17-letter words containing d, o, v, e

nonproductiveness — The quality of being nonproductive.
odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
old wives' summer — a period of fine, summerlike weather occurring in Europe in autumn.
on the heavy side — tending to be too heavy
over my dead body — expressing complete refusal
overdetermination — the concept that a single emotional symptom or event, as a dream or a slip of the tongue, may be caused by more than one factor.
overhead camshaft — a camshaft in an automotive engine that is located in the cylinder head over the engine block rather than in the block. Abbreviation: OHC.
overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
paratyphoid fever — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
passive obedience — unquestioning obedience to authority
period-revolution — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
positive definite — (of a quadratic form) positive for all real values of the variables, where the values are not all zero.
positive feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
potential divider — a resistor or series of resistors connected to a voltage source and used to provide voltages that are fractions of that of the source.
private education — education provided by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
pseudo-aggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
radioactive decay — decay (def 8).
radioactive waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
recorded delivery — If you send a letter or parcel recorded delivery, you send it using a Post Office service which gives you an official record of the fact that it has been posted and delivered.
reproductive cell — gamete.
revealed religion — religion based chiefly on the revelations of God to humans, especially as described in Scripture.
revealed theology — theology based on the doctrine that all religious truth is derived exclusively from the revelations of God to humans.
rural development — social or economic activities or initiatives designed to improve the standard of living in areas far away from large towns or cities
second derivative — the derivative of the derivative of a function: Acceleration is the second derivative of distance with respect to time.
shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool
sleep deprivation — a condition in which you have not had enough sleep
sunday observance — the fact of keeping Sunday as a special day when people go to church
superconductivity — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
supervision order — an order by a juvenile court requiring a named probation officer or local-authority social worker to advise, assist, and befriend a child or young person who is the subject of care proceedings, over a period of up to three years
supervisory board — a board of management of which nonmanagerial workers are members, having supervisory powers over some aspects of management decision-making
survivor syndrome — a characteristic group of symptoms, including recurrent images of death, depression, persistent anxiety, and emotional numbness, occurring in survivors of disaster.
take advantage of — any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education.
the evil day/hour — If someone is putting off the evil day or the evil hour, they have to do something unpleasant and are trying to avoid doing it for as long as possible.
to best advantage — If something is shown to good advantage or to best advantage, it is shown in a way that reveals its best features.
to have a mind to — If you have a mind to do something, you want, intend, or choose to do it.
tongue-and-groove — the technique of making a joint between two boards by means of a tongue along the edge of one board that fits into a groove along the edge of the other board
traffic diversion — a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used
turn-down service — In a hotel, a turn-down service is the preparation of a room for a guest to sleep in by slightly turning back the comforter on the bed, turning down the lights, and so on.
underground movie — a movie produced independently on a low budget and often using experimental techniques and avant-garde themes.
urban development — the development or improvement of an urban area by building
vanilla-flavoured — having been flavoured with vanilla extract or essence
veiltail goldfish — an artificially bred, indoor variety of goldfish, usually golden or calico and of a spheroid shape, having a fully divided, drooping tail fin exceeding the body in length.
video disk player — a device that reads the information on a video disc
videoconferencing — the holding of videoconferences.
vila nova de gaia — a city in NW Portugal.
visible radiation — electromagnetic radiation that causes the sensation of sight; light. It has wavelengths between about 380 and 780 nanometres
voidable contract — a contract or agreement that is capable of being made of no legal effect or made void
white-winged dove — a common dove, Zenaida asiatica, of the southwestern U.S. to Chile.
wings of the dove — a novel (1902) by Henry James.

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