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14-letter words containing o, v, e

  • gothic revival — a Gothic style of architecture popular between the late 18th and late 19th centuries, exemplified by the Houses of Parliament in London (1840)
  • governableness — The state of being governable.
  • governing body — board, regulatory authority
  • government man — (in the 19th century) a convict
  • governmentally — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
  • grain elevator — elevator (def 4).
  • graveyard slot — the hours from late night until early morning when the number of people watching television is at its lowest
  • grease remover — a substance that removes grease
  • group genitive — (in English) a construction in which the genitive ending 's is added to an entire phrase, especially when added to a word other than the head of the noun phrase, as the woman who lives across the street's in That is the woman who lives across the street's cat or the people next-door's in The people next-door's house is for rent.
  • group of seven — G7.
  • group velocity — the velocity of finite numbers of waves undergoing simple harmonic motion, equal to the phase velocity when it does not vary with the wavelengths of the waves. The group velocity of the set of waves produced in water when a stone is dropped is less than the velocity of the individual waves.
  • half seas over — of, relating to, or adapted for use at sea.
  • half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
  • half-convinced — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
  • half-seas over — drunk; intoxicated; inebriated.
  • hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hand over hand — grasping with alternate hands
  • have a case on — an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment.
  • have a down on — to bear ill will towards (someone or something)
  • have a load on — to be intoxicated
  • have a lock on — to be sure of winning, gaining, or controlling
  • have a mind to — think about doing
  • have a shot at — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
  • have a stomack — to be pregnant
  • have an eye to — to watch out for; attend to
  • have bought it — to be killed
  • have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • have it in one — to have the ability (to do something)
  • have one's say — When one of the people or groups involved in a discussion has their say, they give their opinion.
  • have sth on sb — If someone has something on you, they have evidence that you have done something wrong or bad. If they have nothing on you, they cannot prove that you have done anything wrong or bad.
  • have the floor — have a turn to speak publicly
  • health visitor — In Britain, a health visitor is a nurse whose job is to visit people in their homes and offer advice on matters such as how to look after very young babies or people with physical disabilities.
  • heat reservoir — a hypothetical body of infinitely large mass capable of absorbing or rejecting unlimited quantities of heat without undergoing appreciable changes in temperature, pressure, or density.
  • heavy hydrogen — either of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen, especially deuterium.
  • heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
  • hemipelvectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of half of the pelvis, and the leg on that side.
  • hendersonville — a city in S Tennessee.
  • herbert hoover — Herbert (Clark) 1874–1964, 31st president of the U.S. 1929–33.
  • high explosive — a class of explosive, as TNT, in which the reaction is so rapid as to be practically instantaneous, used in shells and bombs.
  • hors d'oeuvres — 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.
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • hotel de ville — a city hall.
  • hradec kralove — a town in the N Czech Republic, on the Elbe River: Austrians defeated by Prussians in Battle of Sadowa 1866.
  • hyperviscosity — the abnormal thickening of a liquid
  • hypoventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypoventilate.
  • immunoreactive — Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
  • imperviousness — not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
  • impoverishment — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
  • improvisatrice — Female improvisatore.
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