10-letter words containing v, y, a
- mayakovski — Vladimir Vladimirovich [vlad-uh-meer vlad-uh-meer-uh-vich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir vluh-dyee-myi-ruh-vyich] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˌvlæd əˈmɪər əˌvɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr vlʌˈdyi myɪ rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1930, Russian poet.
- medievally — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- miaskovsky — Nikolai Yakovlevich [nik-uh-lahy;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy yuh-kaw-vlyuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ yʌˈkɔ vlyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1950, Russian composer.
- milk gravy — a gravy or sauce made from cooking fat, milk, flour, and seasonings.
- movability — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
- navy cross — a U.S. Navy decoration awarded for outstanding heroism in operations against an enemy.
- negatively — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- negativity — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- nonvarying — Not varying.
- observably — capable of being or liable to be observed; noticeable; visible; discernible: an observable change in attitude.
- optatively — In an optative way.
- ovariotomy — incision into or removal of an ovary.
- oven-ready — (of various foods) bought already prepared so that they are ready to be cooked in the oven
- over-happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- overcanopy — to cover like a canopy
- overlaying — to lay or place (one thing) over or upon another.
- overrashly — in an overrash manner
- overstayer — a person who illegally remains in a country after the period of the permitted visit has expired
- play havoc — to cause a great deal of damage, distress, or confusion (to)
- polyvalent — Chemistry. having more than one valence.
- prevenancy — courtesy
- primevally — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- privy coat — a mail shirt worn under ordinary clothing as a defense against swords or daggers.
- privy seal — (in Great Britain) the seal affixed to grants, documents, etc., that are to pass the great seal, and to documents of less importance that do not require the great seal.
- proslavery — favoring slavery.
- purveyance — the act of purveying.
- putatively — commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- reactively — tending to react.
- reactivity — the quality or condition of being reactive.
- reality tv — reality television: unscripted programs
- relatively — in a relative manner: a relatively small difference.
- relativity — the state or fact of being relative.
- relevantly — bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
- revelatory — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of revelation.
- revestiary — the part of a church or temple where the clergy's gowns and other articles are kept; vestry
- revocatory — revoking or tending to revoke; containing or expressing a revocation
- royal navy — the navy of the United Kingdom
- savitskaya — Svetlana (svɛtˈlɑːnə). born 1949, Soviet cosmonaut, the first woman to walk in space (1984). She was elected to the former Soviet parliament (1989)
- savoy alps — a range of the Alps in SE France. Highest peak: Mont Blanc, 4807 m (15 772 ft)
- sayreville — a city in central New Jersey.
- shrievalty — the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff.
- slavocracy — the rule or domination of slaveholders: the slavocracy of the old plantations.
- stravinsky — Igor Fëdorovich [ee-gawr fyaw-duh-roh-vich;; Russian ee-guh r fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /ˈi gɔr ˌfyɔ dəˈroʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈi gər ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1971, U.S. composer, born in Russia.
- stuyvesant — Peter, 1592–1672, Dutch colonial administrator in the Americas: last governor of New Netherlands 1646–64.
- subvariety — a minor or subordinate variety
- subvocally — in a subvocal manner, with subvocalization
- sun valley — a village in S central Idaho: winter resort.
- superheavy — Chemistry, Physics. pertaining to any of a series of elements having an atomic number greater than 103.
- surveyance — survey; inspection; superintendence