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16-letter words containing a, d, v, n

  • devonshire cream — clotted cream.
  • digital envelope — (cryptography)  
  • diversifications — Plural form of diversification.
  • division algebra — a linear algebra in which each element of the vector space has a multiplicative inverse.
  • divisional court — a high court in which at least two judges sit
  • domestic servant — person employed to do household chores
  • driver education — a course of study, as for high-school students, that teaches the techniques of driving a vehicle, along with basic vehicle maintenance, safety precautions, and traffic regulations and laws.
  • ex-dividend date — The ex-dividend date is the date after the declaration of a dividend on which the buyer of a stock is not entitled to receive the next dividend payment.
  • fielding average — a measure of the fielding ability of a player, obtained by dividing the number of put-outs and assists by the number of put-outs, assists, and errors and carrying out the result to three decimal places. A player with ten errors in 600 chances has a fielding average of .984.
  • find favour with — to be approved of by someone
  • forced vibration — Forced vibration is a type of vibration in which a force is repeatedly applied to a mechanical system.
  • gender-normative — cisgender.
  • general delivery — a postal service that delivers mail to a specific post office where it is held for pickup by the addressee.
  • gerard de nerval — Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
  • governmentalized — Simple past tense and past participle of governmentalize.
  • governors island — an island in New York Bay at the S end of the East River: U.S. military post. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
  • grace-and-favour — (of a house, flat, etc) owned by the sovereign and granted free of rent to a person to whom the sovereign wishes to express gratitude
  • gravity decanter — A gravity decanter is a vessel or stage in which two liquids of different densities are allowed to separate by gravity.
  • have been around — be experienced
  • have in the wind — to be in the act of following (quarry) by scent
  • have the decency — If you say that someone did not have the decency to do something, you are criticizing them because there was a particular action which they did not do but which you believe they ought to have done.
  • have the drop on — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • have the edge on — to have a slight advantage or superiority over
  • have the wood on — to have an advantage over
  • hearsay evidence — testimony based on what a witness has heard from another person rather than on direct personal knowledge or experience.
  • hoek van holland — Hook of Holland.
  • indiscriminative — Making no distinction; not discriminating.
  • inter-divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
  • intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
  • invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
  • kondratieff wave — a long business cycle of economic expansion and contraction, postulated to last about 60 years.
  • living daylights — having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
  • living standards — standard of living; material quality of life
  • lucas van leyden — (Lucas Hugensz) 1494–1533, Dutch painter and engraver.
  • manic-depressive — suffering from bipolar disorder.
  • measuring device — gauge
  • medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
  • melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
  • mental defective — a person who suffers from a learning disability or from some form of mental illness
  • metavanadic acid — an oxyacid of vanadium, known chiefly in the form of its vanadate salts; Formula: H4V2O7
  • mind over matter — You can use the expression mind over matter to describe situations in which a person seems to be able to control events, physical objects, or the condition of their own body using their mind.
  • mover and shaker — a person who has power and influence, esp., a member of a group having power and influence
  • movies on demand — Movies on demand is a service that allows you to choose and watch a movie on your television.
  • nevado de colima — a volcano in SW Mexico, in Jalisco state. Height: 4339 m (14 235 ft)
  • nevado de toluca — a volcano in central Mexico, in Mexico state near Toluca: crater partly filled by a lake. Height: 4577 m (15 017 ft)
  • never-never land — an unreal, imaginary, or ideal state, condition, place, etc.
  • no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
  • nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
  • objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
  • observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
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