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15-letter words containing l, e, v, i, t

  • postoperatively — occurring after a surgical operation.
  • pre-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
  • printer's devil — devil (def 5).
  • private soldier — A private soldier is a soldier of the lowest rank in an army or the marines.
  • privately owned — owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
  • publicity event — an event designed to generate publicity
  • qualitativeness — The state or quality of being qualitative.
  • radial velocity — the component of the motion of a star away from or toward the earth along its line of sight, expressed in miles or kilometers per second and determined by the shift in the wavelength of light emitted by the star.
  • raise the devil — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
  • reduplicatively — in a reduplicative manner
  • reentry vehicle — the section of a spacecraft or ballistic missile designed to return to earth.
  • reflexivization — to make (a verb or pronoun) reflexive.
  • relative clause — a subordinate clause introduced by a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb, either expressed or deleted, especially such a clause modifying an antecedent, as who saw you in He's the man who saw you or (that) I wrote in Here's the letter (that) I wrote.
  • relative to sth — Relative to something means with reference to it or in comparison with it.
  • remonstratively — in a remonstrative or expostulatory manner
  • retrievableness — the state or quality of being retrievable
  • retroreflective — of or relating to a surface, material, or device (retroreflector) that reflects light or other radiation back to its source; reflective.
  • retrospectively — with contemplation of past situations, events, etc.: You should examine your relationship retrospectively.
  • reversing light — Reversing lights are the white lights on the back of a motor vehicle which shine when the vehicle is in reverse gear.
  • revisualization — the act of visualizing or picturing something again
  • revolutionarily — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
  • revolving stage — a circular platform divided into segments enabling multiple theater sets to be put in place in advance and in turn rotated into view of the audience.
  • sales executive — a professional responsible for increasing and developing a company's sales
  • self-evaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
  • self-initiative — an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
  • self-motivation — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • self-reflective — that reflects; reflecting.
  • self-regulative — used for or capable of controlling or adjusting oneself or itself: a self-regulative device.
  • self-revelation — disclosure of one's private feelings, thoughts, etc., especially when unintentional.
  • self-validating — requiring no external confirmation, sanction, or validation.
  • sensitive plant — Also called humble plant. a tropical American plant, Mimosa pudica, cultivated in greenhouses, having bipinnate leaves whose leaflets fold together when touched.
  • servius tullius — Servius, Servius Tullius.
  • shuttle service — transport going back and forth
  • significatively — serving to signify.
  • silver standard — a monetary standard or system using silver of specified weight and fineness to define the basic unit of currency.
  • simple interval — an interval of an octave or less.
  • sled cultivator — go-devil (def 5).
  • social movement — a group of diffusely organized people or organizations striving toward a common goal relating to human society or social change, or the organized activities of such a group: The push for civil rights was a social movement that peaked in the 1950s and 1960s.
  • spirit leveling — leveling according to the indications of a spirit level.
  • stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
  • steel engraving — a method of incising letters, designs, etc., on steel.
  • sterling silver — of, relating to, or noting British money: The sterling equivalent is #5.50.
  • string variable — data on which arithmetical operations will not be performed
  • superinvolution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
  • tank locomotive — a steam locomotive carrying its own fuel and water without the use of a tender.
  • tasmanian devil — a small, predacious marsupial, Sarcophilus harrisii, of Tasmania, having a black coat with white patches: its dwindling population is now confined to isolated areas.
  • television film — a feature-length film that is made specifically to be shown on television
  • television tube — a cathode-ray tube designed for the reproduction of television pictures
  • the devil's own — a very difficult or problematic (thing)
  • the everlasting — God
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