10-letter words containing vo
- slavocracy — the rule or domination of slaveholders: the slavocracy of the old plantations.
- slavophile — a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.
- slavophobe — a person who fears or hates the Slavs, their influence, or things Slavic.
- solemn vow — a perpetual, irrevocable public vow taken by a religious, in which property may not be owned by the individual, and marriage is held invalid under canon law.
- solvolysis — a chemical reaction in which the solvent and solute interact; lyolysis.
- solvolytic — relating to solvolysis
- sotto voce — in a low, soft voice so as not to be overheard.
- straw vote — an unofficial vote taken to obtain an indication of the general trend of opinion on a particular issue.
- subvocally — in a subvocal manner, with subvocalization
- sullom voe — a deep coastal inlet in the Shetland Islands, on the N coast of Mainland. It is used for the storage and transshipment of oil
- swing vote — to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
- token vote — a Parliamentary vote of money in which the amount quoted to aid discussion is not intended to be binding
- unavowable — to declare frankly or openly; own; acknowledge; confess; admit: He avowed himself an opponent of all alliances.
- unavowedly — in an unavowed or concealed manner
- unconvoyed — unaccompanied
- undervoice — an undertone or low voice
- undivorced — not divorced; still married
- unfavoring — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- unfavorite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- unfavoured — not regarded with especial kindness or approval
- uninvoiced — an itemized bill for goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms.
- uninvolved — very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
- univocally — having only one meaning; unambiguous.
- univoltine — reproducing at a rate of one generation per year, i.e. having one brood of young in one year
- unprovoked — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- va-va-voom — the quality of being interesting, exciting, or sexually appealing
- 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.
- vocabulist — a vocabulary
- vocalising — to make vocal; utter; articulate; sing.
- vocational — of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation: a vocational aptitude.
- vociferant — vociferating; noisy.
- vociferate — say loudly
- vociferous — crying out noisily; clamorous.
- vodcasting — the creation and provision of video files for download to a computer, MP3 player, etc
- voetganger — an immature locust
- voetstoots — denoting a sale in which the vendor is freed from all responsibility for the condition of the goods being sold
- vogue word — a word or term that is fashionable for a time.
- voice coil — a moving coil that drives the diaphragm of a sound reproduction system, as a loudspeaker, by the interaction of a changing magnetic field that is produced by a current in the coil and a fixed magnetic field that is produced by permanent magnets.
- voice mail — an electronic system enabling the recording and storage of (usually digitized) voice messages, which can subsequently be retrieved by the intended recipient.
- voice part — the melody or succession of tones for one of the voices or instruments in a harmonic or concerted composition.
- voice vote — a vote based on estimation of the relative strength of ayes and noes called out rather than on a counting of ballots, a roll call, or a division.
- voice-lift — a cosmetic surgical operation on the vocal cords to make the voice sound younger
- voice-over — the voice of an offscreen narrator, announcer, or the like.
- voiceprint — a graphic representation of a person's voice, showing the component frequencies as analyzed by a sound spectrograph.
- volatility — evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.
- volatilize — to become volatile; pass off as vapor.
- volitation — the act or power of flying.
- volitional — the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing: She left of her own volition.
- volitorial — relating to flying
- 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.