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10-letter words containing v, o, s

  • poison ivy — a vine or shrub, Rhus radicans, having trifoliate leaves and whitish berries and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.
  • poliovirus — any of three picornaviruses of the genus Enterovirus, having a spherical capsid, infectious to humans and the cause of poliomyelitis.
  • pop server — Post Office Protocol
  • positively — with certainty; absolutely: The statement is positively true.
  • positivism — the state or quality of being positive; definiteness; assurance.
  • positivist — the state or quality of being positive; definiteness; assurance.
  • positivity — the state or character of being positive: a positivity that accepts the world as it is.
  • possessive — jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one's own upon, a child, spouse, etc.
  • pottsville — a city in E Pennsylvania.
  • preversion — a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account: two different versions of the accident.
  • previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
  • prison van — vehicle to transfer prisoners
  • pro-soviet — (before the revolution) any governmental council. (after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration. (after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
  • processive — advancing or going forward; progressive: the processive quality of language.
  • promissive — implying promise
  • propulsive — the act or process of propelling.
  • proslavery — favoring slavery.
  • protensive — extended in dimension or extended in time.
  • protestive — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
  • protrusive — projecting or protuberant; thrusting forward, upward, or outward.
  • provisions — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
  • quo vadis? — where are you going?
  • ranivorous — that eats frogs
  • ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
  • recidivous — repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
  • rediscover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
  • redissolve — to dissolve again
  • redivision — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
  • reinvasion — the act or an instance of entering (a country, territory, etc) by military force again; a second or subsequent invasion
  • removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
  • rendezvous — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
  • reservoirs — a small body of standing water; pond.
  • resolutive — having the ability to dissolve or terminate.
  • resolvable — that can be resolved.
  • responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
  • retrovirus — any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses having a helical envelope and containing an enzyme that allows for a reversal of genetic transcription, from RNA to DNA rather than the usual DNA to RNA, the newly transcribed viral DNA being incorporated into the host cell's DNA strand for the production of new RNA retroviruses: the family includes the AIDS virus and certain oncogene-carrying viruses implicated in various cancers.
  • revisional — the act or work of revising.
  • rhinovirus — any of a varied and widespread group of picornaviruses responsible for many respiratory diseases, including the common cold.
  • rise above — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
  • rootserver — any of a small number of important large servers on the internet that match addresses at the top-domain level
  • rose fever — a form of hay fever caused by the inhalation of rose pollen, characterized by nasal discharge and lacrimation.
  • salivation — the act or process of salivating.
  • salvadoran — of El Salvador or its people or culture
  • salverform — (of the corolla of the phlox and certain other flowers) consisting of a narrow tube with flat spreading terminal petals
  • sangiovese — a black grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy, used for making Chianti and other wines
  • savile row — a street in Mayfair, London, famous for expensive and fashionable clothes shops
  • savonarola — Girolamo [ji-rol-uh-moh;; Italian jee-raw-lah-maw] /dʒɪˈrɒl əˌmoʊ;; Italian dʒiˈrɔ lɑ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1452–98, Italian monk, reformer, and martyr.
  • savoy alps — a range of the Alps in SE France. Highest peak: Mont Blanc, 4807 m (15 772 ft)
  • saxicavous — (of molluscs) tending to bore holes or hollow out rocks
  • scoot over — come quickly
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