17-letter words containing g, o, n, a, v
- non-argumentative — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
- overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- oversquare engine — An oversquare engine is an engine which has a cylinder bore that is larger than its stroke.
- pre-investigation — the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
- revealed religion — religion based chiefly on the revelations of God to humans, especially as described in Scripture.
- saturation diving — a method of prolonged diving, using an underwater habitat to allow divers to remain in the high-pressure environment of the ocean depths long enough for their body tissues to become saturated with the inert components of the pressurized gas mixture that they breathe: when this condition is reached, the amount of time required for decompression remains the same, whether the dive lasts a day, a week, or a month.
- subclavian groove — either of two grooves in the first rib, one for the main artery (subclavian artery) and the other for the main vein (subclavian vein) of the arm
- take advantage of — any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education.
- to best advantage — If something is shown to good advantage or to best advantage, it is shown in a way that reveals its best features.
- 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
- travelling people — Gypsies or other itinerant people: a term used esp by such people of themselves
- vale of glamorgan — a county borough of S Wales, created in 1996 from parts of South Glamorgan and Mid Glamorgan. Administrative centre: Barry. Pop: 121 200 (2003 est). Area: 295 sq km (114 sq miles)
- vasovagal syncope — a faint brought on by excessive activity of the vagus nerve, causing the heart to slow and the blood pressure to fall. It can be caused by fear, choking, or stomach cramps and has no lasting effects
- verkhoyansk range — a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, in E Siberia, Russia. About 600 miles (970 km) long.
- vila nova de gaia — a city in NW Portugal.
- village community — an early form of community organization in which land belonged to the village, the arable land being allotted to the members or households of the community by more or less permanent arrangements and the waste or excess land remaining undivided.
- visitation rights — the legal right granted to a divorced or separated parent to visit a child in the custody of the other parent.
- weeping lovegrass — any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass) cultivated as forage and ground cover.