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15-letter words containing g, r, a, v, i

  • gravity anomaly — a deviation from the normal value of gravity at the earth's surface, caused by density differences at depth, for example those caused by a buried mineral body
  • guadalupe river — a river in SE Texas, flowing SE to the San Antonio River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
  • have a right to — be entitled to
  • heavy breathing — stertorous breathing or breathing done with difficulty
  • hovering accent — indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.
  • hyperaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
  • image converter — a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays
  • interrogatively — In an interrogative manner; by means of a question.
  • interval signal — a characteristic snatch of music, chimes, etc, transmitted as an identifying signal by a radio station between programme items
  • lactovegetarian — Also called lactarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products.
  • leaving present — a present given to a person when they leave a job, place etc
  • living quarters — accommodation
  • living standard — standard of living.
  • moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
  • negative charge — a charge that has more electrons than protons and has a lower electrical potential
  • negative number — a number that is less than 0
  • negative profit — a financial loss
  • non-overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
  • nondegenerative — tending to degenerate.
  • over-aggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
  • over-irrigation — the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.
  • over-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • overbearingness — Quality of being overbearing.
  • overdramatizing — Present participle of overdramatize.
  • overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
  • overimaginative — imaginative to a fault
  • overprogramming — the act or instance of programming unnecessary details
  • plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature
  • pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
  • portative organ — capable of being carried; portable.
  • prairie village — a city in E Kansas.
  • pre-advertising — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
  • pre-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
  • private hearing — a formal or official trial that is not open to the public
  • quantum gravity — a theory of the gravitational interaction that involves quantum mechanics to explain the force
  • quasi-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
  • relapsing fever — one of a group of fevers characterized by relapses, occurring in many tropical countries, and caused by several species of spirochetes transmitted by several species of lice and ticks.
  • revenue sharing — the system of disbursing part of federal tax revenues to state and local governments for their use.
  • reversing falls — a series of rapids in the Saint John River, New Brunswick, Canada, the flow of which regularly reverses itself owing to the force an incoming tide
  • reviewing stand — A reviewing stand is a special raised platform from which military and political leaders watch military parades.
  • revolving stage — a circular platform divided into segments enabling multiple theater sets to be put in place in advance and in turn rotated into view of the audience.
  • rhesus negative — relating to blood not containing Rhesus antigen D
  • riverbank grape — a high-climbing vine, Vitis riparia, of eastern North America, having fragrant flowers and nearly black fruit.
  • salivary glands — any of several glands, as the submaxillary glands, that secrete saliva.
  • saviour sibling — a child conceived through IVF and screened for compatibility with a terminally or seriously ill sibling in order to provide organ or cell donations as a form of treatment
  • self-regulative — used for or capable of controlling or adjusting oneself or itself: a self-regulative device.
  • semi-figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
  • semi-vegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
  • sibling rivalry — the feeling of competitiveness that often exists between brothers and sisters
  • silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
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