15-letter words containing a, v, e, i

graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
gravimetrically — (chemistry) Using a gravimetric method.
graviperception — the perception of gravity by plants
guadalupe river — a river in SE Texas, flowing SE to the San Antonio River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
hard disk drive — (storage) (HDD) A disk drive used to read and write hard disks.
have a nice day — pleasantry
have a right to — be entitled to
have a way with — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
have got it bad — to be infatuated
have it so good — to have so many benefits, esp material benefits
have itchy feet — to be restless; have a desire to travel
have nothing on — be naked
have one's pick — If you have your pick of a group of things, you are able to choose any of them that you want.
have to do with — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
have to lump it — If you say that someone will have to lump it, you mean that they must accept a situation or decision whether they like it or not.
have words with — to argue angrily with
haversian canal — a microscopic channel in bone, through which a blood vessel runs.
heave-off hinge — loose-joint hinge.
heaviside layer — E layer.
heavy artillery — guns and howitzers of large caliber.
heavy breathing — stertorous breathing or breathing done with difficulty
henry cavendish — Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.
heteronormative — noting or relating to behavior or attitudes consistent with traditional male or female gender roles and the assumption of heterosexuality as the norm: our heteronormative culture.
holiday village — a park with villas where holidaymakers stay and which has a central area with a shop, entertainment, etc
hovering accent — indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.
hyperactivation — (biology) A form of sperm motility associated with active beating of the flagellum.
hyperactiveness — The state or quality of being hyperactive.
hyperaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
hyperovarianism — precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
hyperreactivity — the quality or condition of being reactive.
hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
hyperventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperventilate.
hypoventilating — Present participle of hypoventilate.
hypoventilation — Breathing at an abnormally slow rate, resulting in an increased amount of carbon dioxide in the blood.
ille-et-vilaine — a department in W France. 2700 sq. mi. (7000 sq. km). Capital: Rennes.
image converter — a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays
imitative magic — magic that attempts to control the universe through the mimicking of a desired event, as by stabbing an image of an enemy in an effort to destroy him or her or by performing a ritual dance imitative of the growth of food in an effort to secure an abundant supply; a branch of sympathetic magic based on the belief that similar actions produce similar results.
impact adhesive — a glue designed to give adhesion when two coated surfaces are pressed together
imperial valley — an irrigated agricultural region in SE California, adjacent to Mexico, formerly a part of the Colorado Desert: it is largely below sea level and contains the Salton Sink.
imperviableness — the state of being imperviable
implicativeness — the state or quality of being implicative
improvvisatrice — Alternative form of improvisatrice.
in conversation — If you say that people are in conversation, you mean that they are talking together.
in the negative — by saying no
in vino veritas — in wine there is truth; people speak the truth when they are drunk
in-visible hand — (in the economics of Adam Smith) an unseen force or mechanism that guides individuals to unwittingly benefit society through the pursuit of their private interests.
incentivization — (US, business, economics) The act or process of incentivizing.
incommunicative — not communicative; reserved; uncommunicative.
individualities — Plural form of individuality.

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