15-letter words containing m, o, t, i, v, e
- loan investment — a loan made as an investment
- locomotive shed — a shed in which locomotives are kept
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- media converter — (networking) A component used in Ethernet, although it is not part of the IEEE standard. The IEEE standard states that all segments must be linked with repeaters. Media converters were developed as a simpler, cheaper alternative to repeaters. However, in the 1990s the cost difference between the two is negligible.
- medieval breton — the Breton language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 12th to the mid-17th centuries.
- metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
- mis-informative — to give false or misleading information to.
- mount of olives — a hill to the east of Jerusalem: in New Testament times the village Bethany (Mark 11:11) was on its eastern slope and Gethsemane on its western one
- mountain beaver — a burrowing rodent, Aplodontia rufa, of W North America: family Aplodontidae
- multiple voting — the casting of ballots in more than one constituency in one election, as in England before the election reform of 1918.
- muzzle velocity — the speed of a projectile, usually expressed in feet or meters per second, as it leaves the muzzle of a gun.
- nastic movement — a response of plant parts that is independent of the direction of the external stimulus, such as the opening of buds caused by an alteration in light intensity
- native compiler — (programming, tool) A compiler which runs on the computer for which it is producing machine code, in contrast to a cross-compiler, which produces code for a different computer.
- negative income — invested income that has produced a loss and hence may yield a tax deduction.
- neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
- non-achievement — lack of achievement
- non-consumptive — tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
- non-improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
- non-informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- nonfermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
- not give a damn — If you say that someone does not give a damn about something, you are emphasizing that they do not care about it at all.
- objective prism — a large prism placed in front of the objective lens or mirror of a telescope, allowing the simultaneous acquisition of the spectra of many stars.
- over-complexity — the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life.
- over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- over-estimation — to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.
- over-excitement — to excite too much.
- overachievement — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overcommunicate — to communicate excessively
- overconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- overdraft limit — a limit on the amount of money allowed to be withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
- overdramatizing — Present participle of overdramatize.
- overemotionally — In an overemotional manner.
- overfamiliarity — The state of being overfamiliar.
- overimaginative — imaginative to a fault
- overpessimistic — excessively pessimistic or negative in outlook
- overstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- pincer movement — a military maneuver in which both flanks of an enemy force are attacked with the aim of attaining complete encirclement.
- positive column — the luminous region between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- preservationism — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
- preview monitor — (in a television studio control room) a picture monitor used for inspecting a picture source before it is switched to transmission
- private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
- remonstratively — in a remonstrative or expostulatory manner
- self-motivation — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
- semi-conductive — Semi-conductive describes a component which conducts electricity less well than a good conductor but better than an insulator.
- 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.
- tank locomotive — a steam locomotive carrying its own fuel and water without the use of a tender.
- television film — a feature-length film that is made specifically to be shown on television
- the prime mover — God, esp when considered as a first cause
- thermosensitive — readily affected by heat or a change in temperature.
- to have it made — If you say that someone has it made or has got it made, you mean that they are certain to be rich or successful.