15-letter words containing o, n, v
- eviction clause — a clause by which a contract or other agreement may be terminated, especially between theatrical producers and theater owners in whose agreements it is often stipulated that when weekly receipts fall below a certain minimum usually for two consecutive weeks, the production must vacate the theater.
- eviction notice — an advance notice that someone must leave a property
- ex-servicewoman — a woman who has served in the army, navy, or air force
- extensivization — the process of (something) becoming more extensive, esp in agriculture
- family division — a division of the High Court of Justice dealing with divorce, the rights of access to children, etc
- field of vision — the entire view encompassed by the eye when it is trained in any particular direction.
- fire prevention — safety measures to decrease fire risk
- flavor enhancer — a substance added to food in order to enhance or intensify its flavor: Salt is a common flavor enhancer.
- flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
- flavourlessness — Alternative spelling of flavorlessness.
- flavoursomeness — Alt form flavorsomeness.
- floral envelope — the calyx and corolla of a flower.
- forehand volley — a type of forehand shot played in tennis
- foreign service — a division of the U.S. Department of State or of a foreign office that maintains diplomatic and consular posts and personnel in other countries.
- fountain valley — a city in SW California.
- fovea centralis — a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
- french overture — a short piece in three movements common in the 17th and 18th centuries
- french vermouth — a dry aromatic white wine
- furniture mover — person: removal worker
- galvanic couple — voltaic couple.
- galvanized iron — iron or steel, especially in sheets, coated with zinc to prevent rust.
- galvanomagnetic — of or relating to the creation of an electromagnetic field within a conductor, as a metal, or a semiconductor through which an electric current is passed.
- geneva protocol — the agreement in 1925 to ban the use of asphyxiating, poisonous, or other gases in war. It does not ban the development or manufacture of such gases
- give a monkey's — to care about or regard as important
- governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
- government bond — a bond issued by a country's government, in its own currency
- governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
- governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
- governmentality — (sociology) The organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced.
- governmentalize — (US) To bring a private entity under government control; to nationalize.
- grace-and-favor — noting a residence owned by a noble or sovereign and bestowed by him or her upon some person for that person's lifetime.
- graviperception — the perception of gravity by plants
- gravitationally — As a result of the force of gravity.
- gravity anomaly — a deviation from the normal value of gravity at the earth's surface, caused by density differences at depth, for example those caused by a buried mineral body
- ground observer — a person stationed in a position on the ground to watch, follow, and report on flights of aircraft, especially of enemy aircraft.
- hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
- have (down) pat — to know or have memorized thoroughly
- have a crush on — be attracted to: sb
- have a derry on — to have a prejudice or grudge against
- have an edge on — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- have an eye for — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- have had enough — be weary, exasperated
- have no use for — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- have nothing on — be naked
- have one's pick — If you have your pick of a group of things, you are able to choose any of them that you want.
- heave-off hinge — loose-joint hinge.
- heroin overdose — an excessive amount of the drug heroin, sufficient to cause illness or death
- heteronormative — noting or relating to behavior or attitudes consistent with traditional male or female gender roles and the assumption of heterosexuality as the norm: our heteronormative culture.
- hovering accent — indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.
- hovering vessel — a vessel in territorial waters apparently collaborating in illicit operations.