21-letter words containing h, i, v

live high off the hog — a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
live life to the full — If you say that someone lives life to the full, you mean that they try to gain a lot from life by being always busy and trying new activities.
live to tell the tale — If you survive a dangerous or frightening experience and so are able to tell people about it afterwards, you can say that you lived to tell the tale.
mauvais quart d'heure — a brief unpleasant experience
maximum value theorem — the theorem that for a real-valued function f whose domain is a compact set, there is at least one element x in the domain of f for which f (x) achieves its largest value.
mohammed reza pahlavi — 1919-80; shah of Iran (1941-79); deposed
motivational research — the application of the knowledge and techniques of the social sciences, especially psychology and sociology, to understanding consumer attitudes and behavior: used as a guide in advertising and marketing.
muhammad riza pahlavi — Pahlavi (def 1).
of time and the river — a novel (1935) by Thomas Wolfe.
on o's best behaviour — If someone is on their best behaviour, they are trying very hard to behave well.
one foot in the grave — near to death
overhead-valve engine — I-head engine.
path coverage testing — (testing) Testing a program by examining which lines of executable code are visited (as in code coverage testing) and also the ways of getting to each line of code and the subsequent sequence of execution. Path coverage testing is the most comprehensive type of testing that a test suite can provide. It can find more bugs, especially those that are caused by data coupling. However, path coverage is hard and usually only used for small and/or critical sections of code.
phillips screw-driver — a screw head having two partial slots crossed at right angles, driven by a special screwdriver (Phillips screwdriver)
privacy enhanced mail —
public health service — the agency that is responsible for the health of the general public
put something over on — to deceive; trick
record of achievement — a statement of the personal and educational development of each pupil
reverberation chamber — a room with walls that reflect sound. It is used to make acoustic measurements and as a source of reverberant sound to be mixed with direct sound for recording or broadcasting
reverse polish syntax — postfix notation
satisficing behaviour — the form of behaviour demonstrated by firms who seek satisfactory profits and satisfactory growth rather than maximum profits
seventh day adventist — Seventh Day Adventist churches are churches that believe that Jesus Christ will return very soon, and that have Saturday as their holy day.
seventh-day adventist — See example at Seventh-Day.
short message service — (messaging) (SMS) A message service offered by the GSM digital mobile telephone system. Using SMS, a short alphanumeric message (160 alphanumeric characters) can be sent to a mobile phone to be displayed there, much like in an alphanumeric pager system. The message is buffered by the GSM network until the phone becomes active.
sieve of eratosthenes — a method of obtaining prime numbers by sifting out the composite numbers from the set of natural numbers so that only prime numbers remain.
snappy video snapshot — (hardware) (registered trademark) A frame grabber for the IBM PC designed and marketed by Play, Inc..
sovereign wealth fund — an investment fund created using the financial assets of a national government
sport utility vehicle — a rugged vehicle with a trucklike chassis and four-wheel drive, designed for occasional off-road use. Abbreviation: SUV.
sport-utility vehicle — a rugged vehicle with a trucklike chassis and four-wheel drive, designed for occasional off-road use. Abbreviation: SUV.
st. christopher-nevis — St. Kitts-Nevis.
sympathetic vibration — a vibration induced by resonance.
the barber of seville — Italian Il barbiere di Siviglia. a comic opera (1816) by Gioacchino Rossini based on a comedy (1775) by Beaumarchais.
the built environment — the buildings and all other things constructed by human beings
the central provinces — the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec
the executive mansion — the White House
the probation service — a criminal justice service that is mainly responsible for dealing with offenders by placing them under the supervision of a probation officer
threatening behaviour — intimidation or intentional behaviour that causes another person to fear injury or harm
to give the game away — If someone or something gives the game away, they reveal a secret or reveal their feelings, and this puts them at a disadvantage.
to have green fingers — If someone has green fingers, they are very good at gardening and their plants grow well.
to live hand to mouth — If someone lives hand to mouth or lives from hand to mouth, they have hardly enough food or money to live on.
to take the long view — If you take the long view, you consider what is likely to happen in the future over a long period, rather than thinking only about things that are going to happen soon.
twelve-tone technique — a modern system of tone relationships in which the 12 tones of an octave are not centered around any one tone, but are unified by a selected order of tones for a given composition.
vacation bible school — a religious school conducted by some churches during the summer for students on vacation.
vertically challenged — short in stature.
veterinary technician — a veterinarian’s assistant, trained to provide medical care for animals, as performing diagnostic tests or administering vaccines and medication.
yellow-throated vireo — an olive-green vireo, Vireo flavifrons, of eastern North America, having a bright yellow throat and breast.
zero-emission vehicle — a vehicle, as an automobile, that does not directly produce atmospheric pollutants. Abbreviation: ZEV.

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?