10-letter words containing v, o, l, e
- immoveable — Alternative spelling of immovable.
- improvable — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- in-solvent — not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature.
- insolvable — incapable of being solved or explained; insoluble.
- insolvency — the condition of being insolvent; bankruptcy.
- insolvents — Plural form of insolvent.
- intervolve — (rare) To involve one with another.
- inviolable — prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration: an inviolable sanctuary; an inviolable promise.
- inviolated — Not violated or injured; inviolate.
- involucred — (botany) Having an involucre.
- involucres — Plural form of involucre.
- involvedly — in an involved manner
- isoflavone — a phytoestrogen produced chiefly by plants of the legume family, especially soybeans, potentially useful in lowering cholesterol and in treating some cancers and menopausal symptoms.
- jadotville — former name of Likasi.
- jovialness — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- kid gloves — a glove made of kid leather.
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- kovalevsky — Sonia [sohn-yuh] /ˈsoʊn yə/ (Show IPA), (Sofia Vasilievna Kovalevskaya) 1850–91, Russian mathematician.
- labiovelar — pronounced with simultaneous bilabial and velar articulations, as w.
- lad's love — herb: wormwood
- lake pskov — the S part of Lake Peipus in NW Russia, linked to the main part by a channel 24 km (15 miles) long. Area: about 1000 sq km (400 sq miles)
- lake volta — an artificial lake in Ghana, extending 408 km (250 miles) upstream from the Volta River Dam on the Volta River: completed in 1966. Area: 8482 sq km (3275 sq miles)
- land rover — a four-wheel drive vehicle
- lavatories — Plural form of lavatory.
- lemon vine — Barbados gooseberry (def 1).
- leontovich — Eugenie Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin/ (Show IPA), 1900–1993, U.S. actress, director, and playwright, born in Russia.
- levigation — to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid.
- leviration — Levirate marriage.
- levitation — the act or phenomenon of levitating.
- levogyrate — levorotatory
- levorotary — Levorotatory.
- live up to — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- livelihood — a means of supporting one's existence, especially financially or vocationally; living: to earn a livelihood as a tenant farmer.
- livelyhood — Misspelling of livelihood.
- liver opal — a form of opal having a reddish-brown coloration
- liver spot — a dark brown skin spot, usually caused by sun exposure
- liverworts — Plural form of liverwort.
- loan value — the highest amount of money that can be borrowed against a life-insurance policy, based on the cash value of the policy.
- loch raven — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- locomotive — a self-propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars.
- long-lived — having a long life, existence, or duration: a long-lived man; long-lived fame.
- longaevous — long-lived
- look alive — having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
- lost river — a river that flows into an underground passage or sinkhole.
- louisville — a port in N Kentucky, on the Ohio River: Kentucky Derby.
- loup river — a river in E central Nebraska, flowing E to the Platte River. 68 miles (109 km) long.
- love apple — a tropical, tender plant, Solanum aculeatissimum, of the nightshade family, having prickly leaves, clusters of large, star-shaped white flowers, and red, tomatolike fruit.
- love beads — a necklace of small, often handmade beads, worn as a symbol of peace and goodwill, especially in the 1960s.
- love child — a child born out of wedlock.
- love feast — (among the early Christians) a meal eaten in token of brotherly love and charity; agape.