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15-letter words containing s, a, v, e

  • dorsoventrality — Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.
  • dose equivalent — a unit that quantifies the biological effectiveness of an absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, obtained by multiplying the absorbed dose by dimensionless factors that account for the kind of radiation, its energy, and the nature of the absorber: measured in Sievert or rem.
  • dr. strangelove — a person, especially a military or government official, who advocates initiating nuclear warfare.
  • east providence — a town in NE Rhode Island, near Providence.
  • electric shaver — razor powered by electricity
  • escape velocity — great enough speed to escape gravity
  • evangelicalness — the state or quality of being evangelical
  • evening prayers — the daily evening service of Bible readings and prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
  • evens favourite — the favourite to win a race and on which the bookmakers are offering even odds.
  • everlastingness — The state or quality of being everlasting.
  • Évian-les-bains — a resort and spa town in E France, on Lake Geneva opposite Lausanne; noted for its bottled mineral waters. Pop: 8064 (2006)
  • eviction clause — a clause by which a contract or other agreement may be terminated, especially between theatrical producers and theater owners in whose agreements it is often stipulated that when weekly receipts fall below a certain minimum usually for two consecutive weeks, the production must vacate the theater.
  • ex-servicewoman — a woman who has served in the army, navy, or air force
  • exchange server — Microsoft Exchange
  • extensivization — the process of (something) becoming more extensive, esp in agriculture
  • extravagantness — The quality of being extravagant.
  • faites vos jeux — place your bets! (a phrase used by croupiers in roulette and other casino gambling games)
  • federal reserve — In the United States, the Federal Reserve is the central banking system, which is responsible for setting policy on monetary matters such as money supply and interest rates.
  • first-day cover — a cover marked so as to indicate that it was mailed on the first day of issue of the stamp it bears and from one of the cities at which the stamp was issued on that day.
  • fishing village — a village in which fishing is the main industry
  • five-star hotel — a top-quality hotel offering exceptional luxury
  • flavourlessness — Alternative spelling of flavorlessness.
  • flavoursomeness — Alt form flavorsomeness.
  • fovea centralis — a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
  • fringe festival — an unofficial, often unconventional, arts festival that is associated with another, larger festival
  • funeral service — ceremony at a burial or cremation
  • gatefold sleeve — a record sleeve that opens out like a book
  • general servant — a domestic servant who performs general tasks
  • girdle traverse — a climb that consists of a complete traverse of a face or crag
  • give a monkey's — to care about or regard as important
  • give sb a break — You can say 'give me a break' to show that you are annoyed by what someone has said or done.
  • give sth a miss — If you give something a miss, you decide not to do it or not to go to it.
  • give sth a rest — If someone tells you to give something a rest, they want you to stop doing it because it annoys them or because they think it is harming you.
  • give them heaps — to contend strenuously with an opposing sporting team
  • glanville-hicks — Peggy, 1912–1990, U.S. composer and music critic, born in Australia.
  • governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
  • governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
  • governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
  • graves' disease — a disease characterized by an enlarged thyroid, a rapid pulse, and increased basal metabolism due to excessive thyroid secretion; exophthalmic goiter.
  • graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
  • hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
  • hard disk drive — (storage)   (HDD) A disk drive used to read and write hard disks.
  • have a crush on — be attracted to: sb
  • have a go at sb — If someone has a go at you, they criticize you, often in a way that you feel is unfair.
  • have a smack at — to attempt
  • have it so good — to have so many benefits, esp material benefits
  • have no use for — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
  • have one's pick — If you have your pick of a group of things, you are able to choose any of them that you want.
  • have words with — to argue angrily with
  • haversian canal — a microscopic channel in bone, through which a blood vessel runs.
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