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13-letter words containing v, m

  • unix system v — System V
  • unmoved mover — prime mover (def 3).
  • unmoved-mover — Mechanics. the initial agent, as wind or electricity, that puts a machine in motion. a machine, as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source.
  • vacuum bottle — a bottle or flask having a vacuum liner that prevents the escape of heat from hot contents, usually liquids, or the entrance of heat into cold contents; thermos.
  • vacuum drying — the removal of liquid from a solution or mixture at reduced air pressure so that it dries at a lower temperature than would be required at full pressure.
  • vacuum filter — A vacuum filter is a filter in which the liquid passes through more easily because of a vacuum on the liquid output side.
  • vacuum-packed — packed and sealed in a container, as a can or jar, with as much air as possible evacuated before sealing, chiefly to preserve freshness.
  • vaginal cream — A vaginal cream is cream for treating vaginal infections, applied with a special applicator.
  • vaginal smear — a smear sample taken from vaginal mucous for cytological analysis
  • vaginomycosis — a fungous infection of the vagina.
  • vale of tempe — a wooded valley in E Greece, in Thessaly between the mountains Olympus and Ossa
  • valley stream — a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
  • van der merwe — a stereotypical figure humorously representing Boer stupidity and prejudice
  • vanity mirror — a small mirror contained in the sun visor of a car
  • vansittartism — a doctrine holding that the militaristic and aggressive policies of German leaders since the time of the Franco-Prussian war have had the support of the German people and that Germany should undergo a program of demilitarization and corrective education to prevent similar action in the future.
  • vapourer moth — a tussock moth, Orgyia antiqua, of hedgerows and trees, the female of which is wingless and lays her eggs on her former cocoon
  • variety meats — processed meat, such as sausage, or offal
  • vasa murrhina — an American art glass, consisting of colored glass dusted with flakes or grains of metal and flashed with clear glass.
  • vasco da gama — Vasco da [vas-koh duh;; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh] /ˈvæs koʊ də;; Portuguese ˈvɑʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.
  • vasostimulant — stimulating the action of the vasomotor nerves.
  • vasovasostomy — the reversal of a vasectomy, performed by surgical reconnection of the severed ends of the vas deferens.
  • vegetarianism — the beliefs or practices of a vegetarian.
  • 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.
  • venturesomely — in a venturesome manner
  • vermiculation — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
  • vernacularism — a vernacular word or expression.
  • vernis martin — a finish for furniture, invented in France in the 18th century in imitation of Chinese lacquer.
  • vice-chairman — a member of a committee, board, group, etc., designated as immediately subordinate to a chairman and serving as such in the latter's absence; a person who acts for and assists a chairman.
  • victimization — to make a victim of.
  • victimologist — the study of crime victims and the psychological effects of being a victim.
  • victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
  • vinson massif — a mountain in Antarctica, near the Ronne Ice Shelf: highest point on Antarctica; discovered 1935. About 16,864 feet (5140 meters).
  • vinyl polymer — any of a group of compounds derived by polymerization from vinyl compounds, as vinyl acetate and styrene.
  • viola d'amore — a treble viol with numerous sympathetic strings and several gut strings, producing a resonant sound.
  • violent storm — Meteorology. storm (def 3).
  • violet family — the plant family Violaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and some tropical shrubs and trees having alternate, usually simple leaves, solitary flowers with five usually irregular petals, the lower petal often spurred, and a berry or many-seeded capsule, and including the Johnny-jump-up, pansy, and numerous species of violet.
  • vip treatment — preferential or special treatment, as or as if given to famous or rich people
  • virginiamycin — any of various antibacterial substances derived from the bacterium Streptomyces virginiae, used in antibiotics and in animal feed as a growth stimulant.
  • virtual human — a computer-generated moving image of a human being, used esp in films as an extra in large crowd scenes
  • virtual image — an optical image formed by the apparent divergence of rays from a point, rather than their actual divergence from a point
  • visakhapatnam — a seaport in Andhra Pradesh, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal.
  • vision mixing — the work of selecting and manipulating the television signals from cameras, film, and other sources, to make the composite programme
  • visiting team — sports team playing away from home ground
  • vivax malaria — the most common form of malaria, caused by the protozoan Plasmodium vivax and marked by the occurrence of attacks every other day.
  • vivisectorium — the location where vivisection takes place
  • vocationalism — the practice or policy of requiring vocational training of all college or high-school students.
  • volcanic bomb — bomb (def 3).
  • volumenometer — a device for determining the volume occupied by an object
  • vowel harmony — a phonological rule in some languages, as Hungarian and Turkish, requiring that the vowels of a word all share a specified feature, such as front or back articulation, thereby conditioning the form that affixes may take, as in forming the Turkish plurals evler “houses” from ev “house” and adamlar “men” from adam “man.”.
  • vraisemblance — verisimilitude; appearance of truth
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