14-letter words containing v, o, s
- vasoinhibitory — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- vegetable soup — soup made with vegetables
- velasco ibarra — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1979, Ecuadorean political leader: president 1934–35, 1944–47, 1952–56, 1960–61, 1968–72.
- ventilationist — of, relating to, or advocating the ventilation of emotions: a ventilationist approach to dealing with anger.
- vernix caseosa — the fatty matter, consisting chiefly of dead epidermal cells and sebaceous secretions, covering the skin of a fetus and newborn.
- vesa local bus — (hardware, standard) (VL, VLB) A local bus defined by the Video Electronics Standards Association, mostly used in personal computers based on the Intel 486. See also PCI.
- vesper sparrow — a common finch, Pooecetes gramineus, of fields and pastures in North America, noted for its evening song.
- vespertilionid — any of a large family (Vespertilionidae) of long-tailed bats that are widely distributed, esp. in temperate regions, including most of the small, insect-eating species
- vexed question — an issue that is much debated and discussed
- vicious circle — Logic. (in demonstration) the use of each of two propositions to establish the other. (in definition) the use of each of two terms to define the other.
- victim support — Victim support is the giving of help and advice to people who are victims of crime.
- victoria cross — a British decoration awarded to soldiers and sailors for acts of conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy. Abbreviation: V.C.
- victoria falls — a major waterfall on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, on the Zambezi River. Height: about 108 m (355 ft). Width: about 1400 m (4500 ft)
- video cassette — a cassette enclosing a length of tape for video recording or reproduction.
- villa cisneros — former name of Dakhla (def 2).
- village school — a school in a village
- villein socage — land held by a tenant who rendered to a lord specified duties of a servile nature.
- virgin's-bower — any of several American clematis plants, esp Clematis virginiana, of E North America, which has clusters of small white flowers
- virginia stock — a plant, Malcolmia maritima, of the mustard family, native to the Mediterranean region, having oblong leaves on a weak, often reclining stem and reddish or white flowers.
- visiting hours — hospital, prison: period when visits are permitted
- visitors' book — a book in a public building in which people write their names and addresses and any comments they have about the place
- vistula lagoon — a shallow lagoon on the SW coast of the Baltic Sea, between Danzig and Kaliningrad, crossed by the border between Poland and Russia
- vitellogenesis — the process by which the yolk is formed and accumulated in the ovum.
- vitreous humor — the transparent gelatinous substance filling the eyeball behind the crystalline lens.
- vivisectionist — a person who vivisects.
- voice response — output of information from a computer system in the form of speech rather than displayed text
- volcanic glass — a natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly; obsidian.
- volcaniclastic — pyroclastic.
- volcanoclastic — pyroclastic.
- volksdeutscher — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
- voroshilovgrad — a city in E Ukraine, in the Donets Basin.
- vostro account — a bank account held by a foreign bank with a British bank, usually in sterling
- vote of thanks — A vote of thanks is an official speech in which the speaker formally thanks a person for doing something.
- voucher system — Accounting. a procedure for controlling disbursements by means of vouchers.
- vulvovaginitis — inflammation of the vulva and vagina.
- webster groves — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- well-conserved — to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of: Conserve your strength for the race.
- worms eye view — a perspective seen from below or from a low or inferior position: The new man will get a worm's-eye view of the corporate structure.
- yekaterinoslav — a former name of Dnepropetrovsk.
- yeoman service — excellent service
- your seventies — the ages between 70–79