11-letter words starting with v
- vexillology — the study of flags.
- vi et armis — a kind of trespass accompanied by force and violence
- vi improved — (text, tool) (VIM) (Previously "vi iMitation"), An improved version of vi, available for many platforms. VIM allows multiscreen editing, more flexible insert/command mode handling, better C indentation and much more.
- vibratility — the quality or state of being vibratile
- vibrational — the act of vibrating.
- vibratoless — without vibrato
- vicariously — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- vice-consul — a consular officer of a grade below that of consul.
- vice-county — any of the geographical units into which the British Isles are divided for purposes of botanical and zoological recording, corresponding wherever possible to county boundaries
- vice-regent — a deputy regent; a person who acts in the place of a ruler, governor, or sovereign.
- vicegerency — the position, government, or office of a vicegerent.
- 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.
- vichyssoise — a cream soup of potatoes and leeks, usually served chilled and often garnished with chopped chives.
- vicissitude — a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
- victimology — the study of crime victims and the psychological effects of being a victim.
- victorville — a city in SE California.
- victoryless — without victory
- victuallage — supplies or food; victuals
- victualling — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- 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.
- videorecord — music video.
- videotaping — magnetic tape on which the electronic impulses produced by the video and audio portions of a television program, motion picture, etc., are recorded (distinguished from audiotape).
- videotheque — a cinema in which videos are shown
- vienna roll — a yeast-raised roll with a hard crust
- vietnam war — a conflict, starting in 1954 and ending in 1975, between South Vietnam (later aided by the U.S., South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, and New Zealand) and the Vietcong and North Vietnam.
- view camera — a camera equipped with a lens mount and film holder that can be raised or set at an angle, a bellows that can be additionally extended, and a back that has a ground glass for focusing, used especially for portraits and landscapes.
- view factor — The view factor is the degree to which heat carried by radiation can be passed between two surfaces.
- view halloa — the shout made by a hunter on seeing a fox break cover.
- view halloo — the shout made by a hunter on seeing a fox break cover.
- vigil light — a small candle in a church lighted as a devotional act.
- vigilantism — a member of a vigilance committee.
- villa-lobos — Heitor [ey-too r] /ˈeɪ tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1881–1959, Brazilian composer.
- villication — a twitch or pinch; vellication
- 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.
- vinaigrette — Also, vinegarette. a small, ornamental bottle or box for holding aromatic vinegar, smelling salts, or the like.
- vinblastine — an alkaloid, C 46 H 58 N 4 O 9 , derived from the periwinkle Vinca rosea, used in the treatment of various malignant conditions, especially in the management of lymphomas.
- vincristine — an alkaloid, C 46 H 56 N 4 O 10 , derived from the periwinkle, Vinca rosea, used in the management of leukemias and lymphomas.
- vindication — the act of vindicating.
- vindicative — tending or serving to vindicate.
- vindicatory — tending or serving to vindicate.
- vine cactus — the ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens.
- vine grower — a person who cultivates grapevines
- vinedresser — a person who tends or cultivates vines, especially grapevines.
- vinegar eel — a minute nematode worm, Anguillula aceti, common in vinegar, fermenting paste, etc.
- vinegar fly — any fly of the family Drosophilidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying fruit and vegetation.
- vinegarette — vinaigrette (def 1).