14-letter words containing a, c, e, r, v, u
- pleural cavity — a narrow, fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall.
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- recapitulative — the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated.
- recurvirostral — with a beak which is bent upwards
- reserve clause — the clause in the contract of a professional player in some sports that binds the player to a team for a season beyond the expiration of the contract in the event a new contract has not been made meanwhile or the player has not been sent to another team.
- scarcity value — increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
- scavenger hunt — a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a series of common, outlandish, or humorous objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items.
- servant church — the attitude or practices of a church whose avowed purpose is to serve the world.
- sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
- surface-active — (of a substance, esp a detergent) capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid, usually water
- survival curve — a line or curve plotted on a graph indicating survival rates of a specific population, as breast-cancer patients, over a period of time.
- the vernacular — the commonly spoken language or dialect of a particular people or place
- travel voucher — a voucher, usually bought from a travel agency or won in a competition, etc, which can be used to pay for travel costs such as flights, accommodation, etc
- ultracivilized — showing a high degree of cultural or social development
- ultraexclusive — extremely exclusive
- unappreciative — feeling or showing appreciation: an appreciative audience at the concert.
- unattractively — in an unattractive manner
- unconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- under-achiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- under-activity — insufficiently active: an underactive thyroid gland.
- undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- universal city — a city in S central Texas.
- v-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall followed by a correspondingly sharp rise
- vacuum cleaner — an electrical appliance for cleaning carpets, floors, etc., by suction.
- vacuum residue — Vacuum residue is the substance which is obtained by vacuum distillation (= a process of separating substances by reducing pressure to less than atmospheric pressure).
- valerianaceous — belonging to the plant family Valerianaceae.
- vertical union — industrial union.
- volumetrically — of or relating to measurement by volume.
- whiplash-curve — the lash of a whip.