10-letter words containing v, o, s
- home visit — a visit by a health professional to a patient in their home
- housewives — Plural form of housewife.
- hoverflies — Plural form of hoverfly.
- hoverports — Plural form of hoverport.
- howsomever — in whatever manner, although
- hrotsvitha — c935–c1000, German nun, poet, and dramatist.
- hypervisor — (computing) A software and/or firmware system that provides a virtual machine and allows it to operate directly on underlying hardware (instead of via emulation), but within specified constraints.
- ignivomous — (archaic) Throwing out fire, as a volcano does.
- immovables — Plural form of immovable.
- impervious — not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
- impoverish — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
- improvised — made or said without previous preparation: an improvised skit.
- improviser — to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech.
- improvises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improvise.
- 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.
- incohesive — Not cohesive.
- indivision — The absence of division; an undivided state.
- innovators — Plural form of innovator.
- insolvable — incapable of being solved or explained; insoluble.
- insolvency — the condition of being insolvent; bankruptcy.
- insolvents — Plural form of insolvent.
- introverts — Plural form of introvert.
- inventions — Plural form of invention.
- inventious — (obsolete) inventive.
- inversions — Plural form of inversion.
- involucres — Plural form of involucre.
- 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.
- isopluvial — a line on a map connecting places registering the same amount of precipitation or rainfall
- jovialness — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- jovysaunce — joy
- 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.
- khabarovsk — Formerly Far Eastern Region. a territory of the Russian Federation in NE Asia. 965,400 sq. mi. (2,500,400 sq. km).
- 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.
- 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)
- lascivious — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- lavatories — Plural form of lavatory.
- 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.
- liver spot — a dark brown skin spot, usually caused by sun exposure
- liverworts — Plural form of liverwort.
- livingston — Robert R. 1746–1813, U.S. political figure and jurist.
- longaevous — long-lived
- lost river — a river that flows into an underground passage or sinkhole.
- 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.
- lovastatin — a drug, C 24 H 36 O 8 , that reduces the levels of fats in the blood by altering the enzyme activity in the liver that produces lipids.