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15-letter words containing o, v, i, f

  • overdraft limit — a limit on the amount of money allowed to be withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
  • overfamiliarity — The state of being overfamiliar.
  • peace offensive — an active program, policy, propaganda campaign, etc., by a national government for the purpose of terminating a war or period of hostility, lessening international tensions, or promoting peaceful cooperation with other nations.
  • photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
  • play favourites — to display favouritism
  • preverification — the state of being verified.
  • reflexivization — to make (a verb or pronoun) reflexive.
  • relieve oneself — to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
  • 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.
  • retroreflective — of or relating to a surface, material, or device (retroreflector) that reflects light or other radiation back to its source; reflective.
  • revenue officer — a government agent responsible for administering and collecting taxes
  • self-evaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
  • self-motivation — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • self-revelation — disclosure of one's private feelings, thoughts, etc., especially when unintentional.
  • service uniform — a uniform for routine duties and service, as distinguished from work, dress, or full-dress uniforms.
  • shield of david — a hexagram used as a symbol of Judaism.
  • silver fluoride — a yellow or brownish, crystalline, water-soluble, hygroscopic solid, AgF, used chiefly as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
  • specific volume — volume per unit mass; the reciprocal of density.
  • strait of dover — a strait between SE England and N France, linking the English Channel with the North Sea. Width: about 32 km (20 miles)
  • television film — a feature-length film that is made specifically to be shown on television
  • ticket of leave — (formerly) a permit allowing a convict to leave prison, under certain restrictions, and go to work before having served a full term, somewhat similar to a certificate of parole.
  • tractive effort — the force exerted by a locomotive or other powered vehicle on its driving wheels.
  • unforgivingness — not disposed to forgive or show mercy; unrelenting.
  • uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
  • vector function — a function that assigns a vector to each point in a given set.
  • vicar of christ — the pope, with reference to his claim to stand in the place of Jesus Christ and possess His authority in the church.
  • video frequency — transmission frequency of the television picture.
  • videoconference — a teleconference conducted via television equipment.
  • viral infection — disease caused by a virus
  • visser 't hooft — Willem Adolf [vil-uh m ah-dawlf] /ˈvɪl əm ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1900–85, Dutch Protestant clergyman and writer: leader in ecumenical movement.
  • vulgar fraction — common fraction.
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