ash, cinders, or lava.
- volcanic neck — neck (def 14).
- volcanic-neck — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- voluntariness — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- volute spring — a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil.
- votive candle — religion: candle lit in prayer
- vraisemblance — verisimilitude; appearance of truth
- vulnerability — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- well-invested — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- well-provided — having been furnished or supplied with a sufficient amount
- well-received — generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea.
- well-reviewed — a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation.
- white slavery — the condition of or traffic in white slaves.
- white vitriol — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, ZnSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, used for preserving skins and wood, in the electrodeposition of zinc, in the bleaching of paper, as a mordant in calico printing, and in medicine as an astringent, styptic, and emetic.
- white-livered — lacking courage; cowardly; lily-livered.
- white-slaving — traffic in white slaves.
- wilhelmshaven — a seaport in NW Germany, NW of Bremen, on the North Sea.
- women in love — a novel (1920) by D. H. Lawrence.
- world service — a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which transmits programmes in many languages around the world