13-letter words containing v, i, s, o, n, t
- ovipositional — pertaining to the laying of eggs through an ovipositor
- perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
- point shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- point-shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- positive sign — the sign (+) used to indicate a positive quantity
- preservations — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- pretelevision — occurring before the arrival of television
- proactiveness — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- provincialist — a native or inhabitant of a province.
- remonstrative — to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
- revelationist — a person who believes in divine revelation.
- revolutionise — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
- revolutionism — a belief in revolution or revolutionary ideas
- revolutionist — a person who advocates or takes part in a revolution.
- root division — the act or process of reproducing plants by a division of roots or crowns.
- savings ratio — the ratio of personal savings to disposable income, esp using the difference between national figures for disposable income and consumer spending as a measure of savings
- self-devotion — intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
- silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
- south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
- sovereigntist — a supporter of sovereignty association
- stain remover — a substance designed for removing stains or dirty marks, as from clothes, carpets, etc
- steve wozniak — (person) Co-founder of Apple Computer with Steve Jobs on 01 April 1976 and the inventor of the Apple II personal computer.
- stevens point — a city in central Wisconsin.
- subinvolution — (of organs) a partial return to normal size
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
- tenosynovitis — inflammation of a tendon sheath, as from trauma, repeated strain, or systemic disease.
- tenovaginitis — the inflammation of the sheath around a tendon
- tet offensive — an offensive by Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces against South Vietnamese and U.S. positions in South Vietnam, beginning on Jan. 31, 1968, the start of Tet.
- the offensive — an attitude or position of aggression
- the provinces — those parts of a country lying outside the capital and other large cities and regarded as outside the mainstream of sophisticated culture
- tunnel vision — a drastically narrowed field of vision, as in looking through a tube, symptomatic of retinitis pigmentosa.
- unconsecutive — following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
- unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unobtrusively — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
- vaccinologist — the science of vaccine development.
- vapor tension — vapor pressure.
- vasoinhibitor — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- vasostimulant — stimulating the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- venereologist — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of venereal, or sexually transmitted, disease.
- 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
- versification — the act of versifying.
- vino de pasto — a pale, dry sherry of Spain.
- violent storm — Meteorology. storm (def 3).
- violoncellist — cellist.
- virgin forest — a forest in its natural state, before it has been explored or exploited by man
- visualization — to recall or form mental images or pictures.
- vocationalism — the practice or policy of requiring vocational training of all college or high-school students.