15-letter words containing s, h, v, e
- touch-sensitive — Touch-sensitive equipment is operated by the user touching it.
- transverse arch — a supporting arch or rib that runs across a vault from side to side, dividing the bays.
- u-shaped valley — a steep-sided valley caused by glacial erosion
- uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- universal chuck — a chuck, as on a lathe headstock, having three stepped jaws moving simultaneously for precise centering of a workpiece of any of a wide range of sizes.
- vanishing cream — a cosmetic similar to cold cream but less oily, applied usually to the face and neck as a base, night cream, or moisturizer.
- vegetable sheep — any of various species of the genus Raoulia, esp R. mammillaris or R. eximia, of New Zealand rocky mountains: a small low bush having white flowers and hairy leaves which, from a distance, make it look like a sheep
- venetian school — any of various groups of artists identified with Venice throughout the history of Italian art but most notably the painters of the 18th century, as Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi, and Antonio Canaletto.
- venus hairstone — a variety of rutilated quartz, used as a gemstone.
- vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
- vindhya pradesh — a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- visible horizon — horizon (def 1).
- visser 't hooft — Willem Adolf [vil-uh m ah-dawlf] /ˈvɪl əm ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1900–85, Dutch Protestant clergyman and writer: leader in ecumenical movement.
- vitreous humour — the aqueous fluid contained within the interstices of the vitreous body
- voice synthesis — the artificial production of the human voice
- vortex shedding — the process by which vortices formed continuously by the aerodynamic conditions associated with a solid body in a gas or air stream are carried downstream by the flow in the form of a vortex street
- vreni schneider — Vreni [vren-ee] /ˈvrɛn i/ (Show IPA), born 1964, Swiss Alpine ski racer.
- where one lives — in one's sensitive or defenceless position
- without reserve — without reservations; fully; wholeheartedly