16-letter words containing c, u, r, v, e
- accrued dividend — an accumulated unpaid dividend on preferred stock.
- adventure racing — a contest in which teams compete in an expedition-length race which involves two or more sporting disciplines, often running, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, and elements of navigation and orienteering
- ambulance driver — a person whose job is to drive an ambulance
- amerigo vespucci — Amerigo [uh-mer-i-goh;; Italian ah-me-ree-gaw] /əˈmɛr ɪˌgoʊ;; Italian ˌɑ mɛˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), (Americus Vespucius) 1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.
- angular velocity — the velocity of a body rotating about a specified axis measured as the rate of change of the angle subtended at that axis by the path of the body
- article of virtu — an object that it interesting because of its rarity, beauty or appeal to a connoisseur
- atrioventricular — of, relating to, or affecting both the atria and the ventricles of the heart
- auditory vesicle — the pouch that is formed by the invagination of an ectodermal placode and that develops into the internal ear.
- basque provinces — an autonomous region of N Spain, comprising the provinces of Álava, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya: inhabited mainly by Basques, who retained virtual autonomy from the 9th to the 19th century. Pop: 1 840 700 (2003 est). Area: about 7250 sq km (2800 sq miles)
- bastard culverin — a 16th-century cannon, smaller than a culverin, firing a shot of between 5 and 8 pounds (11 and 17.6 kg).
- behind the curve — behind the times; behind schedule
- cardinal virtues — the most important moral qualities, traditionally justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude
- cedar revolution — the popular protests in 2005 that brought down the Lebanese cabinet and prompted Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon
- chevaux-de-frise — plural of cheval-de-frise.
- church invisible — the entire body of Christian believers on earth and in heaven.
- chuvash republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga valley: generally low-lying with undulating plains and large areas of forest. Capital: Cheboksary. Pop: 1 313 900 (2002). Area: 18 300 sq km (7064 sq miles)
- civic university — (in Britain) a university originally instituted as a higher education college serving a particular city
- clearance volume — The clearance volume is the volume remaining above the piston of an engine when it reaches top dead center.
- cloistered vault — a vault having the form of a number of intersecting coves.
- cluster variable — RR Lyrae star.
- collective fruit — multiple fruit
- constructiveness — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- contour interval — the difference in altitude represented by the space between two contour lines on a map
- counter-violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
- counterevidences — Plural form of counterevidence.
- counterintuitive — (of an idea, proposal, etc) seemingly contrary to common sense
- countermovements — Plural form of countermovement.
- counteroffensive — a series of attacks by a defending force against an attacking enemy
- couvade syndrome — a psychosomatic condition in which the spouse or partner of a pregnant woman experiences symptoms of childbirth or pregnancy
- curriculum vitae — A curriculum vitae is the same as a CV.
- currier and ives — any of a 19th-cent. series of prints showing the manners, people, and events of the times
- customer service — Customer service refers to the way that companies behave towards their customers, for example how well they treat them.
- davidson current — a winter countercurrent that flows N along the W coast of the U.S.
- deconstructively — In a deconstructive manner.
- defective number — a positive number that is greater than the sum of all positive integers that are submultiples of it, as 10, which is greater than the sum of 1, 2, and 5.
- diverticulectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a diverticulum.
- 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.
- drumhead service — a religious service attended by members of a military unit while in the field
- elective surgery — when someone chooses to have an operation which is not absolutely medically necessary
- evacuation route — An evacuation route is a way to get out of a building if there is an emergency, such as a fire.
- executive member — a member of an executive committee
- executive relief — sexual intercourse or masturbation
- family of curves — a collection of curves whose equations differ only by values assigned a parameter or parameters.
- flame cultivator — an implement that kills weeds by scorching them with a directed flow of flaming gas.
- four-leaf clover — a clover leaf having four leaflets instead of the usual three, purported to bring good luck.
- gnu archive site — (body) The main GNU FTP archive is on gnu.org but copies ("mirrors") of some or all of the files there are also held on many other computers around the world. To avoid overloading gnu.org and the Internet you should FTP files from the machine closest to yours. Look for a directory like /pub/gnu, /mirrors/gnu, /systems/gnu or /archives/gnu.
- 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
- hematocrit-value — a centrifuge for separating the cells of the blood from the plasma.
- huevos rancheros — a Latin American dish of eggs, usually fried or poached, topped with a spicy tomato sauce and sometimes served on a fried corn tortilla with the addition of vegetables and cheese.
- hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
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