15-letter words containing o, v, e, r, s, c
- press of canvas — the most sail a vessel can carry under given conditions
- procrastinative — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- procreativeness — the quality of being procreative
- progressivistic — characteristic of a progressivist
- projective test — any psychological test, such as the Rorschach test, in which the subject is asked to respond to vague material. It is thought that unconscious ideas are thus projected, which, when the responses are interpreted, reveal hidden aspects of the subject's personality
- prospectiveness — of or in the future: prospective earnings.
- recoverableness — the ability to be recovered or chance of being able to recover
- recycle solvent — A recycle solvent is a solvent (= a substance that can dissolve another substance) which is used in a recovery system.
- reserve officer — a noncareer commissioned officer in a military reserve unit who has served on active duty and who may be recalled to active service during an emergency.
- reservoir patch — A reservoir patch is an adhesive patch enclosing an amount of medicine. The patch is applied to the skin, and the medicine in it is delivered through a membrane into the skin and into the bloodstream.
- retrospectively — with contemplation of past situations, events, etc.: You should examine your relationship retrospectively.
- scavenge stroke — (in a reciprocating engine) the stroke of a piston in a four-stroke cycle that pushes the burnt gases out as exhaust
- service economy — an economy which is dominated by the provision or importance of services (as opposed to products)
- service history — information concerning all of a car's services (ie overhauls, checks, or repairs)
- 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.
- shoshone cavern — a large cave in NW Wyoming: a national monument.
- silver chloride — a white, granular, water-insoluble powder, AgCl, that darkens on exposure to light, produced by the reaction of silver nitrate with a chloride: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions and in the making of antiseptic silver preparations.
- sled cultivator — go-devil (def 5).
- social services — organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel.
- store detective — A store detective is someone who is employed by a shop to walk around the shop looking for people who are secretly stealing goods.
- subcontraoctave — the octave below the contraoctave, which is three octaves below the middle C octave on a standard keyboard
- superconvenient — highly convenient
- survival course — a course that teaches people how to survive in the wild and in other dangerous environments
- 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.
- vacation course — a course of study undertaken during a vacation, usually combined with other activities
- vector analysis — the branch of calculus that deals with vectors and processes involving vectors.
- velcro fastener — a fastener made of Velcro
- vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
- vernier compass — a compass on a transit (vernier transit) having a vernier for adjusting magnetic bearings to read as true bearings.
- vers de societe — humorous light verse dealing with fashions and foibles of the time.
- virtuous circle — a beneficial cycle of events or incidents, each having a positive effect on the next.
- vitreous silica — silica glass
- voyeuristically — of, relating to, or characteristic of a voyeur or of voyeurism.