10-letter words containing v, y, a
- sylvestral — growing, living, or occurring in a wood or beneath a tree
- tail-heavy — noting or pertaining to a craft or vehicle that is too heavy in the rear, from overloading or poor design.
- triviality — something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc.: cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.
- tsvetayeva — Maˈrina (Ivanovna) (məˈrinə ) ; mərēˈnə) 1892-1941; Russ. poet, essayist, & critic
- tyre valve — a valve that allows air to be added to a tyre with an air hose and allows air to be withdrawn from an over-inflated tyre by pressing on a stem at the end of the valve
- ultraheavy — extremely heavy
- unavowedly — in an unavowed or concealed manner
- unenviably — in an unenviable manner
- ungava bay — an inlet of the Hudson Strait in NE Quebec province, in E Canada, between Ungava Peninsula and N Labrador.
- univocally — having only one meaning; unambiguous.
- unvariably — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- unveracity — lack of veracity or truthfulness; the quality or condition of tending to speak what is false
- vaginotomy — colpotomy.
- van leyden — Lucas van Leyden.
- van rompuy — Herman. born 1947, Belgian politician; prime minister of Belgium (2008–09); president of the European Council (2009–14)
- vancomycin — a bactericidal antibiotic, C 66 H 75 ClN 9 O 24 , produced by Streptomyces orientalis, used in the treatment of antibiotic-associated colitis and endocarditis.
- vanity bag — a small luggage bag or case for holding cosmetics or toiletries.
- vanity box — a woman's box, larger than a vanity bag, used to carry cosmetics, etc
- varicosity — the state or condition of being varicose.
- varicotomy — surgical removal of a varicose vein.
- vaultingly — in a vaulting or arrogant manner
- vauntingly — to speak vaingloriously of; boast of: to vaunt one's achievements.
- venography — x-ray examination of a vein or veins following injection of a radiopaque substance.
- vertically — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- veterinary — a veterinarian.
- vigilantly — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- vijayawada — a city in E Andhra Pradesh, in SE India, on the delta of the Krishna River.
- vinylation — the process of introducing the vinyl group into a compound by reaction with acetylene.
- violet ray — the shortest ray of the visible spectrum
- viraginity — the qualities of a virago.
- virtuality — being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such: a virtual dependence on charity.
- viscerally — of or relating to the viscera.
- vocabulary — the stock of words used by or known to a particular people or group of persons: His French vocabulary is rather limited. The scientific vocabulary is constantly growing.
- volatility — evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.
- volleyball — a game for two teams in which the object is to keep a large ball in motion, from side to side over a high net, by striking it with the hands before it touches the ground.
- voluptuary — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure.
- voyageable — able to be traversed
- vulnerably — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- vyborg bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Finland in NW Russia
- walvis bay — an inlet of the S Atlantic Ocean, on the coast of Namibia, in SW Africa.
- wavelessly — (of water) Without being disturbed by waves; tranquilly.
- waveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- yad vashem — the official authority in Israel for the commemoration of the Holocaust and its victims.
- yajur-veda — a Samhita, containing a collection of sacrificial formulas.
- yenakiyevo — a city in E Ukraine: suburb of Donetsk.
- yugoslavia — formerly, a federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro; disbanded into independent countries in 2006. 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.