13-letter words containing o, v, e
- gram-positive — (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
- graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
- grave clothes — the wrappings in which a dead body is interred
- grave-robbing — a person who steals valuables from graves and tombs: Graverobbers had emptied the Mayan tomb before archaeologists could examine its contents.
- gravel-voiced — speaking in a rough and rasping tone
- green vitriol — a bluish-green, crystalline, saline-tasting, water-soluble heptahydrated solid, FeSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of other iron salts, in water purification, fertilizer, inks, pigments, tanning, photography, and in medicine in the treatment of anemia.
- group of five — France, Japan, UK, US, and Germany acting as a group to stabilize their currency exchange rates
- hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- harvest mouse — an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.
- have a bun on — have a bun on, Slang. to be intoxicated: Everyone at the party seemed to have a bun on.
- have a mad on — to be angry
- have a record — to be a known criminal; have a previous conviction or convictions
- have eyes for — to be interested in
- have occasion — If you have occasion to do something, it is necessary for you to do it.
- heave the log — to determine a ship's speed with such a device
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- heavenly body — celestial object: star, planet, etc.
- hevelian halo — a faint white halo with an angular radius of 90° that is occasionally seen around the sun or the moon, thought to be caused by the reflection and refraction of sunlight by ice crystals.
- high-velocity — having an above average velocity
- home delivery — delivery to one's home
- home invasion — an act or instance of entering an occupied residence with the intent to commit a burglary or other crime.
- homing device — a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, airplane, etc., that aims it toward its objective.
- hors d'oeuvre — a small bit of appetizing food, as spicy meat, fish, cheese, or a preparation of chopped or creamed foods, often served on crackers or small pieces of toast, for eating at cocktail parties or other gatherings where drinks are served with no other food.
- hors doeuvres — Hors d'oeuvres are small amounts of food served before the main course of a meal.
- host an event — If a hotel or organization hosts an event, it provides the facilities for the event to take place.
- hot and heavy — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- hypervelocity — extremely high velocity, as of projectiles, space vehicles, or accelerated nuclear particles.
- hyposensitive — low or diminished sensitivity to stimulation.
- hypoventilate — (intransitive) To undergo hypoventilation.
- ill-conceived — badly conceived or planned: an ill-conceived project.
- immovableness — The quality of being immovable.
- impoverishing — Present participle of impoverish.
- improgressive — (archaic) Not progressive.
- improvidently — In an improvident manner.
- improvisatore — An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
- in advance of — prior to
- in the groove — a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- in-observance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- inconceivable — not conceivable; unimaginable; unthinkable.
- inconceivably — not conceivable; unimaginable; unthinkable.
- inconsecutive — not consecutive.
- inconvenience — the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- inconveniency — inconvenience.
- inconversable — (obsolete) uncommunicative; reserved.
- inconvertible — (of paper money) not capable of being converted into specie.
- inconvertibly — In an inconvertible manner.
- inconvincible — not convincible; incapable of being convinced.
- incorporative — Tending to incorporate or include things.
- indissolvable — Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or separated.