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13-letter words containing v, o, t, i, e

  • verbigeration — the condition or instances of repeating the same word or sentence against one's will as a symptom of a psychiatric disorder
  • vercingetorix — died 45? b.c, Gallic chieftain conquered by Caesar.
  • vermiculation — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
  • vernalization — to shorten the growth period of (a plant) by chilling or other special treatment of it, its seeds, or its bulbs.
  • versification — the act of versifying.
  • vexillologist — the study of flags.
  • vicente lopez — a city in E central Argentina, N of Buenos Aires.
  • victoria nile — a section of the upper Nile River in central Uganda between Lake Victoria and Lake Albert. 260 miles (418 km) long.
  • victoriaville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
  • victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
  • videocassette — a cassette enclosing a length of tape for video recording or reproduction.
  • village idiot — someone who is well known in their community for their stupidity and ignorant behaviour
  • vino de pasto — a pale, dry sherry of Spain.
  • violent storm — Meteorology. storm (def 3).
  • violet family — the plant family Violaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and some tropical shrubs and trees having alternate, usually simple leaves, solitary flowers with five usually irregular petals, the lower petal often spurred, and a berry or many-seeded capsule, and including the Johnny-jump-up, pansy, and numerous species of violet.
  • violoncellist — cellist.
  • virgin forest — a forest in its natural state, before it has been explored or exploited by man
  • virgo cluster — a cluster of about 2500 galaxies in the constellation Virgo, the nearest cluster to our galaxy.
  • visceroptosis — a downward displacement of the intestine
  • visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
  • vitreous body — a transparent gelatinous substance, permeated by fine fibrils, that fills the interior of the eyeball between the lens and the retina
  • vivisectorium — the location where vivisection takes place
  • voluntariness — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
  • volute spring — a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil.
  • vote-catching — relating to a means of securing votes
  • votive candle — religion: candle lit in prayer
  • wave equation — Mathematics, Physics. any differential equation that describes the propagation of waves or other disturbances in a medium.
  • wave function — a solution of a wave equation.
  • white vitriol — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, ZnSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, used for preserving skins and wood, in the electrodeposition of zinc, in the bleaching of paper, as a mordant in calico printing, and in medicine as an astringent, styptic, and emetic.
  • whithersoever — Wherever.
  • winter savory — See under savory2 .
  • work overtime — work extra hours
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