17-letter words containing e, v, i, t

romantic movement — the late 18th- and early 19th-century movement in France, Germany, England, and America to establish Romanticism in art and literature.
saint agnes's eve — the night of January 20, superstitiously regarded as a time when a young woman who performs certain rites is likely to dream of her future husband.
saint bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
saint croix river — Also called Santa Cruz. a U.S. island in the N Lesser Antilles: the largest of the Virgin Islands. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
saint kitts-nevis — a twin-island state in the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies, consisting of the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis: formerly a British colony and member of the West Indies Associated States; gained independence 1983. 104 sq. mi. (269 sq. km). Capital: Basseterre.
second derivative — the derivative of the derivative of a function: Acceleration is the second derivative of distance with respect to time.
selective amnesia — the deliberate forgetting of something
selective service — compulsory military service.
self-conservation — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
self-preservation — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
semi-quantitative — partially quantitative.
sensitivity group — a group of persons participating in sensitivity training.
sentimental value — personal, emotional significance
servient tenement — land subject to an easement or servitude.
silent revolution — a social or political revolution that takes place with little warning and without great fuss or unrest
silver collection — a collection that consists of silver coins that is made at a meeting etc
silver star medal — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a bronze star with a small silver star at the center, awarded for gallantry in action
sleep deprivation — a condition in which you have not had enough sleep
softvelocity inc. — (company) The distributors of the Clarion family of application development systems.
soil conservation — any of various methods to achieve the maximum utilization of the land and preserve its resources through such controls as crop rotation, prevention of soil erosion, etc.
st. vitus's dance — St. Vitus's dance.
state the obvious — point out sth already evident
stellar evolution — the sequence of changes that occurs in a star as it ages
subclavian artery — either of a pair of arteries, one on each side of the body, that carry the main supply of blood to the arms.
subjective spirit — spirit, insofar as it falls short of the attainments of objective spirit.
subsistence level — low standard of living
substantive right — a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own sake and as part of the natural legal order of society.
subtractive color — cyan, yellow, or magenta, as used in the subtractive process of color photography.
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.
supermassive star — Astronomy. a star with a mass more than fifty times the mass of the sun.
telephone service — a company or public utility that provides a telephone-operating service
television lounge — a room in a hotel, guest house, etc where guests may watch television
television rights — the rights to televise something, such as a sporting event
television screen — the flat vertical surface in a television set on which pictures are shown
terminal velocity — Physics. the velocity at which a falling body moves through a medium, as air, when the force of resistance of the medium is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force of gravity. the maximum velocity of a body falling through a viscous fluid.
the alpine valley — a straight fracture on the moon that cuts the Alps in two
the beehive state — Utah
the driver's seat — the position of control or dominance
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.
the pennsylvanian — the Pennsylvanian period or rock system, equivalent to the Upper Carboniferous of Europe
the seven sisters — a group of seven liberal arts colleges in the north-eastern United States, comprised of Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar, and Wellesley Colleges; they were all founded as institutions for women, although Radclife and Vassar are no longer solely for female students.
the tet offensive — an offensive launched in January–February 1968 by the North Vietnamese Army and the Vietcong. Coinciding with the first day of the Tet, it was a surprise attack on South Vietnamese cities, including Saigon
the varsity match — a sporting fixture between Oxford and Cambridge university rugby teams
the-invisible-man — a novel (1897) by H.G. Wells.
to be eaten alive — If you say that someone will be eaten alive, you mean that they will be completely destroyed or defeated by someone who is much stronger.
to have a mind to — If you have a mind to do something, you want, intend, or choose to do it.
to have a tin ear — If you say that someone has a tin ear for something, you mean that they do not have any natural ability for it and cannot appreciate or understand it fully.
to have it in you — If you have it in you, you have abilities and skills which you do not usually use and which only show themselves in a difficult situation.
traffic diversion — a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used
transverse engine — an engine which is fitted side-to-side across the axis of a vehicle

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