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15-letter words containing n, o, v, s, i

  • 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.
  • riverworthiness — (of a boat) the quality or state of being riverworthy
  • sauvignon blanc — a white grape grown primarily in France and California.
  • save one's skin — to avoid harm or injury; esp., to escape death
  • savings account — a bank account on which interest is paid, traditionally one for which a bankbook is used to record deposits, withdrawals, and interest payments.
  • saviour sibling — a child conceived through IVF and screened for compatibility with a terminally or seriously ill sibling in order to provide organ or cell donations as a form of treatment
  • second division — the half of a league comprising the teams having the poorest records at a particular time.
  • self-evaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
  • self-motivation — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • self-revelation — disclosure of one's private feelings, thoughts, etc., especially when unintentional.
  • semi-conductive — Semi-conductive describes a component which conducts electricity less well than a good conductor but better than an insulator.
  • serve one right — to act as a servant.
  • service economy — an economy which is dominated by the provision or importance of services (as opposed to products)
  • service station — Also called gas station. a place equipped for servicing automobiles, as by selling gasoline and oil, making repairs, etc.
  • service uniform — a uniform for routine duties and service, as distinguished from work, dress, or full-dress uniforms.
  • servo-mechanism — A servo-mechanism is a system or device that provides increased power to operate a control.
  • silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
  • simple division — a type of division to find out how many times the smaller number is contained in the larger one
  • slavonian grebe — a N Eurasian or N American grebe with reddish underside and a black and gold crest; Podiceps auritus
  • sleeve coupling — a cylinder joining the ends of two lengths of shafting or pipe.
  • 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.
  • starvation diet — insufficient food to stay alive
  • stationary wave — standing wave.
  • subcivilization — a division of a civilization
  • subconjunctival — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
  • subvocalization — the act or process of producing subvocal speech
  • superconvenient — highly convenient
  • superinvolution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
  • 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)
  • thermosensitive — readily affected by heat or a change in temperature.
  • touch-sensitive — Touch-sensitive equipment is operated by the user touching it.
  • uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
  • uncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
  • undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
  • unforgivingness — not disposed to forgive or show mercy; unrelenting.
  • universal donor — a person with blood of group O.
  • universal joint — piece that couples two rotating shafts
  • universal motor — a series-wound motor, of one-half horsepower or less, using alternating or direct current.
  • unobtrusiveness — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
  • unprogressively — in an unprogressive manner
  • us savings bond — A US Savings bond is a long-term bond issued by the US government that is considered low-risk.
  • vacation course — a course of study undertaken during a vacation, usually combined with other activities
  • vanishing point — a point of disappearance, cessation, or extinction: His patience had reached the vanishing point.
  • vascularization — (of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.
  • vasoconstrictor — a nerve or drug that causes vasoconstriction.
  • vector analysis — the branch of calculus that deals with vectors and processes involving vectors.
  • venetian school — any of various groups of artists identified with Venice throughout the history of Italian art but most notably the painters of the 18th century, as Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi, and Antonio Canaletto.
  • venus hairstone — a variety of rutilated quartz, used as a gemstone.
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