13-letter words containing v, e
- herpesviruses — Plural form of herpesvirus.
- hertzian wave — an electromagnetic wave produced by oscillations in an electric circuit, as a radio or radar wave: first investigated by H. R. Hertz.
- hevelian halo — a faint white halo with an angular radius of 90° that is occasionally seen around the sun or the moon, thought to be caused by the reflection and refraction of sunlight by ice crystals.
- high-velocity — having an above average velocity
- home delivery — delivery to one's home
- home invasion — an act or instance of entering an occupied residence with the intent to commit a burglary or other crime.
- homing device — a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, airplane, etc., that aims it toward its objective.
- hors d'oeuvre — a small bit of appetizing food, as spicy meat, fish, cheese, or a preparation of chopped or creamed foods, often served on crackers or small pieces of toast, for eating at cocktail parties or other gatherings where drinks are served with no other food.
- hors doeuvres — Hors d'oeuvres are small amounts of food served before the main course of a meal.
- host an event — If a hotel or organization hosts an event, it provides the facilities for the event to take place.
- hot and heavy — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- hyperactivate — (biology) To cause or undergo hyperactivation.
- hyperactively — In a hyperactive manner.
- hyperactivity — the condition of being hyperactive.
- hyperreactive — Showing a much greater than normal response to a stimulus.
- hypertensives — Plural form of hypertensive.
- hypervascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- hypervelocity — extremely high velocity, as of projectiles, space vehicles, or accelerated nuclear particles.
- hypervigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- hypervirulent — actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.
- hyposensitive — low or diminished sensitivity to stimulation.
- hypoventilate — (intransitive) To undergo hypoventilation.
- ice-cream van — a mobile shop that sells ice cream and confectionery
- ill-conceived — badly conceived or planned: an ill-conceived project.
- imaginatively — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
- imitativeness — imitating; copying; given to imitation.
- immersiveness — The quality or degree of being immersive.
- immovableness — The quality of being immovable.
- impassiveness — The state of being impassive.
- imperceivable — That cannot be perceived; imperceptible.
- imperfectives — Plural form of imperfective.
- imperseverant — lacking the power to perceive
- implicatively — In an implicative way.
- impoverishing — Present participle of impoverish.
- impredicative — (of a definition) given in terms that require quantification over a range that includes that which is to be defined, as having all the properties of a great general where one of the properties as ascribed must be that property itself
- improgressive — (archaic) Not progressive.
- improvidently — In an improvident manner.
- improvisatore — An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
- impulsiveness — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- in advance of — prior to
- in the groove — a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- in-observance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- in/given time — If you say that something will happen in time or given time, you mean that it will happen eventually, when a lot of time has passed.
- inadvertently — unintentional: an inadvertent insult.
- inattentively — not attentive; negligent.
- incarcerative — to imprison; confine.
- incentive pay — additional pay, a higher wage, or a bonus paid to promote the productivity of an employee.
- incentivising — Present participle of incentivise.
- incentivizing — to give incentives to: The government should incentivize the private sector to create jobs.
- inclusiveness — including or encompassing the stated limit or extremes in consideration or account (usually used postpositively): from 6 to 37 inclusive.