11-letter words containing v, y, a
- unvaryingly — in a never changing manner
- vaccinatory — used for or relating to vaccination
- vaccinology — the science of vaccine development.
- vacillatory — marked by or displaying vacillation: a vacillatory policy of action.
- vaginectomy — excision of part or all of the vagina.
- valedictory — bidding goodbye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech.
- valinomycin — a cyclic, peptide antibiotic, C 54 H 90 N 6 O 18 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces fulvissimus; used experimentally to transport potassium across membranes.
- valley east — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- valley girl — an affluent young Californian woman, typically considered as being excessively concerned with physical appearance and social status
- valley wind — a wind that ascends a mountain valley during the day.
- valleyfield — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, SW of Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
- valvulotomy — the opening, slitting, or fracturing of a heart valve.
- vanishingly — to the point of being nearly invisible or nonexistent
- vanity case — a small luggage bag or case for holding cosmetics or toiletries.
- vanity fair — (in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress) a fair that goes on perpetually in the town of Vanity and symbolizes worldly ostentation and frivolity.
- vanity unit — washstand
- vapouringly — in a boastful manner
- variability — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- varley loop — a device containing a Wheatstone bridge, for comparing resistances and for locating faults in circuits.
- vascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- vectorially — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
- venefically — in a venefic manner
- ventilatory — of, having, or pertaining to ventilation
- veraciously — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
- veridically — truthful; veracious.
- 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.
- verticality — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- very signal — a colored flare fired from a special pistol (Very pistol) for signaling at night
- vestigially — of, relating to, or of the nature of a vestige: a vestigial tail.
- vibratility — the quality or state of being vibratile
- vicariously — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- viceroyalty — the dignity, office, or period of office of a viceroy.
- vichy water — a natural mineral water from springs at Vichy, containing sodium bicarbonate, other alkaline salts, etc., used in the treatment of digestive disturbances, gout, etc.
- video diary — A video diary is a film that someone makes of the things that happen to them over a period of time, recorded using a video camera.
- video nasty — A video nasty is an extremely violent or frightening film which people can only buy on video.
- videography — the art or process of making films with a video camera.
- 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.
- vindicatory — tending or serving to vindicate.
- vinegar fly — any fly of the family Drosophilidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying fruit and vegetation.
- vineyardist — a person who owns or operates a vineyard.
- violability — capable of being violated: a violable precept.
- virgin mary — Mary (def 1).
- vivaciously — lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
- vocalically — in a vocalic manner
- volcanicity — of or relating to a volcano: a volcanic eruption.
- volcanology — the scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.
- volitionary — the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing: She left of her own volition.