16-letter words containing e, v, r, t, d
- elevated railway — an urban railway track built on supports above a road
- ending inventory — An ending inventory is all of the goods, services, or materials that a business has available for use or sale at the end of an accounting period.
- first derivative — the derivative of a function: Velocity is the first derivative of distance with respect to time.
- forced vibration — Forced vibration is a type of vibration in which a force is repeatedly applied to a mechanical system.
- gender-normative — cisgender.
- give a hard time — a period of difficulties or hardship.
- golden retriever — one of an English breed of retrievers having a thick, flat or wavy, golden coat.
- governmentalized — Simple past tense and past participle of governmentalize.
- gravity decanter — A gravity decanter is a vessel or stage in which two liquids of different densities are allowed to separate by gravity.
- have a hard time — experience difficulties
- have a word with — discuss
- have the drop on — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- indiscriminative — Making no distinction; not discriminating.
- inter-divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- interim dividend — smaller payout
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- inverted mordent — a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone one degree above it.
- inverted nipples — nipples which do not project from the breast but are retracted
- kondratieff wave — a long business cycle of economic expansion and contraction, postulated to last about 60 years.
- letter of advice — a notification from a consignor to a consignee giving specific information as to a shipment, the name of the carrier, the date shipped, etc.
- level descriptor — one of a set of criteria used to assess the performance of a pupil in a particular subject
- leveraged buyout — the purchase of a company with borrowed money, using the company's assets as collateral, and often discharging the debt and realizing a profit by liquidating the company. Abbreviation: LBO.
- majority verdict — a decision supported by more than half, but not all, the jury
- medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
- melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- mind over matter — You can use the expression mind over matter to describe situations in which a person seems to be able to control events, physical objects, or the condition of their own body using their mind.
- network provider — a business or organization that provides customers with access to a telecommunications network (esp mobile phone networks) or to the internet
- neurodevelopment — The development of the nervous system during the life of an organism.
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- north providence — a town in NE Rhode Island.
- north ridgeville — a town in N Ohio.
- objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
- observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
- observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
- over-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- overdramatically — In an overdramatic manner.
- prevost d'exiles — Antoine François [ahn-twan frahn-swa] /ɑ̃ˈtwan frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), ("Abbé Prévost") 1697–1763, French novelist.
- private judgment — personal opinion formed independently of the expressed position of an institution, as in matters of religion or politics.
- private viewdata — an interactive video text system with restricted access
- privet andromeda — a spreading shrub, Lyonia ligustrina, of the eastern U.S., having leafless, white flowers in terminal clusters.
- privileged altar — an altar at which a plenary indulgence for a departed soul may be granted upon celebration of a Mass.
- proper adjective — an adjective formed from a proper noun, as American from America.
- radiation levels — the levels of the emission or transfer of radiant energy or the levels of the particles emitted in the transfer of radiant energy, esp the particles and gamma rays emitted in nuclear decay
- radio evangelist — a Christian minister who devotes time to preaching on the radio
- redemption value — the price at which the issuing company may choose to repurchase a security before its maturity date
- refractive index — index of refraction.
- relative density — specific gravity.
- reservation desk — a desk in a hotel, office, etc, where an employee takes bookings for rooms, tickets, etc