11-letter words containing v, k
- smoky river — a river in W central Alberta, Canada, flowing N to the Peace River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- snake river — a river flowing from NW Wyoming through S Idaho into the Columbia River in SE Washington: Shoshone Falls. 1038 miles (1670 km) long.
- stock level — the quantity or number of goods or raw materials kept on the premises of a shop or business
- svarabhakti — the process of inserting vowel sounds into a consonant cluster, as in a loanword to make it conform to the pattern of the speaker's language and, hence, more easily pronounceable, as in the Italian pronunciation [lahn-tsee-ke-nek-kaw] /ˌlɑn tsi kɛˈnɛk kɔ/ (Show IPA) for German Landsknecht [lahnts-knekht] /ˈlɑntsˌknɛxt/ (Show IPA).
- swivelblock — a block that supports a swivel
- take a dive — to lose a prizefight purposely by pretending to get knocked out
- take advice — receive guidance
- tchaikovsky — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), or Pëtr Ilich [Russian pyawtr ee-lyeech] /Russian ˈpyɔtr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1840–93, Russian composer.
- thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
- the five ks — items traditionally worn or carried by Sikhs, each possessing a symbolic importance
- track event — A track event is an event in athletics which involves running or walking around a racetrack, in contrast to events that involve only jumping or throwing.
- travel book — a book about travelling to a certain country or region, esp a guidebook
- travel-sick — nauseated from riding in a moving vehicle
- truckdriver — a person who drives a truck.
- trunksleeve — a sleeve that is puffed in shape or contains a large amount of fabric
- tsiolkovski — Konstantin Eduardovich (kənstʌnˈtjin eduˈadəvɪtʃ). 1857–1935, Russian aeronautical engineer, a pioneer of rocket and space research. His work on liquid-fuelled rockets anticipated the ideas of Robert Goddard
- tsiolkovsky — Konstantin Eduardovich [kon-stuh n-teen ed-wahr-duh-vich;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyeen e-doo-ahr-duh-vyich] /ˈkɒn stən tin ɛdˈwɑr də vɪtʃ;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyin ɛ duˈɑr də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, Russian inventor and rocket expert.
- turkish van — a breed of cat with soft white semi-long hair and coloured markings on the head and tail
- unloverlike — not typical of a lover or resembling a lover
- unrevokable — that may be revoked.
- untalkative — inclined to talk a great deal: One drink and she became very talkative.
- vacuum-pack — to pack (food) in a vacuum-packed container.
- vagal block — the obstruction of vagus nerve impulses by the administration of drugs, a treatment for reducing acid secretion by the stomach.
- vaisheshika — a school of thought asserting the existence of a universe formed by a god out of atoms of earth, air, fire, and water, as well as out of space, time, ether, mind, and soul, all conceived as substances coexisting eternally with the god.
- vapour lock — a stoppage in a pipe carrying a liquid caused by a bubble of gas, esp such a stoppage caused by vaporization of the petrol in the pipe feeding the carburettor of an internal-combustion engine
- vest pocket — the pocket of a waistcoat
- vest-pocket — designed to be carried in the pocket of the vest, in a purse, or in a similarly small space; miniature: a vest-pocket dictionary.
- violinmaker — a person who designs and constructs violins, especially professionally.
- visbreaking — Visbreaking is thermal cracking, when the vacuum residue is less viscous and it can then be used to produce valuable products.
- visualworks — (language) A modern commercial implementation of the Smalltalk programming language. VisualWorks descends directly from the original Smalltalk-80 by Xerox PARC and was originally developed (for some time under the name Objectworks\Smalltalk) by ParcPlace Systems. VisualWorks relies on dynamic translation as its virtual machine technology.
- vivekananda — (Narendranath Datta) 1863–1902, Hindu religious leader and teacher.
- vladikavkaz — an autonomous republic in S European Russia, in the N Caucasus. 3100 sq. mi. (8029 sq. km) Capital: Vladikavkaz.
- vladivostok — a seaport in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Sea of Japan: eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
- voortrekker — one of the original Afrikaner settlers of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State who migrated from the Cape Colony in the 1830s
- voznesenski — Andrei (Andreievich) [ahn-drey ahn-drey-yuh-vich;; Russian uhn-dryey uhn-drye-yi-vyich] /ˈɑn dreɪ ɑnˈdreɪ yə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌnˈdryeɪ ʌnˈdryɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), (Andre Voznesensky) 1933–2010, Russian poet.
- voznesensky — Andrei (Andreievich) (anˈdrjej).1933–2010, Russian poet, noted for his experimental style
- yevtushenko — Yevgeny Alexandrovich [yiv-gye-nyee uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /yɪvˈgyɛ nyi ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1933, Russian poet.
- youskevitch — Igor [ee-gawr] /ˈi gɔr/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, U.S. ballet dancer, born in Russia.
- yukon river — a river flowing NW and then SW from NW Canada through Alaska to the Bering Sea. About 2000 miles (3220 km) long.