20-letter words containing i, n, v, o

relative conjunction — a conjunction that introduces a relative clause
relative deprivation — the perception of an unfair disparity between one's situation and that of others.
reservations manager — A reservations manager at a hotel is responsible for the reservations at the hotel.
restrictive covenant — a covenant with a clause that restricts the action of any party to it, especially an agreement among property owners not to sell to members of particular minority groups.
return of the native — a novel (1878) by Thomas Hardy.
return on investment — the amount of profit, before tax and after depreciation, from an investment made, usually expressed as a percentage of the original total cost invested. Abbreviation: ROI.
reversionary annuity — an annuity payable to a beneficiary during the period of time he or she survives the insured.
revolving presidency — a form of presidency in which the president and vice-president, or countries or bodies acting as such, switch roles after a set period and then back again and so on
romantic involvement — the condition of being in a romantic or sexual relationship
run-time environment — (operating system) A collection of subroutines and environment variables that provide commonly used functions and data for a program while it is running. Compare run-time support.
satellite navigation — navigation using data received from satellites
satellite television — television transmitted from an artificial satellite at a power suitable for direct reception in the home
serve a person right — to pay a person back, esp for wrongful or foolish treatment or behaviour
service access point — (networking) (SAP) The OSI term for the component of a network address which identifies the individual application on a host which is sending or receiving a packet. Different SAPs distinguish between different services or applications on a host, e.g. electronic mail, FTP, HTTP.
shank of the evening — the latter part of the afternoon
shifting cultivation — a land-use system, esp in tropical Africa, in which a tract of land is cultivated until its fertility diminishes, when it is abandoned until this is restored naturally
slow-scan television — a technique or system in which an image is scanned electronically more slowly than is normally done in order to produce images, especially of still pictures, that can be transmitted economically, as over a telephone line, and displayed on a television screen.
societal development — the formation and transformation of social life, customs, institutions, etc.
squatter sovereignty — (used contemptuously by its opponents) popular sovereignty (def 2).
subjective intension — the associations that an expression has for an individual; the intension he believes it to have
surveillance society — a society where surveillance technology is widely used to monitor people's everyday activities
television broadcast — sth shown on tv
television programme — a programme broadcast on television
theory of everything — a theory intended to show that the electroweak, strong, and gravitational forces are components of a single quantized force.
thermal conductivity — the amount of heat per unit time per unit area that can be conducted through a plate of unit thickness of a given material, the faces of the plate differing by one unit of temperature.
to give someone hell — If you say that someone gives you hell, you are emphasizing that they shout at you very angrily because of something you have done wrong.
to have it in for sb — If someone has it in for you, they do not like you and they want to make life difficult for you.
to live and let live — You say live and let live as a way of saying that you should let other people behave in the way that they want to and not criticize them for behaving differently from you.
to sb's disadvantage — If something is to your disadvantage or works to your disadvantage, it creates difficulties for you.
trailing vortex drag — drag arising from vortices that occur behind a body moving through a gas or liquid
twenty-twenty vision — vision that is of normal acuity
university education — a course of study undertaken and completed at a university
university extension — a system by which an institution provides educational programs, as evening classes, for students otherwise unable to attend.
university of durham — (body, education) A busy research and teaching community in the historic cathedral city of Durham, UK (population 61000). Its work covers key branches of science and technology and traditional areas of scholarship. Durham graduates are in great demand among employers and the University helps to attract investment into the region. It provides training, short courses, and expertise for industry. Through its cultural events, conferences, tourist business and as a major employer, the University contributes in a wide social and economic sense to the community. Founded in 1832, the University developed in Durham and Newcastle until 1963 when the independent University of Newcastle upon Tyne came into being. Durham is a collegiate body, with 14 Colleges or Societies which are a social and domestic focus for students. In 1992, the Universities of Durham and Teesside launched University College, Stockton-on-Tees, which has 190 students in the first year.
university of hawaii — (body, education) A University spread over 10 campuses on 4 islands throughout the state. See also Aloha, Aloha Net.
university of twente — (body, education) A university in the east of The Netherlands for technical and social sciences. It was founded in 1961, making it one of the youngest universities in The Netherlands. It has 7000 students studying Applied Educational Science; Applied Mathematics; Applied Physics; Chemical Technology; Computer Science; Electrical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Philosophy of science, Technology and Society; Educational Technology.
university professor — a professor entitled to teach courses in more than one field or discipline at a university.
vertical combination — the integration within one company of individual businesses working separately in related phases of the production and sale of a product.
vertical envelopment — envelopment of an enemy accomplished by parachuting and landing airborne troops at the rear of the enemy's position.
vertical integration — the joining together of all companies or firms involved in manufacturing a product into one company or firm
vienna international — a socialist organization formed in Vienna in 1921 and merged in 1923 with the Second International to form the Labor and Socialist International. Compare international (def 6).
viscount northcliffe — Viscount, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth.
vitoria de conquista — a city in Bahía state, E central Brazil.
vocalic alliteration — the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group (consonantal alliteration) as in from stem to stern, or with a vowel sound that may differ from syllable to syllable (vocalic alliteration) as in each to all. Compare consonance (def 4a).
vocational education — educational training that provides practical experience in a particular occupational field, as agriculture, home economics, or industry.
voice over broadband — a transmission technique that enables a user to make and receive telephone calls over a broadband connection
voluntary euthanasia — the act of killing someone painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness, with their consent
western civilization — European culture, thought
wide-angle converter — a person or thing that converts.
woman of easy virtue — a sexually available woman, esp a prostitute

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