10-letter words containing v, i, n, y
- marine ivy — a vine, Cissus incisa, of the grape family, native to the southern U.S., having three leaflets or three-lobed leaves and black fruit, grown as a houseplant.
- minivolley — a version of volleyball played with fewer players per team than the standard number of six
- negatively — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- negativity — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- nonvarying — Not varying.
- overbuying — Present participle of overbuy.
- overlaying — to lay or place (one thing) over or upon another.
- overnicely — in an overnice manner
- penis envy — the repressed wish of a female to possess a penis.
- poison ivy — a vine or shrub, Rhus radicans, having trifoliate leaves and whitish berries and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.
- punitively — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- revilingly — in a reviling manner
- rivetingly — in a riveting manner
- sky diving — the sport of jumping from an airplane and executing free-fall maneuvers before opening the parachute, often at the last possible moment
- stravinsky — Igor Fëdorovich [ee-gawr fyaw-duh-roh-vich;; Russian ee-guh r fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /ˈi gɔr ˌfyɔ dəˈroʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈi gər ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1971, U.S. composer, born in Russia.
- strivingly — in a striving manner
- tyne-river — a river in NE England, in Northumberland, flowing E into the North Sea. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- uncivility — without good manners; unmannerly; rude; impolite; discourteous.
- unenviably — in an unenviable manner
- university — an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools.
- univocally — having only one meaning; unambiguous.
- unlovingly — not in a loving manner
- unvariably — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- unveracity — lack of veracity or truthfulness; the quality or condition of tending to speak what is false
- vaginotomy — colpotomy.
- vancomycin — a bactericidal antibiotic, C 66 H 75 ClN 9 O 24 , produced by Streptomyces orientalis, used in the treatment of antibiotic-associated colitis and endocarditis.
- vanity bag — a small luggage bag or case for holding cosmetics or toiletries.
- vanity box — a woman's box, larger than a vanity bag, used to carry cosmetics, etc
- vaultingly — in a vaulting or arrogant manner
- vauntingly — to speak vaingloriously of; boast of: to vaunt one's achievements.
- veterinary — a veterinarian.
- vigilantly — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- vinylation — the process of introducing the vinyl group into a compound by reaction with acetylene.
- vinylidene — of, consisting of, or containing the group CH2:C
- viraginity — the qualities of a virago.
- viscountcy — the rank or station of a viscount.
- waveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- yenakiyevo — a city in E Ukraine: suburb of Donetsk.