13-letter words containing i, n, v, g
- photonegative — pertaining to a substance, as selenium, having a conductivity that decreases upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
- pigouvian tax — a tax levied to counter an economic negative externality, for example taxing producers of industrial pollution in order to encourage pollution control
- plural voting — right to vote more than once
- point shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- point-shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- positive sign — the sign (+) used to indicate a positive quantity
- racing driver — someone who drives a racing car in motor car races
- rally driving — the sport of taking part in motor rallies
- re-evaluating — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
- receiving end — the position in which one is subject to some kind of action or effect, especially an unpleasant one (usually used in the phrase at or on the receiving end): The corporation is on the receiving end of many complaints about its advertising.
- receiving set — a radio receiver.
- recording van — a van containing sound and image recording equipment, used as a mobile recording studio
- reintegrative — characterized by integration; tending to restore unity
- reinvestigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- reinvigorated — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- reinvigorator — something that gives new life and energy (to something)
- rendezvousing — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
- reverse swing — a type of swing in which a ball that has been scuffed on one side will move in the opposite direction to that of a new ball
- revictualling — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- ring-a-lievio — a game played usually between two teams in which the members of one team attempt to find, capture, and imprison the members of the other, who can be freed only by a teammate not yet captured.
- ringed plover — any of several cosmopolitan plovers of the genus Charadrius, especially C. hiaticula, brownish above and white below with a black band around the breast.
- river bugging — the activity or sport of rafting down fast-flowing rivers on a small inflatable single-seat craft, a river bug, that resembles an armchair
- river fishing — the sport of fishing in rivers
- rocking valve — (on a steam engine) a valve mechanism oscillating through an arc to open and close.
- saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
- savings ratio — the ratio of personal savings to disposable income, esp using the difference between national figures for disposable income and consumer spending as a measure of savings
- savings stamp — a stamp which can be bought (for example at a machine in a supermarket), saved, and then redeemed against the cost of goods later (for example at Christmas)
- self-evolving — to develop gradually: to evolve a scheme.
- semievergreen — retaining green, unwithered leaves for part of the winter or through comparatively mild winters.
- serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
- serving spoon — utensil used to serve food
- seventy-eight — a cardinal number, 70 plus 8.
- shaving brush — a short, cylindrical brush with long, soft, bristles, used in lathering the face before shaving.
- shaving cream — a preparation, as of soap and free fatty acid, that is lathered and applied to the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving.
- shaving horse — a trestle for supporting and steadying a piece of work being shaved.
- shaving stick — a piece of shaving foam moulded into a slender shape and held in a slender container for ease of application to the face when removing hair with a razor
- shelving unit — A shelving unit is a flexible display system which can be moved and adjusted to accommodate different product dimensions.
- shivering owl — screech owl.
- significative — serving to signify.
- silver lining — a sign of hope in an unfortunate or gloomy situation; a bright prospect: Every cloud has a silver lining.
- silver spring — a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
- singing voice — the musical quality of a voice when a person is singing
- single-valued — (of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.
- slave trading — trafficking in people
- sovereigntist — a supporter of sovereignty association
- spring valley — a city in SW California, near San Diego.
- standing wave — a wave in a medium in which each point on the axis of the wave has an associated constant amplitude ranging from zero at the nodes to a maximum at the antinodes.
- sub-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.