11-letter words containing h, e, l, v
- hypovolemic — Of, pertaining to, or characterized by low volume of blood in the circulatory system; as hypovolemic shock.
- ill-behaved — 1. [numerical analysis] Said of an algorithm or computational method that tends to blow up because of accumulated roundoff error or poor convergence properties. 2. Software that bypasses the defined operating system interfaces to do things (like screen, keyboard, and disk I/O) itself, often in a way that depends on the hardware of the machine it is running on or which is nonportable or incompatible with other pieces of software. In the IBM PC/mess-dos world, there is a folk theorem (nearly true) to the effect that (owing to gross inadequacies and performance penalties in the OS interface) all interesting applications are ill-behaved. See also bare metal. Opposite: well-behaved, compare PC-ism.
- john glover — John, 1732–97, American general.
- larch river — a river in N Quebec, Canada, flowing NE to the Caniapiscau River. 270 miles (434 km) long.
- leavenworth — a city in NE Kansas.
- levelheaded — having common sense and sound judgment; sensible.
- levorphanol — a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 7 , as the tartrate, used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
- light curve — a graph showing variations in brightness of celestial objects over time.
- light valve — a light-transmitting device having transmissions that vary in accordance with an electric input, as voltage, current, or an electron beam, used chiefly for recording sound on motion-picture film.
- light verse — verse that is written to entertain, amuse, or please, often by the subtlety of its form rather than by its literary quality.
- lightvessel — A ship equipped with a very large lamp, the ship can be positioned to warn off other ships from dangerous locations. A sort of portable lighthouse.
- livelihoods — Plural form of livelihood.
- living hell — If you describe a place or situation as a living hell, you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant.
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- lobachevsky — Nikolai Ivanovich [nyi-kuh-lahy ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1856, Russian mathematician.
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- machiavelli — Niccolò di Bernardo [neek-kaw-law dee ber-nahr-daw] /ˌnik kɔˈlɔ di bɛrˈnɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1469–1527, Italian statesman, political philosopher, and author.
- mother love — affection felt by a mother for her child
- novelettish — Resembling or characteristic of a novelette.
- olive shell — any marine gastropod of the family Olividae, having a polished, highly colored, elongated shell and a large mantle that, when extended, surrounds the shell.
- over-handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- overclothes — clothing worn outside other garments.
- overhastily — in such a way as to be excessively hasty or done without enough consideration
- overleather — the upper part of a shoe
- overwhelmed — to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
- pelvic arch — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
- porto velho — a state in W Brazil. 93,815 sq. mi. (242,980 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Velho.
- rhea silvia — a vestal virgin who became the mother, by Mars, of Romulus and Remus.
- seven hills — a town in N Ohio.
- sharonville — a town in SW Ohio.
- sharpeville — a town in E South Africa: scene of riots in 1960 (when 69 demonstrators died), 1984, and 1985 (when 19 died)
- shaving gel — product that softens hair growth for shaving
- shelbyville — a city in central Indiana.
- shift lever — the lever mounted on the steering column or floor of a vehicle that enables the driver to shift gears.
- shirtsleeve — not wearing a jacket; informally dressed: a shirt-sleeve mob.
- shiveringly — in a shivering manner, usually from cold or fright
- shore leave — permission to spend time ashore, usually 48 hours or more, granted a member of a ship's company.
- short novel — a prose narrative midway between the novel and the short story in length and scope
- short-lived — living or lasting only a little while.
- shovel beak — a deformity of the beak in intensively reared chicks
- shovelboard — the game of shuffleboard.
- silver hake — a common hake, Merluccius bilinearis, occurring off the Atlantic coast of North America and popular as a food fish.
- silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
- silverchair — Australian rock group (formed 1994): comprising Daniel Johns (born 1979; vocals, guitar), Ben Gillies (born 1979, drums) and Chris Joannou (born 1979, bass guitar); their albums include Frogstomp (1995) and Young Modern (2007)
- silversmith — a person whose occupation is making and repairing articles of silver.
- slaveholder — an owner of slaves.
- slavishness — of or befitting a slave: slavish subjection.
- slough over — to gloss over; minimize
- swivel head — A swivel head is a bearing between the traveling block and the kelly.
- the algarve — an area in the south of Portugal, on the Atlantic; it approximately corresponds to the administrative district of Faro: fishing and tourism important