15-letter words containing g, e, n, v, i
- stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
- steel engraving — a method of incising letters, designs, etc., on steel.
- sterling silver — of, relating to, or noting British money: The sterling equivalent is #5.50.
- string variable — data on which arithmetical operations will not be performed
- svedberg (unit) — a unit of time, equal to 10-13 second, used in determining the rate of sedimentation of a macromolecule in an ultracentrifuge
- the everlasting — God
- the living dead — dead people that have been brought back to life by a supernatural force
- to give vent to — If you give vent to your feelings, you express them forcefully.
- tracking device — an electronic security device which allows you to monitor the location of a person or object, esp a vehicle
- traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
- travelling wave — a wave carrying energy away from its source
- underprivileged — denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.
- undeservingness — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
- unforgivingness — not disposed to forgive or show mercy; unrelenting.
- universal stage — a small theodolite mounted on the stage of a polarizing microscope and used in the petrographic analysis of rocks.
- unprogressively — in an unprogressive manner
- upsetting lever — the horizontal distance between the center of gravity, acting downward, and the center of buoyancy, acting upward, when they are so placed as to form a couple (upsetting couple) tending to capsize the boat.
- vaginal dryness — abnormal dryness of the vagina, caused by lack of natural lubrication
- van diemen gulf — an inlet of the Timor Sea in N Australia, in the Northern Territory
- vanishing cream — a cosmetic similar to cold cream but less oily, applied usually to the face and neck as a base, night cream, or moisturizer.
- variable region — a configuration in the upper branches of the Y of an antibody molecule, unique in each antibody type, that binds with the determinant of a specific antigen.
- variant reading — an alternative interpretation of a word in a text to the one generally accepted
- vegetable knife — a knife designed to cut up vegetables
- vending machine — a coin-operated machine for selling small articles, beverages, etc.
- venus-s--girdle — an iridescent blue-and-green comb jelly, Cestum veneris, having a ribbon-shaped, gelatinous body.
- vertical angles — one of two opposite and equal angles formed by the intersection of two lines.
- video recording — sth filmed on videotape
- viewing figures — the number of people watching a television programme
- viewing gallery — an area in a building or outside for viewing an activity, the surrounding scenery, etc
- vine technology — (company) A company which provides professional consulting services in the areas of networking, real-time systems, graphic arts, and web server advertisement space. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- viral marketing — a marketing strategy that focuses on spreading information and opinions about a product or service from person to person, especially by using unconventional means such as the Internet or email: Which online social networks can help with viral marketing?
- vortex shedding — the process by which vortices formed continuously by the aerodynamic conditions associated with a solid body in a gas or air stream are carried downstream by the flow in the form of a vortex street
- voting precinct — one of several areas, each containing a polling place, into which a town or city is split for voting purposes