15-letter words containing e, v, n, t
- fringe festival — an unofficial, often unconventional, arts festival that is associated with another, larger festival
- furniture mover — person: removal worker
- galvanomagnetic — of or relating to the creation of an electromagnetic field within a conductor, as a metal, or a semiconductor through which an electric current is passed.
- general servant — a domestic servant who performs general tasks
- geneva protocol — the agreement in 1925 to ban the use of asphyxiating, poisonous, or other gases in war. It does not ban the development or manufacture of such gases
- give it the gun — to cause something to start or gain speed
- give the finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- government bond — a bond issued by a country's government, in its own currency
- governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
- governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
- governmentality — (sociology) The organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced.
- governmentalize — (US) To bring a private entity under government control; to nationalize.
- gram equivalent — the combining power, especially in grams (gram equivalent) of an element or compound, equivalent to hydrogen as a standard of 1.00797 or oxygen as a standard of 8; the atomic weight divided by the valence.
- graviperception — the perception of gravity by plants
- green vegetable — a vegetable having green edible parts, as lettuce or broccoli.
- green with envy — If you say that someone is green with envy, you mean that they are very envious indeed.
- hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
- have (down) pat — to know or have memorized thoroughly
- have nothing on — be naked
- heavenly father — a term used to address or refer to God
- heavy breathing — stertorous breathing or breathing done with difficulty
- heteronormative — noting or relating to behavior or attitudes consistent with traditional male or female gender roles and the assumption of heterosexuality as the norm: our heteronormative culture.
- hovering accent — indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.
- hyperactivation — (biology) A form of sperm motility associated with active beating of the flagellum.
- hyperactiveness — The state or quality of being hyperactive.
- hyperinvolution — a decrease in the size of an organ following enlargement, usually used to describe the shrinking of the uterus after childbirth
- hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
- hyperventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperventilate.
- hyposensitivity — low or diminished sensitivity to stimulation.
- hypoventilating — Present participle of hypoventilate.
- hypoventilation — Breathing at an abnormally slow rate, resulting in an increased amount of carbon dioxide in the blood.
- ille-et-vilaine — a department in W France. 2700 sq. mi. (7000 sq. km). Capital: Rennes.
- image converter — a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays
- implicativeness — the state or quality of being implicative
- in conversation — If you say that people are in conversation, you mean that they are talking together.
- in the event of — something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
- in the negative — by saying no
- in the universe — If you say that something is, for example, the best or biggest thing of its kind in the universe, you are emphasizing that you think it is bigger or better than anything else of its kind.
- in vino veritas — in wine there is truth; people speak the truth when they are drunk
- incentive bonus — an extra payment made to an employee to reward good work
- incentivization — (US, business, economics) The act or process of incentivizing.
- incommunicative — not communicative; reserved; uncommunicative.
- indemnity cover — cover providing insurance against damage or loss
- indistinctively — without distinctive characteristics.
- individualities — Plural form of individuality.
- ineffectiveness — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- inevitabilities — Plural form of inevitability.
- informativeness — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- initiative test — a test to see how resourceful someone is and their ability to decide what to do and when to do it
- innominate vein — brachiocephalic vein.