10-letter words containing v
- babblative — having a tendency to babble; loquacious
- back cover — the back part of the cover of a book or magazine
- back river — a river in N Canada, flowing northeast through Nunavut to the Arctic Ocean. Length: about 966 km (600 miles)
- back vowel — a vowel whose sound is produced in the back of the mouth or the throat
- backvelder — a person who lives in a backveld
- bahuvrihis — Plural form of bahuvrihi.
- balaclavas — Plural form of balaclava.
- ball valve — a one-way valve consisting of a metal ball with a cylindrical hole fitting into a concave seat over an opening
- bank vault — a strongroom in a bank for the storage of valuable items
- barneveldt — ˈJan van Olden (ˌjɑnˈvɑn ɔldən ) ; yänˌvän ôlˈdən) 1547-1619; Du. statesman & patriot
- base level — the lowest level to which a land surface can be eroded by streams, which is, ultimately, sea level
- basmitzvah — in the Jewish religion, a girl attaining the age (usuALLU 12) of religious responsibility
- be in love — If you are in love with someone, you feel romantically or sexually attracted to them, and they are very important to you.
- bear river — a river in NE Utah, SW Wyoming, and SE Idaho, flowing into the Great Salt Lake. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- beaver dam — a city in SE Wisconsin.
- beaverette — rabbit fur dyed to resemble beaver.
- bedeviling — to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
- bedevilled — to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
- beef olive — a thin slice of beef rolled round sausage meat
- behavioral — Behavioral means relating to the behavior of a person or animal, or to the study of their behavior.
- behaviours — manner of behaving or acting.
- believable — Something that is believable makes you think that it could be true or real.
- bell curve — a curve resembling the outline of a flared bell, usually representing a normal distribution
- bell-curve — bell-shaped curve.
- belleville — a city in SW Illinois.
- belt drive — a transmission system using a flexible belt to transfer power
- beltsville — a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- bench vice — a vice mounted on a workbench
- benedict v — died a.d. 966, pope 964.
- benevolent — If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair.
- beta waves — a pattern of high-frequency brain waves (beta waves) observed in normal persons upon sensory stimulation, especially with light, or when they are engaging in purposeful mental activity.
- bevel gear — a gear having teeth cut into a conical surface known as the pitch zone. Two such gears mesh together to transmit power between two shafts at an angle to each other
- bhavabhuti — flourished 8th century, Indian dramatist.
- bidonville — a shanty town
- biliverdin — a dark green pigment in the bile formed by the oxidation of bilirubin. Formula: C33H34O6N4
- biodiverse — containing a wide variety of plant and animal species
- bioprivacy — the state of freedom from others having unauthorized access to biometric data about oneself
- bioreserve — an area preserving wildlife, landforms, and waterways while providing appropriate public use and enjoyment of a natural environment.
- bivouacked — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- blainville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
- blast wave — a violent propagating disturbance, produced by an explosion in air, that consists of an abrupt rise in pressure followed by a drop in pressure to or below atmospheric pressure.
- block lava — volcanic lava occurring as rough-surfaced jagged blocks
- block vote — A block vote is a large number of votes that are all cast in the same way by one person on behalf of a group of people.
- bloviation — a lengthy but insubstantial speech
- blue agave — a Mexican plant, Agave tequilana variant weber, with blue leaves, used in tequila.
- blue devil — a blue capsule or tablet containing the barbiturate amobarbital or its derivative.
- blue wavey — See under wavey.
- blue-devil — blue heaven.
- bog spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by accumulation in the joint, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- bolsheviks — a member of the more radical majority of the Social Democratic Party, 1903–17, advocating immediate and forceful seizure of power by the proletariat. (after 1918) a member of the Russian Communist Party.