11-letter words containing v, s, i
- verdigrises — a green or bluish patina formed on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces exposed to the atmosphere for long periods of time, consisting principally of basic copper sulfate.
- verisimilar — having the appearance of truth; likely; probable: a verisimilar tale.
- vermiculous — containing or resembling worms
- vermivorous — (of birds) feeding on worms, grubs, or insect vermin.
- versability — the quality or state of being capable of being turned
- versatilely — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
- versatility — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
- versed sine — one minus the cosine of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: vers.
- versicolour — changeable in color: versicolor skies.
- verslibrist — someone who writes free verse
- vertiginous — whirling; spinning; rotary: vertiginous currents of air.
- very pistol — a special pistol which fires coloured flares for signalling at night, esp at sea
- very signal — a colored flare fired from a special pistol (Very pistol) for signaling at night
- vespertinal — of, relating to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness.
- vestigially — of, relating to, or of the nature of a vestige: a vestigial tail.
- vesuvianite — a mineral, chiefly a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum, commonly in tetragonal crystals and usually of a brown to green color; idocrase.
- vi et armis — a kind of trespass accompanied by force and violence
- vibratoless — without vibrato
- vicariously — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- vice-consul — a consular officer of a grade below that of consul.
- vichyssoise — a cream soup of potatoes and leeks, usually served chilled and often garnished with chopped chives.
- vicissitude — a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
- victoryless — without victory
- video nasty — A video nasty is an extremely violent or frightening film which people can only buy on video.
- vigilantism — a member of a vigilance committee.
- villa-lobos — Heitor [ey-too r] /ˈeɪ tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1881–1959, Brazilian composer.
- vin de pays — the wine of a particular region, usually available only in the region where the wine is made; local wine.
- vin du pays — vin de pays.
- vinblastine — an alkaloid, C 46 H 58 N 4 O 9 , derived from the periwinkle Vinca rosea, used in the treatment of various malignant conditions, especially in the management of lymphomas.
- vincristine — an alkaloid, C 46 H 56 N 4 O 10 , derived from the periwinkle, Vinca rosea, used in the management of leukemias and lymphomas.
- vine cactus — the ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens.
- vinedresser — a person who tends or cultivates vines, especially grapevines.
- vineyardist — a person who owns or operates a vineyard.
- vinyl resin — any one of a class of thermoplastic materials, esp PVC and polyvinyl acetate, made by polymerizing vinyl compounds
- violet iris — an iris, Iris verna, of the eastern U.S., having solitary, violet-blue flowers.
- violin case — protective carrycase for a violin
- violinistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of violins or violinists
- virgin soil — land uncultivated previously
- virginalist — Often, virginals. a rectangular harpsichord with the strings stretched parallel to the keyboard, the earlier types placed on a table: popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- viridescent — slightly green; greenish.
- virilescent — possessing typically male characteristics
- visbreaking — Visbreaking is thermal cracking, when the vacuum residue is less viscous and it can then be used to produce valuable products.
- viscountess — the wife or widow of a viscount.
- vision care — Vision care is the care and treatment of eyes, eyesight conditions, and vision.
- visual aids — any of various materials depending on the sense of sight, as films, slides, photographs, etc., used as aids in teaching.
- visual arts — painting, sculpture, cinema, etc.
- visualworks — (language) A modern commercial implementation of the Smalltalk programming language. VisualWorks descends directly from the original Smalltalk-80 by Xerox PARC and was originally developed (for some time under the name Objectworks\Smalltalk) by ParcPlace Systems. VisualWorks relies on dynamic translation as its virtual machine technology.
- vital signs — pulse, temperature, breathing, etc.
- vitraillist — a person who makes stained-glass
- vitrescence — becoming glass.