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13-letter words containing i, n, v, t, g

  • 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
  • re-evaluating — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
  • receiving set — a radio receiver.
  • 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)
  • revictualling — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
  • 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)
  • serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
  • seventy-eight — a cardinal number, 70 plus 8.
  • 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.
  • significative — serving to signify.
  • silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
  • slave trading — trafficking in people
  • sovereigntist — a supporter of sovereignty association
  • 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.
  • televangelism — Christian preaching on TV
  • televangelist — an evangelist who regularly conducts religious services on television.
  • tenovaginitis — the inflammation of the sheath around a tendon
  • timing device — a device that can be set to detonate a bomb at a particular time
  • transgressive — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
  • traveling bag — a small bag, as a valise or suitcase, usually made of leather, having an oblong shape, and used chiefly to hold clothes.
  • uncaptivating — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
  • undeviatingly — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
  • unimaginative — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
  • v-type engine — an engine having the cylinders aligned in two banks at an angle to each other, forming a V .
  • vaccinologist — the science of vaccine development.
  • valet parking — a service offered by a hotel, restaurant, etc., by which patrons' cars are parked by an attendant.
  • vanishing act — a vanishing act is when someone is impossible to contact, or disappears from public view
  • vantage point — a position or place that affords a wide or advantageous perspective; viewpoint: to survey a valley from the vantage point of a high hill.
  • vcc filtering — (electronics)   A technique for reducing the amount of Radio Frequency Interference spread via power supply connections. VCC is a common name for the non-ground power supply line in circuits based on bipolar transistors. When part of a circuit generates lots of radio-frequency noise, that portion of the power plane can be isolated from the rest of the circuit and power delivered to it via a low pass filter, usually a PI filter, as shown in the diagram below.
  • vegetarianism — the beliefs or practices of a vegetarian.
  • venereologist — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of venereal, or sexually transmitted, disease.
  • verbigeration — the condition or instances of repeating the same word or sentence against one's will as a symptom of a psychiatric disorder
  • vercingetorix — died 45? b.c, Gallic chieftain conquered by Caesar.
  • vestal virgin — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
  • villagization — the transfer of land to village control.
  • virgin forest — a forest in its natural state, before it has been explored or exploited by man
  • virginia city — a mining town in W Nevada: famous for the discovery of the rich Comstock silver lode 1859.
  • virgo intacta — a girl or woman whose hymen has not been broken
  • visiting card — calling card (def 1).
  • visiting team — sports team playing away from home ground
  • volcanologist — the scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.
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