10-letter words containing v, o, s
- stove coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 1 5/8 to 2 7/16 (about 4 to 6 cm), intermediate between egg coal and chestnut coal.
- stovepipes — a pipe, as of sheet metal, serving as a stove chimney or to connect a stove with a chimney flue.
- straw vote — an unofficial vote taken to obtain an indication of the general trend of opinion on a particular issue.
- strikeover — an act or instance of typing over a character, as one typed in error, without erasing it.
- suaveolent — fragrant or sweet-smelling
- subvention — a grant of money, as by a government or some other authority, in aid or support of some institution or undertaking, especially in connection with science or the arts.
- subversion — an act or instance of subverting.
- subvocally — in a subvocal manner, with subvocalization
- sullom voe — a deep coastal inlet in the Shetland Islands, on the N coast of Mainland. It is used for the storage and transshipment of oil
- supercover — an insurance policy with additional benefits
- supervisor — a person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent.
- supportive — giving support.
- sverdlovsk — former name (1924–91) of Ekaterinburg.
- swing vote — to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
- switchover — the act or process of changing from one power source, system, etc., to another.
- television — the transmission of programming, in the form of still or moving images, via radio waves, cable wires, satellite, or wireless network to a receiver or other screen.
- tereshkova — Valentina Vladimirovna [vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh vluh-dyi-myee-ruh v-nuh] /və lyɪnˈtyi nə vlə dyɪˈmyi rəv nə/ (Show IPA), born 1937, Soviet cosmonaut: first woman in space 1963.
- the movies — the cinema
- tovarishch — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
- townsville — a seaport on the E coast of Queensland, in E Australia.
- two rivers — a city in E Wisconsin.
- unabsolved — to free from guilt or blame or their consequences: The court absolved her of guilt in his death.
- uncohesive — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- unobserved — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- unresolved — firm in purpose or intent; determined.
- unsolvable — capable of being solved, as a problem.
- unvirtuous — conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright: Lead a virtuous life.
- val-d'oise — a department in N France. 482 sq. mi. (1248 sq. km). Capital: Pontoise.
- valparaiso — Spanish Valparaíso [bahl-pah-rah-ee-saw] /ˌbɑl pɑ rɑˈi sɔ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in central Chile.
- varicosity — the state or condition of being varicose.
- varifocals — a pair of spectacles with varifocal lenses
- vasoactive — of or relating to a substance, drug, or event that changes the diameter of a blood vessel.
- vasomotion — the change in diameter of a blood vessel.
- vaxstation — A family of workstations from DEC based on their VAX computer architecture.
- vector sum — the vector obtained by applying vector addition to two or more given vectors.
- veit stoss — Veit [fahyt] /faɪt/ (Show IPA), c1440–1533, German sculptor and painter.
- velutinous — having a soft, velvety surface, as certain plants.
- venomously — (of an animal) having a gland or glands for secreting venom; able to inflict a poisoned bite, sting, or wound: a venomous snake.
- venostasis — retardation or stoppage of blood flow through a vein.
- ventricose — swollen, especially on one side or unequally; protuberant.
- verilog sa — (company) A French real-time software engineering company.
- versicolor — changeable in color: versicolor skies.
- versioning — the adaptation of classic literary texts for film, which often involves updating or changing the setting
- versionist — a translator
- vesication — to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- vesiculose — composed of or containing vesicles
- vibrations — the act of vibrating.
- vicomtesse — the wife or widow of a vicomte; a French viscountess.
- victorious — having achieved a victory; conquering; triumphant: our victorious army.
- video shop — a shop that sells and rents videos and DVDs