13-letter words containing d, e, v, o, i
- division bell — a bell rung in a parliament to signal a division
- divorce court — a court having jurisdiction over termination of marital relations, as actions for divorce or annulment.
- documentative — Of or pertaining to documents or documentation.
- double vision — diplopia.
- draft version — a preliminary version
- drive-through — the act of driving through a specified locality or place, especially driving into a place of business, completing a transaction from one's car, and driving out: a quick drive-through of Beverly Hills; The bank has outside tellers' windows to accept deposits by drive-through.
- driving force — impetus
- dronkverdriet — drunk and maudlin
- drummondville — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- economy drive — a campaign by the government or a firm to reduce expenditure and make savings
- eventide home — a retirement home
- exploded view — a drawing or photograph of a complicated mechanism that shows the individual parts separately, usually indicating their relative positions
- fast dissolve — a transition that fades out one scene and replaces it with another, merging the two scenes imperceptibly
- ferrovanadium — a ferroalloy containing up to 55 percent vanadium.
- field of view — field (def 13).
- field servoid — (jargon, abuse) /fee'ld ser'voyd/ A play on "android", a derogatory term for a representative of a field service organisation (see field circus), suggesting an unintelligent rule-driven approach to servicing computer hardware.
- food additive — additive (def 4).
- good behavior — satisfactory, proper, or polite conduct.
- goods service — a transport service in which goods are sent by train from one location to another
- gravel-voiced — speaking in a rough and rasping tone
- hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- home delivery — delivery to one's home
- homing device — a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, airplane, etc., that aims it toward its objective.
- ill-conceived — badly conceived or planned: an ill-conceived project.
- improvidently — In an improvident manner.
- in advance of — prior to
- indissolvable — Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or separated.
- introvertedly — In an introverted manner.
- inverted snob — a person who scorns the conventions or attitudes of his own class or social group by attempting to identify with people of a supposedly lower class
- invidiousness — (rare) Malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious.
- joie de vivre — a delight in being alive; keen, carefree enjoyment of living.
- ladino clover — a giant variety of white clover, Trifolium repens lodigense, used for pasture and hay.
- levelling rod — a graduated rod that is used to determine differences in elevation
- maiden voyage — the first voyage of a ship after its acceptance by the owners from the builders.
- medium octavo — a size of book, about 6 × 9½ inches (15 × 24 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 8vo.
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- mobile device — a portable, wireless computing device that is small enough to be used while held in the hand; a handheld: a large selection of smartphones, PDAs, and other mobile devices.
- modus vivendi — manner of living; way of life; lifestyle.
- mourning dove — variety of pigeon
- non-conducive — tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable (usually followed by to): Good eating habits are conducive to good health.
- non-deceptive — apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
- non-deductive — based on deduction from accepted premises, as in deductive argument; deductive reasoning.
- non-defective — having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect: a defective machine.
- non-defensive — serving to defend; protective: defensive armament.
- non-divergent — diverging; differing; deviating.
- non-inductive — not inductive: a noninductive resistance.
- non-motivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.