12-letter words containing v, i, r, g
- self-driving — (of a machine) operating without the guidance of a human.
- self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- self-serving — preoccupied with one's own interests, often disregarding the truth or the interests, well-being, etc., of others.
- 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 game — a game in which a particular tennis player is the one who serves
- serving dish — a dish in which food is presented or served, esp before being shared into individual portions
- spring fever — a listless, lazy, or restless feeling commonly associated with the beginning of spring.
- spring vetch — any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
- stage-driver — the driver of a stagecoach.
- strongsville — a town in N Ohio.
- supergravity — a hypothetical symmetry among groups of particles containing fermions and bosons, especially in theories of gravity (supergravity) that unify electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force with gravity into a single unified force.
- survival bag — a large plastic bag carried by climbers for use in an emergency as protection against exposure
- svga monitor — (hardware, graphics) A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card.
- tergiversate — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- thrivingness — the state or condition of thriving, flourishing, prospering or growing
- toga virilis — the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
- transvaginal — through or via the vagina
- travel light — If you travel light, you travel without taking much luggage.
- unaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- underserving — to offer inadequate services or facilities to.
- undervaluing — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- unprevailing — lacking force, not effective
- unprivileged — belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored: the privileged few.
- unswervingly — to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
- unvariegated — varied; diversified; diverse.
- unwaveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- vainglorious — filled with or given to vainglory: a vainglorious actor.
- valve spring — a helical spring used to hold closed a valve in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine
- vanga shrike — any of several birds of the family Vangidae, endemic to Madagascar, some of which resemble shrikes, with great diversity in size, color, and bill shape.
- varying hare — snowshoe hare.
- vasoligature — vasoligation.
- venn diagram — a diagram that uses circles to represent sets and their relationships.
- venus figure — Venus (def 3).
- vereshchagin — Vasili Vasilievich [vuh-syee-lyee vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /vʌˈsyi lyi vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1904, Russian painter.
- videographer — a person who makes films with a video camera.
- vigee-lebrun — (Marie Anne) Élisabeth [ma-ree an ey-lee-za-bet] /maˈri an eɪ li zaˈbɛt/ (Show IPA), 1755–1842, French painter.
- vine-growing — of, relating to, or characterized by the cultivation of grapevines
- vintage year — the year of production of a vintage wine.
- virgin birth — Theology. the doctrine or dogma that, by the miraculous agency of God, the birth of Christ did not impair or prejudice the virginity of Mary. Compare Immaculate Conception.
- virgin metal — primary metal.
- virgin queen — Queen Elizabeth I of England.
- virgin river — a river in SW Utah, NW Arizona, and SE Nevada, flowing SW and S to the Colorado River at Lake Mead. 200 miles (322 km) long.
- virginalling — playing as on the virginal
- virginia ham — a ham from a hog fed on corn and peanuts, cured in hickory smoke.
- visual range — Meteorology. visibility (def 3).
- vital organs — organs in the body that are essential to life
- voting paper — a ballot.