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19-letter words containing i, n, v, o, l, e

  • evaluation strategy — reduction strategy
  • evaporative cooling — a method of reducing temperature that uses evaporation
  • fall in love (with) — to begin to feel love (for)
  • february revolution — Russian Revolution (def 1).
  • february-revolution — Also called February Revolution. the uprising in Russia in March, 1917 (February Old Style), in which the Czarist government collapsed and a provisional government was established.
  • flag of convenience — the foreign flag under which merchant ships register in order to save on taxes or wages, or to avoid government regulations.
  • florida velvet bean — a tropical vine, Mucuna deeringiana, of the legume family, having showy, purple flowers in drooping clusters and black, hairy pods: grown as an ornamental.
  • follow-up interview — a second interview following an initial interview
  • giovanni da fiesole — Giovanni da [Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), Angelico, Fra.
  • glorious revolution — the events of 1688–89 in England that resulted in the ousting of James II and the establishment of William III and Mary II as joint monarchs
  • governing principle — a fundamental moral rule that guides and influences how something is done
  • government-in-exile — a government temporarily moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to establish that government in their native country after its liberation.
  • gravitational field — the attractive effect, considered as extending throughout space, of matter on other matter.
  • haute vulgarisation — vulgarization, or popularization, on a higher level, esp. as done by academics, scholars, etc.
  • have half a mind to — to have the intention of
  • hepatic portal vein — a vein connecting two capillary networks in the liver
  • hotel des invalides — a military hospital built in Paris in the 17th and 18th centuries by Libéral Bruant and J. H. Mansart: famous for its chapel dome, the tomb of Napoleon, and as a military museum.
  • housing development — a group of houses or apartments, usually of the same size and design, often erected on a tract of land by one builder and controlled by one management.
  • hudson river school — a group of American painters of the mid-19th century whose works are characterized by a highly romantic treatment of landscape, especially along the Hudson River.
  • incontrovertibility — The state or characteristic of being incontrovertible, of not being debatable; incontestability.
  • indeterminate vowel — schwa.
  • internal conversion — the emission of an electron by an atom with an excited nucleus, occurring as a result of the transfer of energy from the nucleus to the electron.
  • interval estimation — the process of estimating a parameter of a given population by specifying an interval of values and the probability that the true value of the parameter falls within this interval.
  • lady of the evening — a prostitute.
  • legislative council — the upper house of a bicameral legislature.
  • let someone have it — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
  • level of attainment — one of ten groupings, each with its own attainment criteria based on pupil age and ability, within which a pupil is assessed
  • lieutenant governor — a state officer next in rank to a governor, who takes the governor's place in case of the latter's absence, disability, or death.
  • lift up one's voice — to speak out loudly
  • live one's own life — If you live your own life, you live in the way that you want to and accept responsibility for your actions and decisions, without other people's advice or interference.
  • locomotive engineer — engineer (def 3).
  • long live/ long may — You use long live and long may in expressions such as 'long live the Queen' and 'long may it continue' to express your support for someone or something and your hope that they will live or last a long time.
  • lose your virginity — When you lose your virginity, you have sex for the first time.
  • magnetic levitation — the suspension of an object above or below a second object by means of magnetic repulsion or attraction.
  • massive retaliation — a strategy of military counterattack that involves the use of nuclear weapons.
  • mild silver protein — a compound of silver and a protein, applied to mucous membranes as a mild antiseptic.
  • military government — a government in defeated territory administered by the military commander of a conquering nation.
  • mordvinian republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Saransk. Pop: 888 700 (2002). Area: 26 200 sq km (10 110 sq miles)
  • mushroom ventilator — a ventilator having at the top of a vertical shaft a broad rounded cap that can be screwed down to close it.
  • nail polish remover — solvent for removing nail polish
  • national convention — French History. the legislature of France 1792–95.
  • national government — A national government is a government with members from more than one political party, especially one that is formed during a crisis.
  • national serviceman — a soldier undertaking compulsory military service
  • niccolo 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.
  • no shrinking violet — If you say that someone is no shrinking violet, you mean that they are not at all shy.
  • nominative absolute — a construction consisting in English of a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun in the nominative case followed by a predicate lacking a finite verb, used as a loose modifier of the whole sentence, as the play done in The play done, the audience left the theater.
  • non-volatile memory — non-volatile storage
  • nonforfeiture value — any benefit, as cash or other form of insurance, available to a life-insurance policyholder who discontinues premium payments on the policy.
  • oak-leaved geranium — a geranium, Pelargonium quercifolium, of southern Africa, having oaklike leaves with purple veins and sparse clusters of purple flowers with darker markings.
  • observation balloon — a balloon that is used for gathering information and reconnaissance purposes and spotting aircraft
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