17-letter words containing p, r, o, v, e, n
- private ownership — the fact of being owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
- pro forma invoice — an invoice issued before an order is placed or before the goods are delivered giving all the details and the cost of the goods
- pro-environmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
- production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
- promotional event — occasion organized to market or advertise sth
- provincial police — (in Canada) the police force of a province, esp Ontario or Quebec
- recovery position — a position in which an unconscious person can be lain on the floor, which minimises them from further risk
- reflexive pronoun — A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun such as 'myself' which refers back to the subject of a sentence or clause. For example, in the sentence 'He made himself a cup of tea', the reflexive pronoun 'himself' refers back to 'he'.
- rural development — social or economic activities or initiatives designed to improve the standard of living in areas far away from large towns or cities
- self-preservation — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
- sensitivity group — a group of persons participating in sensitivity training.
- shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool
- sleep deprivation — a condition in which you have not had enough sleep
- superconductivity — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
- supernova remnant — an expanding shell of gas, with accompanying strong radio and x-ray emissions, produced by a supernova.
- supervision order — an order by a juvenile court requiring a named probation officer or local-authority social worker to advise, assist, and befriend a child or young person who is the subject of care proceedings, over a period of up to three years
- telephone service — a company or public utility that provides a telephone-operating service
- travelling people — Gypsies or other itinerant people: a term used esp by such people of themselves
- uncooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- upper yukon river — Lewes River.
- urban development — the development or improvement of an urban area by building
- weeping lovegrass — any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass) cultivated as forage and ground cover.
- worth every penny — If you say that something or someone is worth every penny, you mean that they are worth all the money that is spent on them.