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14-letter words containing e, v, a, n

  • galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
  • galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
  • galveston plan — commission plan.
  • garden variety — common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.
  • garden-variety — common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.
  • gaussian curve — normal curve.
  • gender-variant — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression does not conform to socially defined male or female gender norms: Don't call him a sissy; he's just a teenager with gender-variant behavior. Are metrosexuals part of the gender-variant community?
  • gentian violet — a dye derived from rosaniline, used in chemistry as an indicator and in medicine as a fungicide, bactericide, anthelmintic, and in the treatment of burns.
  • giovanni leone — Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1908–2001, Italian political leader: prime minister 1963, 1968; president 1971–78.
  • give sb a ring — If you give someone a ring, you phone them.
  • given that sth — If you say given that something is the case, you mean taking that fact into account.
  • goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
  • governableness — The state of being governable.
  • government man — (in the 19th century) a convict
  • governmentally — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
  • grain elevator — elevator (def 4).
  • granary weevil — a reddish-brown weevil, Sitophilus granarius, that infests stored grain.
  • greek valerian — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. reptans, having pinnate leaves and blue flowers.
  • half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
  • half-convinced — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
  • half-evergreen — having leaves which may or may not remain green throughout the year
  • hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hand over hand — grasping with alternate hands
  • hand-delivered — (of a letter or parcel) delivered by the sender rather than a postman or courier
  • handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
  • hanging valley — a valley, the lower end of which opens high above a shore, usually caused by the rapid erosion of a cliff.
  • have a case on — an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment.
  • have a down on — to bear ill will towards (someone or something)
  • have a hand in — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • have a load on — to be intoxicated
  • have a lock on — to be sure of winning, gaining, or controlling
  • have a mind to — think about doing
  • have an eye to — to watch out for; attend to
  • have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • have it in one — to have the ability (to do something)
  • have one's say — When one of the people or groups involved in a discussion has their say, they give their opinion.
  • have sth on sb — If someone has something on you, they have evidence that you have done something wrong or bad. If they have nothing on you, they cannot prove that you have done anything wrong or bad.
  • haven't a clue — If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.
  • heat-sensitive — responding to heat or to changes in temperature
  • heaven help sb — You say 'Heaven help someone' when you are worried that something bad is going to happen to them, often because you disapprove of what they are doing or the way they are behaving.
  • heavy hydrogen — either of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen, especially deuterium.
  • heavy industry — bulk materials manufacturing
  • heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
  • hertzian waves — radio waves or other electromagnetic radiation resulting from the oscillations of electricity in a conductor
  • high-achieving — (of a person) dynamic, ambitious, and successful
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • hyper-vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
  • hyperventilate — to be afflicted with hyperventilation; breathe abnormally fast and deep.
  • hypervigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
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