11-letter words containing v, e, l, o
- postal vote — a voting slip that can be filled in at home and sent by post
- preapproval — the act of approving; approbation.
- previsional — characteristic of prevision
- pro-slavery — favoring slavery.
- proactively — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- profusively — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- providently — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- pulveration — the reduction of something to powder
- puzzle over — be mystified by
- queen olive — any large, meaty olive suitable for pickling or processing.
- re-approval — the act of approving; approbation.
- recoverable — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
- relative to — a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- removal man — Removal men are men whose job is to move furniture or equipment from one building to another.
- removal van — a large vehicle used to transport furniture or equipment from one building to another
- reprovingly — to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
- resveratrol — a compound found in red grapes, mulberries, peanuts, and certain plants, used medicinally as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
- revaluation — to make a new or revised valuation of; revalue.
- revelations — the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the world
- rose weevil — Fuller rose beetle.
- rove beetle — any of numerous beetles of the family Staphylinidae, having a slender, elongated body and very short front wings, and capable of running swiftly.
- sealed move — the last move before an adjournment, which is written down by the player making it, sealed in an envelope, and kept secret from his opponent until play is resumed
- self-avowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- self-moving — capable of moving without an external agency.
- servitorial — of or pertaining to a servitor
- severalfold — comprising several parts or members.
- sharonville — a town in SW Ohio.
- shore leave — permission to spend time ashore, usually 48 hours or more, granted a member of a ship's company.
- short novel — a prose narrative midway between the novel and the short story in length and scope
- short-lived — living or lasting only a little while.
- shovel beak — a deformity of the beak in intensively reared chicks
- shovelboard — the game of shuffleboard.
- silent vote — the vote of persons who have not previously expressed or made evident a preference.
- silver book — (publication) Jensen and Wirth's infamous "Pascal User Manual and Report", so called because of the silver cover of the widely distributed Springer-Verlag second edition of 1978 (ISBN 0-387-90144-2). See also book titles, Pascal.
- silver foil — silver or silver-colored metal in foil form.
- silver goal — (in certain competitions) a goal scored in a full half of extra time that is played if a match is drawn. This goal counts as the winner if it is the only goal scored in the full half or full period of extra time
- silver orfe — one of the two varieties of orfe, an aquarium fish
- silverpoint — a technique of drawing with a silver stylus on specially prepared paper.
- simple vows — the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience when taken for a limited period
- slave coast — the coast of W equatorial Africa, between the Benin and Volta rivers: a center of slavery traffic 16th–19th centuries.
- slave labor — persons, especially a large group, performing labor under duress or threats, as prisoners in a concentration camp; a labor force of slaves or slavelike prisoners.
- slaveholder — an owner of slaves.
- sleeve note — The sleeve notes are short pieces of writing on the covers of records, which tell you something about the music or the musicians.
- sleeveboard — a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, especially a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
- slough over — to gloss over; minimize
- social evil — prostitution.
- solemn vows — the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience when taken as a perpetual and more solemn commitment
- solventless — able to pay all just debts.
- sovereignly — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- sovietology — Kremlinology.