18-letter words containing h, a, v, e, c
- store launch event — A store launch event is a special event, which publicizes the opening of a new store and at which discounts and free samples may be offered.
- survival mechanism — something you or your body does automatically, in order to survive in a dangerous or unpleasant situation
- teacher evaluation — the process of vetting teachers to maintain teaching standards
- technical reserves — Technical reserves are amounts of money set aside to pay for underwriting liabilities.
- the french riviera — the Mediterranean coastal region of France from Cannes eastward to Italy
- too clever by half — If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
- townsend avalanche — avalanche (def 3).
- traveller's cheque — Traveller's cheques are cheques that you buy at a bank and take with you when you travel, for example so that you can exchange them for the currency of the country that you are in.
- vectorcardiography — a method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.
- vulcan nerve pinch — (jargon) (Or "three-finger salute", Vulcan death grip; from the old "Star Trek" TV series via Commodore Amiga hackers) The keyboard combination that forces a soft boot or jump to ROM monitor (on machines that support such a feature). On an Amiga this is done with Ctrl/Right Amiga/Left Amiga; on IBM PCs and many microcomputers it is Ctrl/Alt/Del; on Suns, L1-A; on some Macintoshes, it is
- ! Silicon Graphics users are obviously the most dextrous however, as these machines use the five-finger combination: Left Shift/Left Ctrl/Left Alt/Keypad Divide/F12. Compare quadruple bucky.