13-letter words containing s, e, v
- forgivingness — disposed to forgive; indicating forgiveness: a forgiving soul; a forgiving smile.
- forty-seventh — next after the forty-sixth; being the ordinal number for 47.
- fosamprenavir — (pharmaceutical drug) An anti-retroviral prodrug of the protease inhibitor amprenavir. It is used to treat HIV infected patients.
- friendsgiving — a gathering of friends to celebrate Thanksgiving with a feast, falling near or on Thanksgiving Day, in contrast to the traditional celebrations that typically involve family.
- frivolousness — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- galvanometers — Plural form of galvanometer.
- galveston bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.
- gas reversion — Gas reversion is a process which combines thermal cracking or reforming of naphtha with thermal polymerization or alkylation of hydrocarbon gases, which is carried out in the same reaction place.
- german silver — any of various alloys of copper, zinc, and nickel, usually white and used for utensils, drawing instruments, etc.; nickel silver.
- gesticulative — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- give it heaps — to try very hard
- give pause to — to cause to hesitate
- give sb heart — If something gives you heart, it makes you feel more confident or happy about something.
- give the slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- goods service — a transport service in which goods are sent by train from one location to another
- governmentese — complicated or obscurantist language thought to be characteristic of government bureaucratic statements; officialese.
- gram-positive — (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
- grape harvest — gathering of ripe grapes from the vine
- grave clothes — the wrappings in which a dead body is interred
- gravity scale — a scale giving the relative density of fluids
- grimes graves — an area of Neolithic flint mines in Suffolk, England, comprising more than 300 mine shafts and galleries.
- half-silvered — (of a mirror) having an incomplete reflective coating, so that half the incident light is reflected and half transmitted: used in optical instruments and two-way mirrors
- harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
- harvest mouse — an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.
- harvester ant — any of several red or black ants, especially of the genus Pogonomyrmex, of the southwestern U.S., that feed on and store the seeds of grasses.
- have eyes for — to be interested in
- have its uses — If you say that being something or knowing someone has its uses, you mean that it makes it possible for you to do what you otherwise would not be able to do.
- have occasion — If you have occasion to do something, it is necessary for you to do it.
- have the guts — be brave enough
- heavy cruiser — a naval cruiser having 8-inch (20.3-cm) guns as its main armament.
- herpesviruses — Plural form of herpesvirus.
- home invasion — an act or instance of entering an occupied residence with the intent to commit a burglary or other crime.
- hors d'oeuvre — a small bit of appetizing food, as spicy meat, fish, cheese, or a preparation of chopped or creamed foods, often served on crackers or small pieces of toast, for eating at cocktail parties or other gatherings where drinks are served with no other food.
- hors doeuvres — Hors d'oeuvres are small amounts of food served before the main course of a meal.
- host an event — If a hotel or organization hosts an event, it provides the facilities for the event to take place.
- hypertensives — Plural form of hypertensive.
- hypervascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- hyposensitive — low or diminished sensitivity to stimulation.
- imitativeness — imitating; copying; given to imitation.
- immersiveness — The quality or degree of being immersive.
- immovableness — The quality of being immovable.
- impassiveness — The state of being impassive.
- imperfectives — Plural form of imperfective.
- imperseverant — lacking the power to perceive
- impoverishing — Present participle of impoverish.
- improgressive — (archaic) Not progressive.
- improvisatore — An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
- impulsiveness — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- in-observance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- incentivising — Present participle of incentivise.