12-letter words containing v, i, r, a
- replevisable — capable of being replevied.
- reputatively — according to reckoning; by repute; putatively
- retractively — in a retractive manner
- revalidation — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- revegetation — to cause vegetation to grow again on: to revegetate eroded lands.
- revelational — the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
- reversionary — of, relating to, or involving a reversion.
- revictualled — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- review board — panel appointed to reconsider a matter
- revisitation — the act of visiting.
- revitalizing — having the ability or tendency to restore strength
- rice vinegar — a vinegar made from fermented rice or rice wine, used esp in Chinese and Japanese cuisine
- ring-a-levio — a children's game in which members of one group try to find and capture hiding members of another group: a captured player is kept in a circle drawn on the ground and is set free when tagged by a teammate
- rock carving — the practice of carving on rock
- rooseveltian — of, pertaining to, advocating, or following the principles, views, or policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or of Theodore Roosevelt.
- salve regina — a prayer in the form of a hymn to the Virgin Mary.
- sanguivorous — feeding on blood, as a bat or insect.
- saving grace — a quality that makes up for other generally negative characteristics; redeeming feature.
- savoir faire — knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact.
- savoir-faire — knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact.
- savoir-vivre — knowledge of the world and the ways or usages of polite society.
- scavengering — scavenging
- scrieveboard — the drawing board of a shipbuilder
- scrive board — a floorlike construction on which the lines of a vessel can be drawn or scribed at full size.
- security van — an armoured van used to transport money or other valuables
- sendai virus — a paramyxovirus that tends to cause cell fusion: in inactive form, used in biological research to produce cells with multiple nuclei of different genetic constitutions.
- septemvirate — the ruling body of septemvirs.
- seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- servant girl — a girl or woman employed as a servant who performs household duties
- service area — motorway facilities
- service flat — an apartment with complete hotel services.
- service game — a game in which a particular tennis player is the one who serves
- service mark — a proprietary term, such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield, American Express, or Planned Parenthood, that is registered with the Patent and Trademark Office. Abbreviation: SM.
- service road — frontage road.
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- severability — capability of being separated, as of a clause in an agreement
- sierra vista — a town in S Arizona.
- silver bream — a type of ray-finned fish from the family Cyprinidae
- silver maple — a maple, Acer saccharinum, having leaves that are light green above and silvery white beneath.
- silver medal — a medal, traditionally of silver or silver in color, awarded to a person or team finishing second in a competition, meet, or tournament.
- silver paper — silver foil.
- silver plate — thin coat of silver
- silver state — Nevada (used as a nickname).
- silver-plate — to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.
- slave driver — an overseer of slaves.
- slave-driver — an overseer of slaves.
- spar varnish — a durable, weather-resistant varnish applied to unpainted wooden areas, especially on ships.
- spinal nerve — any of a series of paired nerves that originate in the nerve roots of the spinal cord and emerge from the vertebrae on both sides of the spinal column, each branching out to innervate a specific region of the neck, trunk, or limbs.
- squaresville — a thing, place, etc., regarded as conventional, unfashionable, or conservative.
- stage-driver — the driver of a stagecoach.