13-letter words containing ve
- animadversion — criticism or censure
- animadverting — Present participle of animadvert.
- anniversaries — Plural form of anniversary.
- anti-universe — a universe made up of antimatter, postulated to exist far out in space
- anticorrosive — preventing corrosion
- antiinfective — Antiinfection.
- antinarrative — a narrative which does not adhere to the usual conventions of narrative
- antioxidative — That functions as an antioxidant.
- antireflexive — noting a relation in which no element is in relation to itself, as “less than.”.
- apicoalveolar — articulated with the tip of the tongue in contact with or in approximation to the alveolar ridge.
- appellatively — (grammar) After the manner of appellative nouns; so as to express whole classes or species.
- applicatively — In an applicative manner.
- appropriative — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
- argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
- armstand dive — a dive starting from a handstand at the end of a springboard or a platform with the diver's back to the water.
- arteriovenous — of, relating to, or affecting an artery and a vein
- ashlar veneer — a thin dressed stone with straight edges, used to face a wall
- assentiveness — the tendency to concur or comply
- assertiveness — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- associatively — in an associative or connective manner
- assortatively — In an assortative way.
- at every turn — If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.
- attentiveness — characterized by or giving attention; observant: an attentive audience.
- attributively — pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute.
- authoritative — Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
- average speed — a scalar measure of the rate of movement of a body expressed as the distance travelled divided by the time taken
- averruncation — the act of averting or turning away
- ayurvedically — As a practitioner of Ayurveda; in an Ayurvedic way.
- back walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
- bathtub curve — Common term for the curve (resembling an end-to-end section of one of those claw-footed antique bathtubs) that describes the expected failure rate of electronics with time: initially high, dropping to near 0 for most of the system's lifetime, then rising again as it "tires out". See also burn-in period, infant mortality.
- beehive house — a prehistoric circular building found in various parts of Europe, usually of stone and having a dome-shaped roof
- beehive round — an artillery shell that ejects thousands of naillike metal projectiles on exploding.
- beehive state — Utah (used as a nickname).
- bevelled edge — an inclined edge; one not at 90 degrees
- beverage room — a room in a tavern, hotel, etc, in which alcoholic drinks are served
- beverly hills — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles: famous as the home of film stars. Pop: 34 941 (2003 est)
- bighorn-river — a river flowing from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in S Montana. 336 miles (540 km) long.
- bioconversion — the use of biological processes or materials to change organic substances into a new form, such as the conversion of waste into methane by fermentation
- bishop sleeve — a full sleeve gathered at the wrist
- blessed event — the birth of a child; also, a newborn child
- blood vessels — any of the vessels, as arteries, veins, or capillaries, through which the blood circulates.
- blue verditer — either of two pigments, consisting usually of carbonate of copper prepared by grinding either azurite (blue verditer) or malachite (green verditer)
- bonus eventus — the ancient Roman god of agricultural prosperity.
- buffalo grove — a city in NE Illinois.
- by yourselves — if you are by yourselves, or all by yourselves, you are alone
- by-your-leave — a request for permission (esp in the phrase without so much as a by-your-leave)
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
- cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
- cardioversion — restoring the rhythm of the heart to normal by applying direct-current electrical shock.