13-letter words containing v, i, n, s
- unexclusively — in an unexclusive manner
- uninquisitive — given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind.
- uninstructive — not conveying information or serving to instruct
- unintrusively — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- universal set — the set of all objects or elements considered in a given problem
- universalness — of, relating to, or characteristic of all or the whole: universal experience.
- unix system v — System V
- unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unobtrusively — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
- unprogressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- unprovisioned — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- unselectively — in an unselective manner
- unserviceable — not suitable to be used
- unspeculative — not characterized by speculation
- unsubstantive — a noun.
- vaccinologist — the science of vaccine development.
- vaginal smear — a smear sample taken from vaginal mucous for cytological analysis
- vaginomycosis — a fungous infection of the vagina.
- vanilla sugar — sugar which has been infused with vanilla
- vanishing act — a vanishing act is when someone is impossible to contact, or disappears from public view
- vanity plates — a vehicle license plate bearing a combination of letters or numbers requested by the licensee, as a name or occupation.
- vansittartism — a doctrine holding that the militaristic and aggressive policies of German leaders since the time of the Franco-Prussian war have had the support of the German people and that Germany should undergo a program of demilitarization and corrective education to prevent similar action in the future.
- vapor tension — vapor pressure.
- vapourishness — the quality or state of being vapourish
- varicose vein — Varicose veins are swollen and painful veins in a person's legs, which sometimes require a medical operation.
- vasa murrhina — an American art glass, consisting of colored glass dusted with flakes or grains of metal and flashed with clear glass.
- vashon island — an island in Puget Sound, W central Washington, between Seattle and Tacoma. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
- vasoinhibitor — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- vasostimulant — stimulating the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- vegetarianism — the beliefs or practices of a vegetarian.
- venereologist — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of venereal, or sexually transmitted, disease.
- venire facias — a writ directing the appropriate official to summon a jury.
- ventriloquism — the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy.
- ventriloquist — a person who performs or is skilled in ventriloquism.
- ventriloquous — of or relating to ventriloquism or a ventriloquist
- veraciousness — characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content: a veracious statement; a veracious account.
- verkhneudinsk — former name of Ulan Ude.
- vernacularism — a vernacular word or expression.
- vernacularist — someone who uses vernacular speech
- vernier scale — Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
- vernis martin — a finish for furniture, invented in France in the 18th century in imitation of Chinese lacquer.
- versification — the act of versifying.
- vestal virgin — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
- vicariousness — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- vino de pasto — a pale, dry sherry of Spain.
- vinson massif — a mountain in Antarctica, near the Ronne Ice Shelf: highest point on Antarctica; discovered 1935. About 16,864 feet (5140 meters).
- vinyl plastic — any of various plastics made from polymerized vinyl compounds or copolymers of vinyl and other resins, used in various molded or extruded products, coatings, adhesives, sizes, etc.
- violent storm — Meteorology. storm (def 3).
- violin spider — brown recluse spider.
- violoncellist — cellist.