15-letter words containing i, n, g, v
- fringe festival — an unofficial, often unconventional, arts festival that is associated with another, larger festival
- frisian carving — geometrical incised carving.
- galvanic couple — voltaic couple.
- galvanized iron — iron or steel, especially in sheets, coated with zinc to prevent rust.
- galvanomagnetic — of or relating to the creation of an electromagnetic field within a conductor, as a metal, or a semiconductor through which an electric current is passed.
- gardening leave — If someone who leaves their job is given gardening leave, they continue to receive their salary and in return they agree not to work for anyone else for a period of time.
- give a monkey's — to care about or regard as important
- give it the gun — to cause something to start or gain speed
- give the finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- glanville-hicks — Peggy, 1912–1990, U.S. composer and music critic, born in Australia.
- governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
- governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
- governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
- governmentality — (sociology) The organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced.
- governmentalize — (US) To bring a private entity under government control; to nationalize.
- gram equivalent — the combining power, especially in grams (gram equivalent) of an element or compound, equivalent to hydrogen as a standard of 1.00797 or oxygen as a standard of 8; the atomic weight divided by the valence.
- graviperception — the perception of gravity by plants
- gravitationally — As a result of the force of gravity.
- 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
- green with envy — If you say that someone is green with envy, you mean that they are very envious indeed.
- have nothing on — be naked
- heave-off hinge — loose-joint hinge.
- 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.
- hovering vessel — a vessel in territorial waters apparently collaborating in illicit operations.
- hypoventilating — Present participle of hypoventilate.
- image converter — a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays
- in the negative — by saying no
- inconveniencing — the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- individualising — Present participle of individualise.
- individualizing — Present participle of individualize.
- insignificative — not expressed or denoted by external signs
- 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
- investigational — Of, or relating to investigating, or to an investigation.
- invisible glass — glass that has been curved to eliminate reflections.
- king's evidence — evidence for the crown given by an accused person against his or her alleged accomplices.
- lactovegetarian — Also called lactarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products.
- las vegas night — an evening of casino-style gambling, usually sponsored by a charitable, religious, or other fund-raising organization.
- leaving present — a present given to a person when they leave a job, place etc
- levelling screw — a screw, often one of three, for adjusting the level of an apparatus
- light-sensitive — (of a surface) having a photoelectric property, such as the ability to generate a current, change its electrical resistance, etc, when exposed to light
- living expenses — money spent on basic needs
- living quarters — accommodation
- living standard — standard of living.
- loving-kindness — tender kindness motivated by or expressing affection.
- metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
- might-have-been — that which might have occurred if it were not for other events
- morning service — a regular church service in the mornng
- moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.