15-letter words containing m, o, v, e, t
- 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.
- oxford movement — the movement toward High Church principles within the Church of England, originating at Oxford University in 1833 in opposition to liberalizing, rationalizing, and evangelical tendencies and emphasizing the principles of primitive and patristic Christianity as well as the historic and catholic character of the church.
- 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.
- quartz movement — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
- remonstratively — in a remonstrative or expostulatory manner
- reverend mother — a title of respect or form of address for the Mother Superior of a convent
- reverse transom — a surface forming the stern of a vessel, canted forwards at the upper side
- self-government — control of the government of a state, community, or other body by its own members; democratic government.
- 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.
- supergovernment — a centralized organization formed by a group of governments to enforce justice or maintain peace.
- 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.
- ulterior motive — secret or underlying aim
- uncommunicative — not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
- undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
- uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
- universal motor — a series-wound motor, of one-half horsepower or less, using alternating or direct current.
- vacuum concrete — concrete from which excess moisture and air are sucked to quicken hardening and increase strength.
- varicocelectomy — the surgical removal or ligation of varicose veins in the scrotal sac.
- vegetative coma — a condition in which an injured person is alive but comatose, and does not respond to stimuli
- venturesomeness — the quality or state of being venturesome
- vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
- victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
- visible imports — products that a company or country buys from other countries
- vitreous humour — the aqueous fluid contained within the interstices of the vitreous body
- volta river dam — a hydroelectric dam on the Volta river
- volume discount — a reduced price for goods given by a seller on the basis that the buyer buys a large quantity
- volume velocity — the movement caused by a sound wave of a unit volume of a sound-transmitting medium through a unit area per unit of time.
- yosemite valley — a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in central California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It has an altitude of about 1200 m (4000 ft), with sheer walls rising about another 1200 m (4000 ft).