11-letter words containing v, r, o, t
- rh-positive — See under Rh factor.
- river otter — a North American otter, Lutra canadensis, with brown and silver fur, native to streams and lakes in the U.S. and Canada.
- river-mouth — an estuary
- riverworthy — (of a boat) able to cross or sail a river safely
- rivet joint — a join made by use of rivets
- rostovtzeff — Michael Ivanovich [mahy-kuh l i-vah-nuh-vich] /ˈmaɪ kəl ɪˈvɑ nə vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1952, U.S. historian, born in Russia.
- rotogravure — a photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc., are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder.
- rove beetle — any of numerous beetles of the family Staphylinidae, having a slender, elongated body and very short front wings, and capable of running swiftly.
- seroconvert — (of an individual) to produce antibodies specific to, and in response to the presence in the blood of, a particular antigen, such as a virus or vaccine
- servanthood — the condition of being a servant
- servitorial — of or pertaining to a servitor
- short novel — a prose narrative midway between the novel and the short story in length and scope
- short-lived — living or lasting only a little while.
- silverpoint — a technique of drawing with a silver stylus on specially prepared paper.
- smooth over — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- south river — a borough in central New Jersey.
- sovereignty — the quality or state of being sovereign, or of having supreme power or authority.
- sporulative — involving or relating to sporulation
- spot survey — a survey taken immediately and at random
- stevedoring — the act or practice of loading or unloading a ship, ship's cargo, etc
- stone river — a river in central Tennessee, flowing NW to the Cumberland River. Compare Murfreesboro.
- subvitreous — of the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, glossiness, etc.: vitreous china.
- superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
- supervolute — (of convolute leaves) enveloping a rolled up leaf within the bud
- swing voter — to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
- switch over — If you switch over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.
- tail covert — any of the feathers concealing the bases of a bird's tail feathers.
- taylorville — a town in central Illinois.
- tchervonetz — chervonets.
- terremotive — related to an earthquake
- the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
- thoreauvian — Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
- thorvaldsen — Albert Bertal [ahl-bert bar-tuh l] /ˈɑl bɛrt ˈbær təl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1844, Danish sculptor.
- thrash over — to go over (a problem, etc.) in great detail
- topsy-turvy — with the top where the bottom should be; upside down.
- travel book — a book about travelling to a certain country or region, esp a guidebook
- travel shot — a camera shot taken from a mobile platform, dolly, or the like, that keeps within range of a moving subject.
- travelogues — a lecture, slide show, or motion picture describing travels.
- trevor nunn — a university degree graded 2:1 (second class upper bracket)
- tumble over — If someone or something tumbles over, they fall, often with a rolling or bouncing movement.
- turtle dove — A turtle dove is a type of light-brown dove which makes a soft pleasant sound and which is said to behave in a very affectionate way towards its sexual partner and its young.
- turtledoves — any of several small to medium-sized Old World doves of the genus Streptopelia, especially S. turtur, of Europe, having a long, graduated tail: noted for its soft, cooing call.
- ultraviolet — beyond the violet in the spectrum, corresponding to light having wavelengths shorter than 4000 angstrom units.
- uncontrived — obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained: a contrived story.
- unconverted — noting a specified type of person who has been converted from the religion, beliefs, or attitudes characteristic of that type: a converted Christian; a converted thief.
- undercovert — a covering of undergrowth
- unfavourite — not favourite or favoured
- unit vector — a vector having a length of one unit.
- unobservant — who fails to notice
- unobtrusive — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.