17-letter words containing s, h, a, v
- overreach oneself — to fail because of trying to do more than one can
- overstep the mark — If someone oversteps the mark, they behave in a way that is considered unacceptable.
- peripheral vision — all that is visible to the eye outside the central area of focus; side vision.
- physical activity — sth involving use of the body
- private ownership — the fact of being owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
- reverse apartheid — a perceived bias against White people following the end of Apartheid
- reza shah pahlavi — Muhammad Riza (or Reza) [ri-zah] /rɪˈzɑ/ (Show IPA), 1919–80, shah of Iran 1941–79; in exile after 1979 (son of Riza Shah Pahlavi).
- riza shah pahlavi — Pahlavi (def 2).
- save one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- save shoe leather — to avoid wearing out shoes, as by taking a bus rather than walking
- saved by the bell — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- seventh amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing trial by jury.
- shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool
- spanish civil war — the civil war in Spain 1936–39.
- squash vine borer — the larva of a clearwing moth, Melittia satyriniformis, that bores into the stems of squash and related plants.
- state the obvious — point out sth already evident
- substantive right — a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own sake and as part of the natural legal order of society.
- the beehive state — Utah
- the driver's seat — the position of control or dominance
- the pennsylvanian — the Pennsylvanian period or rock system, equivalent to the Upper Carboniferous of Europe
- the twelve tables — the earliest code of Roman civil, criminal, and religious law, promulgated in 451–450 bc
- the varsity match — a sporting fixture between Oxford and Cambridge university rugby teams
- the-invisible-man — a novel (1897) by H.G. Wells.
- twelve patriarchs — any of the sons of Jacob ((the twelve patriarchs),) from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.
- vaginal discharge — emission from the female genitalia
- vanity publishing — the practice of the author of a book paying all or most of the costs of its publication
- varix lymphaticus — a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
- vehicle insurance — Vehicle insurance is insurance purchased for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and other road vehicles.
- veiltail goldfish — an artificially bred, indoor variety of goldfish, usually golden or calico and of a spheroid shape, having a fully divided, drooping tail fin exceeding the body in length.
- ventilation shaft — a shaft in a mine, tunnel, or building used for providing ventilation or fresh air
- ventura publisher — Corel VENTURA
- verkhoyansk range — a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, in E Siberia, Russia. About 600 miles (970 km) long.
- visitation rights — the legal right granted to a divorced or separated parent to visit a child in the custody of the other parent.
- vocational school — a school offering instruction in one or more skilled or semiskilled trades or occupations.