13-letter words containing v, e, r
- volute spring — a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil.
- von sternberg — Josef [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), or Joseph (Josef Stern) 1894–1969, U.S. film director and screenwriter, born in Austria.
- vortex street — a regular stream of vortices or parallel streams of vortices carried downstream by the flow of a fluid over a body. These are sometimes made visible by vapour condensation as in the vortex trails from the wing tips of an aeroplane
- vowel harmony — a phonological rule in some languages, as Hungarian and Turkish, requiring that the vowels of a word all share a specified feature, such as front or back articulation, thereby conditioning the form that affixes may take, as in forming the Turkish plurals evler “houses” from ev “house” and adamlar “men” from adam “man.”.
- 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.
- war of nerves — a conflict using psychological techniques, as propaganda, threats, and false rumors, rather than direct violence, in order to confuse, thwart, or intimidate an enemy.
- water diviner — a person able to locate the presence of water, esp underground, with a divining rod
- web developer — a person or company that develops World Wide Web software applications, or that creates and maintains websites.
- well governed — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- well-deserved — justly or rightly earned; merited: a deserved increase in salary.
- well-favoured — of pleasing appearance; good-looking; pretty or handsome.
- well-governed — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- well-observed — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- 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.
- well-traveled — having traveled, especially to distant places; experienced in travel.
- west virginia — a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.
- western dvina — a river rising in W Russia, in the Valdai Hills and flowing south and southwest then northwest to the Gulf of Riga. Length: 1021 km (634 miles)
- western slavs — one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- whereinsoever — in whatever respect
- 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.
- whithersoever — Wherever.
- wide receiver — an offensive player positioned wide of the formation, as a split end, used primarily as a pass receiver.
- winter savory — See under savory2 .
- wolverhampton — a city in West Midlands, in W England.
- work overtime — work extra hours
- world service — a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which transmits programmes in many languages around the world
- yelizavetgrad — a former name of Kirovograd.
- yesterevening — yesterday evening.