17-letter words containing e, v, r, t, d
- hotel limo driver — A hotel limo driver is the person whose job it is to drive the hotel limo.
- hydrothermal vent — an opening on the floor of the sea from which hot, mineral-rich solutions issue. Compare vent1 (def 2).
- immediate version — child version
- indirect evidence — circumstantial evidence.
- interactive video — a computer-optical disk system that displays still or moving video images as determined by computer program and user needs
- internet provider — Internet Service Provider
- into/in overdrive — If you go into overdrive, you begin to work very hard or perform a particular activity in a very intense way.
- inverted snobbery — the attitude of an inverted snob
- inward investment — Inward investment is the investment of money in a country by companies from outside that country.
- job advertisement — an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about a post of employment
- locomotive driver — an engine driver
- martha's vineyard — an island off SE Massachusetts: summer resort. About 100 sq. mi. (259 sq. km).
- mid-level network — (Or "regional network"). The kind of networks which make up the second level of the Internet hierarchy. They are the transit networks which connect the stub networks to the backbone networks.
- neurodegenerative — Resulting in or characterized by degeneration of the nervous system, especially the neurons in the brain.
- non-demonstrative — characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., especially of love or affection: She wished her fiancé were more demonstrative.
- nonproductiveness — The quality of being nonproductive.
- odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
- overdetermination — the concept that a single emotional symptom or event, as a dream or a slip of the tongue, may be caused by more than one factor.
- overhead camshaft — a camshaft in an automotive engine that is located in the cylinder head over the engine block rather than in the block. Abbreviation: OHC.
- overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- paratyphoid fever — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
- period-revolution — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
- potential divider — a resistor or series of resistors connected to a voltage source and used to provide voltages that are fractions of that of the source.
- private detective — a detective who is not a member of an official force but is employed by private parties.
- private education — education provided by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
- production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
- purdue university — http://purdue.edu/.
- radiative capture — the capture of a particle, as a neutron, by a nucleus, inducing the emission of electromagnetic radiation, as a gamma ray.
- radioactive decay — decay (def 8).
- radioactive waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
- received standard — the form of educated English spoken originally in southern England and having Received Pronunciation as a chief distinguishing feature.
- relative humidity — the amount of water vapor in the air, expressed as a percentage of the maximum amount that the air could hold at the given temperature; the ratio of the actual water vapor pressure to the saturation vapor pressure. Abbreviation: RH, rh.
- remittance advice — a letter sent by a customer to a supplier, to let them know that their invoice has been paid
- reproductive cell — gamete.
- revealed theology — theology based on the doctrine that all religious truth is derived exclusively from the revelations of God to humans.
- reverse apartheid — a perceived bias against White people following the end of Apartheid
- rural development — social or economic activities or initiatives designed to improve the standard of living in areas far away from large towns or cities
- second derivative — the derivative of the derivative of a function: Acceleration is the second derivative of distance with respect to time.
- shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- three-day eventer — a rider or horse that takes part in three-day eventing
- tongue-and-groove — the technique of making a joint between two boards by means of a tongue along the edge of one board that fits into a groove along the edge of the other board
- traffic diversion — a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used
- turn-down service — In a hotel, a turn-down service is the preparation of a room for a guest to sleep in by slightly turning back the comforter on the bed, turning down the lights, and so on.
- university degree — an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
- urban development — the development or improvement of an urban area by building