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16-letter words containing s, l, a, v

  • self-advancement — an act of moving forward.
  • self-advertising — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
  • self-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
  • self-deliverance — suicide.
  • self-deprivation — the act of depriving.
  • self-observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
  • self-vindicating — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
  • self-vindication — the act of vindicating.
  • self-vulcanizing — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
  • sensory overload — being overwhelmed by sights, sounds, etc.
  • service elevator — an elevator for the use of servants and delivery people and for carrying large items.
  • service families — families which have a member serving in the armed forces
  • severnaya zemlya — an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, between the Kara Sea and Laptev Sea, in N Russia. 14,175 sq. mi. (36,712 sq. km).
  • sexual deviation — a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.
  • shoemaker-levy 9 — a comet that was captured into an orbit around Jupiter and later broke up, the fragments colliding with Jupiter in July 1995
  • shopping village — a shopping centre that designed to look like a village
  • sicilian vespers — a general massacre of the French in Sicily by the local population, begun at the sound of the vesper bell on Easter Monday, 1282.
  • silver medallist — a competitor who comes second in a contest or race and is awarded a medal of silver
  • silver-lace vine — a hardy, twining, woody plant, Polygonum auberti, of the buckwheat family, native to western China and Tibet, having greenish-white, fragrant flowers in drooping clusters.
  • slave labor camp — labor camp (def 1).
  • slave-making ant — an ant of a species that raids the colonies of other ant species, carrying off larvae and pupae to be reared as slaves.
  • slugging average — a measure of the effectiveness of a batter in making base hits, obtained by dividing the total bases reached by hitting by the number of official times at bat and carrying out the result to three decimal places. A batter making 275 total bases in 500 times at bat has a slugging average of .550.
  • social evolution — the gradual development of society and social forms, institutions, etc., usually through a series of peaceful stages. Compare revolution (def 2).
  • sparking voltage — the minimum voltage required to produce a spark across a given spark gap.
  • special delivery — (in the U.S. Postal Service) delivery of mail outside the regularly scheduled hours, by a special messenger, upon the payment of an extra fee.
  • splanchnic nerve — Anatomy. any of several nerves to the viscera and blood vessels of the chest and pelvic areas.
  • steam locomotive — a locomotive moved by steam power generated in its own boiler: still in commercial use in nations that have not yet converted entirely to diesel and electric locomotives.
  • superserviceable — overly disposed to be of service; officious.
  • swedish vallhund — a small sturdy dog of a Swedish breed with a long body and pricked pointed ears
  • take one's leave — to go away; depart
  • texas revolution — a revolutionary movement, 1832–36, in which U.S. settlers asserted their independence from Mexico and established the republic of Texas.
  • the silver state — the nickname of the US state of Nevada, which comes from the large amount of silver discovered and mined there
  • the unobservable — something that cannot be observed
  • tinnevelly senna — any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
  • to move a muscle — If you say that someone did not move a muscle, you mean that they stayed absolutely still.
  • to speak volumes — If something such as an action speaks volumes about a person or thing, it gives you a lot of information about them.
  • transverse colon — the middle portion of the colon, lying across the upper abdominal cavity between the ascending colon on the right and the descending colon on the left.
  • transverse flute — the normal orchestral flute, as opposed to the recorder (or fipple flute)
  • travel insurance — insurance which covers losses that may be incurred while travelling, such as medical expenses, flight cancellations, lost luggage, etc
  • traveler's check — a check issued in any of various denominations by a bank, travel agency, etc., that is signed by the purchaser upon purchase and again, in the presence of the payee, when cashing the check or using it to pay for goods or services.
  • unconversational — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
  • ungava peninsula — a peninsula in NW Ungava region, in N Quebec, in E Canada.
  • universalization — to make universal.
  • valles marineris — a canyon on Mars, 3100 miles (5000 km) in length, named after the Mariner spacecraft.
  • vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
  • vascular cambium — cambium.
  • vaughan williams — Ralph, 1872–1958, English composer.
  • vauxhall gardens — a public garden at Vauxhall, laid out in 1661; a fashionable meeting place and site of lavish entertainments. Closed in 1859
  • vegetable oyster — salsify.
  • vegetable slicer — a device with a sharp blade for slicing vegetables finely;
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