16-letter words containing s, a, o, v
- to move a muscle — If you say that someone did not move a muscle, you mean that they stayed absolutely still.
- to pay dividends — If something pays dividends, it brings advantages at a later date.
- to speak volumes — If something such as an action speaks volumes about a person or thing, it gives you a lot of information about them.
- transverse colon — the middle portion of the colon, lying across the upper abdominal cavity between the ascending colon on the right and the descending colon on the left.
- unconversational — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
- universalization — to make universal.
- vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
- vapor combustion — Vapor combustion is a closed burn system used for treating liquid waste which contains volatile organic compounds.
- vasoconstriction — constriction of the blood vessels, as by the action of a nerve.
- vasoconstrictive — causing vasoconstriction.
- vegetable oyster — salsify.
- vegetable sponge — loofah (def 2).
- velcro fastening — a fastening made of Velcro
- venus and adonis — a narrative poem (1593) by Shakespeare.
- vest-pocket park — pocket park.
- victorian values — qualities considered to characterize the Victorian period, including enterprise and initiative and the importance of the family
- video journalism — the techniques, methods, etc., of preparing and broadcasting informational, social, political, and other nonfiction subjects via news and documentary programs.
- videodisc player — an electronic device for playing videodiscs through a television set.
- vienna secession — thea Viennese movement of the late 19th and early 20th cent. in the arts and architecture, that rejected prevailing academic styles in favor of these of art nouveau
- virginia cowslip — a perennial woodland plant (Mertensia virginica) of the borage family, native to E North America and having clusters of blue or purple, bell-shaped flowers
- vitruvian scroll — a scroll forming a stylized wave pattern.
- voluntary muscle — muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual's will; mainly skeletal muscle, composed of parallel bundles of striated, multinucleate fibers.
- voluntary school — a school that promotes specific religious beliefs and which is funded by a local education authority but was not established by the authority
- voluntary sector — the part of the economy that consists of non-profit-making organizations, as opposed to the public and private sectors
- weather advisory — advisory (def 5).
- whatever sb does — You say whatever you do when giving advice or warning someone about something.
- yeoman's service — good, useful, or workmanlike service: His trusty sword did him yeoman's service.