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12-letter words containing v, l, i, s, n

  • nonfrivolous — not frivolous
  • nonocclusive — occluding or tending to occlude.
  • nonselective — having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
  • nonuniversal — Not universal.
  • novelisation — Alternative spelling of novelization.
  • oblivescence — the process of forgetting.
  • obliviscence — the condition or fact of failing to remember or having failed to remember or of being absent-minded
  • old slavonic — Old Church Slavonic.
  • omnivorously — eating both animal and plant foods.
  • overanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
  • pennsylvania — a state in the E United States. 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). Capital: Harrisburg. Abbreviation: PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna.
  • pons varolii — pons (def 1).
  • postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
  • postvaccinal — occurring after a vaccine
  • protensively — in the manner of duration
  • quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
  • relativeness — the state or fact of being relative.
  • renal pelvis — a small funnel-shaped cavity of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
  • responsively — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
  • river nelson — a river in central Canada, in N central Manitoba, flowing from Lake Winnipeg northeast to Hudson Bay. Length: about 650 km (400 miles)
  • rooseveltian — of, pertaining to, advocating, or following the principles, views, or policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or of Theodore Roosevelt.
  • salk vaccine — a vaccine that contains three types of inactivated poliomyelitis viruses and induces immunity against the disease.
  • salvationist — a member of the Salvation Army.
  • salve regina — a prayer in the form of a hymn to the Virgin Mary.
  • self-driving — (of a machine) operating without the guidance of a human.
  • self-evident — evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.
  • 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.
  • semi-invalid — a person who is partially disabled or somewhat infirm
  • servant girl — a girl or woman employed as a servant who performs household duties
  • service line — Tennis. the rear boundary of a service court.
  • silver jenny — a silvery mojarra, Eucinostomus gula, inhabiting warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, along sandy shores.
  • silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
  • silver point — the melting point of silver, equal to 960.8°C, used as a fixed point on the international temperature scale.
  • silver spoon — spoon (def 16).
  • slovenliness — untidy or unclean in appearance or habits.
  • 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.
  • spotsylvania — a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
  • stanislavski — Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyeen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyin/ (Show IPA), (Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev) 1863–1938, Russian actor, producer, and director.
  • stanislavsky — Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyeen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyin/ (Show IPA), (Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev) 1863–1938, Russian actor, producer, and director.
  • stanleyville — former name of Kisangani.
  • stephenville — a town in central Texas.
  • steubenville — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
  • strongsville — a town in N Ohio.
  • substantival — noting, of, or pertaining to a substantive.
  • surveillance — a watch kept over a person, group, etc., especially over a suspect, prisoner, or the like: The suspects were under police surveillance.
  • transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
  • transvaalian — a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Capital: Pretoria.
  • transvaginal — through or via the vagina
  • transylvania — a region and former province in central Romania: formerly part of Hungary. 24,027 sq. mi. (62,230 sq. km).
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