13-letter words containing v, i, b, r, o
- observability — capable of being or liable to be observed; noticeable; visible; discernible: an observable change in attitude.
- observational — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
- observatories — Plural form of observatory.
- obstructively — In an obstructive manner.
- obtrusiveness — having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
- overambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- overbalancing — Present participle of overbalance.
- overbearingly — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- overborrowing — to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent: Our neighbor borrowed my lawn mower.
- overbreathing — hyperventilation
- overburdening — Present participle of overburden.
- overembellish — Make (something) too ornate or complicated.
- overexcitable — Excessively excitable.
- overnight bag — a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.
- overprescribe — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- overstability — the state of being excessively stable
- oversubscribe — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
- prohibitively — serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something.
- proverbialism — a proverbial expression
- proverbialist — a person who composes, records or uses proverbial expressions
- proverbialize — to use in a proverbial way
- reverberation — a reechoed sound.
- simon bolivar — Simón [sahy-muh n;; Spanish see-mawn] /ˈsaɪ mən;; Spanish siˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("El Libertador") 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
- sub-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- totis viribus — with all one's might.
- unconvertible — capable of being converted.
- unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unobtrusively — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
- vapor barrier — a layer of material, as plastic film or foil, used to protect installed insulation by retarding the transmission of moisture from the interior environment.
- variable cost — a cost that varies with a change in the volume of output while remaining uniform on a per-unit basis, as cost of labor (distinguished from fixed cost).
- vasoinhibitor — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- verbalization — to express in words: He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
- verbigeration — the condition or instances of repeating the same word or sentence against one's will as a symptom of a psychiatric disorder
- vercelli book — a codex of Old English poems and sermons found in the chapter house at Vercelli.
- vicar of bray — a vicar (Simon Aleyn) appointed to the parish of Bray in Berkshire during Henry VIII's reign who changed his faith to Catholic when Mary I was on the throne and back to Protestant when Elizabeth I succeeded and so retained his living
- victorian box — a tree, Pittosporum undulatum, of Australia, having shiny, wavy-margined, oblong leaves and fragrant clusters of yellowish flowers.
- video library — video and dvd lending service
- vitreous body — a transparent gelatinous substance, permeated by fine fibrils, that fills the interior of the eyeball between the lens and the retina