20-letter words containing o, v, e, r, a

oscillating universe — a variant model of the closed universe in which the universe undergoes cycles of expansion and contraction.
over-intellectualize — to seek or consider the rational content or form of.
overenthusiastically — With excessive enthusiasm.
ovo-lacto vegetarian — a vegetarian who eats eggs and dairy products
ovo-lacto-vegetarian — lacto-ovo-vegetarian.
palos verdes estates — a town in S California.
patent foramen ovale — a congenital heart defect resulting from failure of the foramen ovale to close shortly after birth.
pave the way for sth — If one thing paves the way for another, it creates a situation in which it is possible or more likely that the other thing will happen.
population inversion — a condition of matter in which more electrons are in a high energy state than in a lower energy state, as is required for the operation of a laser.
post-order traversal — traversal
postal delivery zone — zone (def 10).
pound cost averaging — a method of accumulating capital by investing a fixed sum in a particular security at regular intervals, in order to achieve an average purchase price below the arithmetic average of the market prices on the purchase dates
predicate nominative — (in Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) a predicate noun or adjective in the nominative case.
preservation society — a society dedicated to the preservation of something, especially a building, environment, or animal
price-dividend ratio — the ratio of the price of a share on a stock exchange to the dividends per share paid in the previous year, used as a measure of a company's potential as an investment
primitive polynomial — a polynomial that has content equal to 1. Compare content1 (def 11a).
private investigator — private detective. Abbreviation: PI, p.i., P.I.
proactive inhibition — the tendency for earlier memories to interfere with the retrieval of material learned later
read-eval-print loop — (language, LISP, programming) (REPL) A programming structure within LISP which repeatedly reads a form from the user, evaluates it, and displays the result. A read-eval-print loop forms the basis of the Top-Level shell that programmers of the LISP family of languages interact with. In many dialects of LISP a very simple REPL could be implemented as: (loop (print (eval (read)))). (2003-06-23)
receivables turnover — A receivables turnover is a measure of cash flow that is calculated by dividing net credit sales by average accounts receivable.
recreational vehicle — a van or utility vehicle used for recreational purposes, as camping, and often equipped with living facilities. Abbreviation: RV.
regenerative cooling — Physics. a method of cooling a gas, utilizing the rapid expansion of a compressed portion of the gas, before it becomes liquid, to cool the remainder.
regional development — aid-giving to poorer areas or countries
relative atomic mass — the ratio of the average mass per atom of the naturally occurring form of an element to one-twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12
relative conjunction — a conjunction that introduces a relative clause
relative deprivation — the perception of an unfair disparity between one's situation and that of others.
relative probability — a measure or estimate of the degree of confidence one may have in the occurrence of an event, defined as the limit of the proportion observed in a sample as the sample size tends to infinity
republic of maldives — a republic occupying an archipelago of 1087 coral islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Sri Lanka: came under British protection in 1887; became independent in 1965 and a republic in 1968; member of the Commonwealth (1982–2016). The economy and infrastructure were severely damaged in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Official language: Divehi. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: rufiyaa. Capital: Malé. Pop: 393 988 (2013 est). Area: 298 sq km (115 sq miles)
reservations manager — A reservations manager at a hotel is responsible for the reservations at the hotel.
restrictive covenant — a covenant with a clause that restricts the action of any party to it, especially an agreement among property owners not to sell to members of particular minority groups.
return of the native — a novel (1878) by Thomas Hardy.
reversionary annuity — an annuity payable to a beneficiary during the period of time he or she survives the insured.
romantic involvement — the condition of being in a romantic or sexual relationship
roof over one's head — If you have a roof over your head, you have somewhere to live.
serve a person right — to pay a person back, esp for wrongful or foolish treatment or behaviour
server message block — (protocol) (SMB) A client/server protocol that provides file and printer sharing between computers. In addition SMB can share serial ports and communications abstractions such as named pipes and mail slots. SMB is similar to remote procedure call (RPC) specialised for file system access. SMB was developed by Intel, Microsoft, and IBM in the early 1980s. It has also had input from Xerox and 3Com. It is the native method of file and print sharing for Microsoft operating systems; where it is called Microsoft Networking. Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, and Windows NT all include SMB clients and servers. SMB is also used by OS/2, Lan Manager and Banyan Vines. There are SMB servers and clients for Unix, for example Samba and smbclient. SMB is a presentation layer protocol structured as a large set of commands (Server Message Blocks). There are commands to support file sharing, printer sharing, user authentication, resource browsing, and other miscellaneous functions. As clients and servers may implement different versions ("dialects") of the protocol they negotiate before starting a session. The redirector packages SMB requests into a network control block (NBC) structure that can be sent across the network to a remote device. SMB originally ran on top of the lower level protocols NetBEUI and NetBIOS, but now typically runs over TCP/IP. Microsoft have developed an extended version of SMB for the Internet, the Common Internet File System (CIFS), which in most cases replaces SMB. CIFS runs only runs over TCP/IP.
service access point — (networking) (SAP) The OSI term for the component of a network address which identifies the individual application on a host which is sending or receiving a packet. Different SAPs distinguish between different services or applications on a host, e.g. electronic mail, FTP, HTTP.
special boat service — a unit of the Royal Marines specializing in reconnaissance and sabotage
spontaneous recovery — the reappearance of a response after its extinction has been followed by a period of rest
squatter sovereignty — (used contemptuously by its opponents) popular sovereignty (def 2).
surveillance society — a society where surveillance technology is widely used to monitor people's everyday activities
tangent galvanometer — a type of galvanometer having a vertical coil of wire with a horizontal magnetic needle at its centre. The current to be measured is passed through the coil and produces a proportional magnetic field which deflects the needle
television broadcast — sth shown on tv
television programme — a programme broadcast on television
the grove of academe — the academic world
theory of relativity — relativity (def 2).
theresa of avila, st — Saint. Also, Teresa. Also called Theresa of Avila [ah-vee-lah] /ˈɑ viˌlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
thermal conductivity — the amount of heat per unit time per unit area that can be conducted through a plate of unit thickness of a given material, the faces of the plate differing by one unit of temperature.
to have it in for sb — If someone has it in for you, they do not like you and they want to make life difficult for you.
to leave your/a mark — If someone or something leaves their mark or leaves a mark, they have a lasting effect on another person or thing.

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