10-letter words containing v, o, l, u
- isopluvial — a line on a map connecting places registering the same amount of precipitation or rainfall
- ivory gull — a white, arctic gull, Pagophila eburnea.
- jugoslavia — formerly, a federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro; disbanded into independent countries in 2006. 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- lascivious — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- laviscious — (nonstandard) Lascivious.
- limivorous — of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it.
- live up to — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- loan value — the highest amount of money that can be borrowed against a life-insurance policy, based on the cash value of the policy.
- longaevous — long-lived
- louis viii — known as Coeur-de-Lion. 1187–1226, king of France (1223–26). He was offered the English throne by opponents of King John but his invasion failed (1216)
- louis xvii — ("Louis Charles of France") 1785–95, titular king of France 1793–95 (son of Louis XVI).
- 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.
- lovestruck — Alternative spelling of love-struck.
- loving cup — a large cup, as of silver, usually with two or more handles, given as a prize, award, token of esteem or affection, etc.
- malvaceous — belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.
- marvellous — superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
- multivious — having many ways, paths or directions
- multivocal — having many or different meanings of equal probability or validity: a multivocal word.
- non-visual — of or relating to seeing or sight: a visual image.
- novaculite — a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- nuevo leon — a state in NE Mexico. 25,136 sq. mi. (65,102 sq. km). Capital: Monterrey.
- occlusives — Plural form of occlusive.
- olivaceous — of a deep shade of green; olive.
- outdeliver — to surpass or outdo in delivery
- outrivaled — Simple past tense and past participle of outrival.
- outtravels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outtravel.
- outvillain — to outdo in villainy
- overblouse — a blouse designed to be worn outside the waistband of a skirt or a pair of slacks.
- overbrutal — excessively brutal
- overclouds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcloud.
- overcolour — (transitive) To exaggerate.
- overfulfil — to fulfil to a greater degree than required
- overlabour — excessive toil
- overlaunch — (in shipbuilding) to overlap planks
- overruling — the act or instance of ruling over another
- overslaugh — to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another instead.
- oversubtle — too subtle (so as to be unnoticed)
- oversupply — an excessive supply.
- palaverous — a conference or discussion.
- pluviosity — of or relating to rain; rainy.
- pole vault — sports event: high jump using a pole
- pole-vault — to execute a pole vault.
- poliovirus — any of three picornaviruses of the genus Enterovirus, having a spherical capsid, infectious to humans and the cause of poliomyelitis.
- previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- propulsive — the act or process of propelling.
- puppy love — temporary infatuation of a boy or girl for another person.
- pure vowel — a vowel that is pronounced with more or less unvarying quality without any glide; monophthong
- quail dove — any of several tropical American pigeons of the genera Starnoenas or Geotrygon.
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.