18-letter words containing e, v, o

talk of the devil! — used when an absent person who has been the subject of conversation appears
teacher evaluation — the process of vetting teachers to maintain teaching standards
teleobjective lens — telephoto lens.
telephone receiver — a device, as in a telephone, that converts changes in an electric current into sound.
television cabinet — a cabinet on which a television set is placed or in which it is encased
television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
television licence — a certificate giving official permission to own a television set
television station — station (def 8).
tender loving care — considerate and kindly care, as of someone who is ill, upset, etc
the heavens opened — it started pouring with rain
the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
the operative word — If you describe a word as the operative word, you want to draw attention to it because you think it is important or exactly true in a particular situation.
theodore roosevelt — (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
thermogalvanometer — a thermoammeter for measuring small currents, consisting of a thermocouple connected to a direct-current galvanometer.
thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
to be above ground — to be alive
to lose your nerve — If you lose your nerve, you suddenly panic and become too afraid to do something that you were about to do.
to one's advantage — If you use or turn something to your advantage, you use it in order to benefit from it, especially when it might be expected to harm or damage you.
to play favourites — to display favouritism
to save one's life — If you say that someone cannot do something to save their life, you are emphasizing that they do it very badly.
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.
to take a dim view — If you take a dim view or a poor view of someone or something, you disapprove of them or have a low opinion of them.
too clever by half — If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
townsend avalanche — avalanche (def 3).
transverse process — a process that projects from the sides of a vertebra.
transverse section — cross section (def 1).
turbine ventilator — a ventilator, usually mounted on the roof of a building, deck of a ship, etc., having at its head a globular, vaned rotor that is rotated by the wind, conveying air through a duct to and from a chamber below.
ulcerative colitis — chronic ulceration in the large intestine, characterized by painful abdominal cramps and profuse diarrhea containing pus, blood, and mucus.
ultraviolet filter — a filter used on a lens to absorb ultraviolet radiation that may impart an undesirable blue cast to a photograph.
universal coupling — a coupling between rotating shafts set at an angle to one another, allowing for rotation in three planes.
vanadium pentoxide — a yellow to red crystalline compound, V 2 O 5 , slightly soluble in water, used as a catalyst for organic reactions, in glass to absorb ultraviolet radiation, and as a photographic developer.
vectorcardiography — a method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.
vermiform appendix — a narrow, blind tube protruding from the cecum, having no known useful function, in humans being 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 cm) long and situated in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen.
vermilion rockfish — a scarlet-red rockfish, Sebastes miniatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America, important as a food fish.
very low frequency — any frequency between 3 and 30 kilohertz. Abbreviation: VLF.
veterinary surgeon — Chiefly British. a veterinarian.
vicar of wakefield — a novel (1766) by Goldsmith.
victor emmanuel ii — 1820–78, king of Sardinia 1849–78; first king of Italy 1861–78.
video compact disc — (storage) (VCD) A storage format used for film distribution.
video conferencing — the holding of videoconferences.
video entry system — a security system whereby a person in a building can see someone who wants to gain access by means of a video image
video installation — an art installation incorporating video footage
video surveillance — a system of monitoring activity in an area or building using a television system in which signals are transmitted from a television camera to the receivers by cables or telephone links forming a closed circuit
videotape recorder — a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
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.
vosges (mountains) — mountain range in NE France, west of the Rhine: highest peak, c. 4,700 ft (1,433 m)
vote of confidence — expression of trust in sb's abilities
voter registration — the requirement of citizens to become registered in order to vote

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