15-letter words containing s, a, v
- above suspicion — in such a position that no guilt may be thought or implied, esp through having an unblemished reputation
- absentee voting — voting in advance by voters who cannot get to the polling place on polling day
- accessory nerve — either one of the eleventh pair of cranial nerves, which supply the muscles of the head, shoulders, larynx, and pharynx and the viscera of the abdomen and thorax
- achieved status — the social position a person gains as a result of personal effort.
- acquisitiveness — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
- activity series — a table of metals, listed in the order of their ability to replace other metals while in solution
- adaptive optics — a technique used to increase the resolution of a ground-based astronomical telescope by counteracting the effects of the atmosphere on the image. A deforming mirror in the light path of the telescope maintains a pointlike image of the celestial body using either a real star or a laser beam as a reference
- adhesive factor — the ratio of the force that can be exerted on driving wheels with full traction to the weight on the driving wheels, usually expressed as a percentage.
- adlai stevenson — Adlai Ewing [ad-ley yoo-ing] /ˈæd leɪ ˈyu ɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1914, vice president of the U.S. 1893–97.
- adventuresomely — In an adventuresome manner.
- adventurousness — the quality of being adventurous
- advertising man — adman (def 1).
- affirmativeness — The property of being affirmative.
- aftershave balm — a soothing lotion for application to the face after shaving
- alternativeness — The state of being alternative or representing alternatives.
- anacostia river — a river in the District of Columbia flowing into the Potomac River. about 24 miles (39 km) long.
- andrada e silva — José Bonifacio de [zhaw-ze baw-nee-fah-syoo di] /ʒɔˈzɛ ˌbɔ niˈfɑ syʊ dɪ/ (Show IPA), 1763–1838, Brazilian statesman and scientist: architect of Brazilian independence.
- anniversary day — a day for celebrating the foundation date of one of the former Provinces
- anticonvulsants — Plural form of anticonvulsant.
- antihypotensive — An antihypotensive is any drug that raises low blood pressure.
- antipositivists — Plural form of antipositivist.
- antiprogressive — opposed to or acting against progression in society
- antiretrovirals — Plural form of antiretroviral.
- antispeculative — opposed to or acting against speculation
- antivivisection — opposed to the act or practice or performing experiments on living animals, involving cutting into or dissecting the body
- apostolic vicar — vicar apostolic.
- approved school — In Britain in the past, an approved school was a boarding school where young people could be sent to stay if they had been found guilty of a crime.
- ariboflavinosis — a condition resulting from a dietary deficiency of riboflavin
- army-navy store — a retail store selling a stock of surplus army, naval, and other military apparel and goods, often at bargain rates.
- arrivals lounge — a waiting area for people meeting passengers
- assisted living — Assisted living is a type of housing specially designed for people who need help in their everyday lives, but who do not need specialist nursing care. In assisted living facilities, residents live in independent rooms or apartments, but receive help with day-to-day activities, for example bathing, dressing, preparing meals, and taking their medicines.
- astronavigation — celestial navigation
- at your service — You can use 'at your service' after your name as a formal way of introducing yourself to someone and saying that you are willing to help them in any way you can.
- attitude survey — a survey of the opinions held by a particular group of people
- autodestructive — likely to cause one's own destruction
- aviator glasses — sunglasses that look like goggles
- backseat driver — If you refer to a passenger in a car as a backseat driver, they annoy you because they constantly give you advice about how to drive.
- barn conversion — the adaptation of a farm barn into a building serving a different use, such as a house or commercial premises
- bat-wing sleeve — formed, shaped, etc., like the wing of a bat.
- be having sb on — If you are having someone on, you are pretending that something is true when it is not true, for example as a joke or in order to tease them.
- beta conversion — (theory) A term from lambda-calculus for beta reduction or beta abstraction.
- biot-savart law — the law that the magnetic induction near a long, straight conductor, as wire, varies inversely as the distance from the conductor and directly as the intensity of the current in the conductor.
- blagoveshchensk — a city and port in E Russia, in Siberia on the Amur River. Pop: 222 000 (2005 est)
- bravais lattice — any of 14 possible space lattices found in crystals
- brillat-savarin — Anthelme (ɑ̃tɛlm). 1755–1826, French lawyer and gourmet; author of Physiologie du Goût (1825)
- brown-and-serve — requiring only a brief period of browning, as in an oven, before being ready to serve: brown-and-serve rolls.
- bulimia nervosa — a disorder characterized by compulsive overeating followed by vomiting: sometimes associated with anxiety about gaining weight
- caernarvonshire — (until 1974) a county of NW Wales, now part of Gwynedd
- cardinal vowels — a set of theoretical vowel sounds, based on the shape of the mouth needed to articulate them, that can be used to classify the vowel sounds of any speaker in any language
- careers adviser — a person trained in giving vocational advice, esp in secondary, further, or higher education
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