13-letter words containing v, i, d, e
- silver halide — a compound in which silver is combined with a halogen, as silver chloride, bromide, or iodide.
- silver iodate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, AgIO 3 , used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic and as an astringent.
- silver iodide — a pale-yellow, water-insoluble solid, AgI, which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in medicine, photography, and artificial rainmaking.
- silver-haired — having silver coloured hair
- silver-plated — Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver.
- single-valued — (of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.
- slave trading — trafficking in people
- slieve donard — a mountain in SE Northern Ireland, in the Mourne Mountains: highest peak in Northern Ireland. Height: 853 m (2798 ft)
- slow dissolve — a transition that fades out one scene and replaces it with another over a period of about three of four seconds
- standing wave — a wave in a medium in which each point on the axis of the wave has an associated constant amplitude ranging from zero at the nodes to a maximum at the antinodes.
- subderivative — a word derived from a derivative.
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- sunday driver — a person who drives a car inexpertly, especially slowly or overcautiously, in the manner of one who drives infrequently.
- swivel-hipped — characterized by an exaggeratedly swinging or extremely free motion of the hips.
- taedium vitae — the feeling that life is boring and dull
- tax avoidance — Tax avoidance is the use of legal methods to pay the smallest possible amount of tax.
- timing device — a device that can be set to detonate a bomb at a particular time
- tractor drive — a mechanism that feeds paper through a printer, using studs on a rotating wheel that engage with holes along the side of the paper
- triple-nerved — noting a leaf in which two prominent nerves emerge from the middle nerve a little above its base.
- typhoid fever — Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
- un-indicative — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- unabbreviated — shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
- undeliverable — capable of delivery.
- underachiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- underactivity — insufficient activity
- undescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- undeservingly — in an undeserving manner
- undeviatingly — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- undistinctive — not distinctive; bland
- undiversified — distinguished by various forms or by a variety of objects: diversified activity.
- undividedness — the state of being undivided
- unperceivedly — without being perceived; so as not to be perceived
- unprovisioned — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- valedictorian — a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
- valued policy — a policy in which the company and the policyholder agree to the amount to be paid in the event of total loss of property, regardless of the value of the property.
- varied thrush — a plump thrush, Ixoreus naevius, of western North America, resembling a robin with a dark band across the chest.
- velocity head — the velocity of a fluid expressed in terms of the head or static pressure required to produce that velocity. It equals ρν/2 where ρ is the density of the fluid and ν is the velocity. In hydrology the density of water can be written 1/G where G is the gravitational constant
- venetian door — a doorway having a form similar to that of a Palladian window.
- verkhneudinsk — former name of Ulan Ude.
- versicoloured — of variable or various colours
- verticillated — whorled
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- vide ut supra — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see as above
- video library — video and dvd lending service
- video referee — an additional referee during a televised game who is able to examine video playback to determine whether or not a try has been legitimately scored
- videocassette — a cassette enclosing a length of tape for video recording or reproduction.
- videorecorded — to record (programs, broadcasts, or the like) on videotape or videodisk.
- videorecorder — an electronic device for recording video signals on magnetic tape or on videodisks.
- village idiot — someone who is well known in their community for their stupidity and ignorant behaviour