18-letter words containing e, g, o, v, r, n
- reverse angle shot — Movies. reverse shot.
- strong derived set — the set of all strong accumulation points of a given set.
- tender loving care — considerate and kindly care, as of someone who is ill, upset, etc
- thermogalvanometer — a thermoammeter for measuring small currents, consisting of a thermocouple connected to a direct-current galvanometer.
- to be above ground — to be alive
- to scrape a living — If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living.
- universal coupling — a coupling between rotating shafts set at an angle to one another, allowing for rotation in three planes.
- veterinary surgeon — Chiefly British. a veterinarian.
- video conferencing — the holding of videoconferences.
- vigoureux printing — a printing method in which worsted fibers are printed with the desired color while in sliver form and then processed into yarn, producing a mixed color in the spun yarn and woven fabric.
- virginia snakeroot — any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot) having a medicinal root.
- visiting professor — a professor from another institution invited to teach at a university or college for a limited period, usually for a semester or one academic year.
- voter registration — the requirement of citizens to become registered in order to vote
- wood-burning stove — cooker: fueled by wood
- young conservative — a member of the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party