16-letter words containing l, i, v, t
- live on the edge — take risks
- living daylights — having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
- living standards — standard of living; material quality of life
- lost river range — a mountain range in E central Idaho. Highest peak, Borah Peak (also highest in the state), 12,662 feet (3862 meters).
- manganese violet — a moderate to strong purple color.
- manipulativeness — Quality of being manipulative.
- medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
- medieval studies — a course of study based on the history of the Middle Ages
- melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- mental defective — a person who suffers from a learning disability or from some form of mental illness
- microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
- military service — compulsory period spent in the army
- molotov cocktail — a crude incendiary grenade consisting of a bottle filled with a flammable liquid and a wick that is ignited before throwing: used originally for setting fire to enemy tanks during the Spanish Civil War.
- moving violation — any of various traffic violations committed while a vehicle is in motion, as speeding, driving through a red light, or going the wrong direction on a one-way street.
- multiplicatively — tending to multiply or increase.
- national savings — a borrowing programme set up by the UK government, aimed esp at retail investors, and providing bonds, saving certificates, etc
- national service — National service is service in the armed forces, which young people in certain countries have to do by law.
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- non-accumulative — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
- non-availability — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
- non-conventional — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- non-transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nonfiction novel — a narrative dealing with real events and people, written in the form of a novel.
- north ridgeville — a town in N Ohio.
- nuncupative will — a will made by the oral and unwritten declaration of the testator, valid only in special circumstances.
- objective pascal — An extension of the PASCAL language which provides the possibility to use object-oriented programming constructs.
- observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
- observationality — The property of being observational.
- optical activity — the ability of a substance to rotate the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light.
- orbital velocity — the minimum velocity at which a body must move to maintain a given orbit.
- over-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
- over-controlling — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- over-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- over-explanation — the act or process of explaining.
- over-familiarity — thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
- over-rationalize — to remove unreasonable elements from.
- over-sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- overaccumulation — Accumulation of too much.
- overall majority — If a political party wins an overall majority in an election or vote, they get more votes than the total number of votes or seats won by all their opponents.
- overcapitalizing — Present participle of overcapitalize.
- overcomplicating — Present participle of overcomplicate.
- overdramatically — In an overdramatic manner.
- overexcitability — to excite too much.
- overexploitation — use or utilization, especially for profit: the exploitation of newly discovered oil fields.
- parole violation — an illegal act or offence that breaches the conditions of a prisoner's parole
- philoprogenitive — producing offspring, especially abundantly; prolific.
- plutarch's lives — (Parallel Lives) a collection (a.d. 105–15) by Plutarch of short biographies of the leading political figures of ancient Greece and Rome.