12-letter words containing s, o, v, e
- reverse shot — a shot that views the action from the opposite side of the previous shot, as during a conversation between two actors, giving the effect of looking from one actor to the other.
- reverse snob — a person overly proud of being one of or sympathetic to the common people, and who denigrates or shuns those of superior ability, education, social standing, etc.
- reversionary — of, relating to, or involving a reversion.
- reversionist — a person who advocates reverting to the conditions, customs, ideals, etc., of an earlier era.
- revisitation — the act of visiting.
- river forest — a city in NE Illinois.
- river nelson — a river in central Canada, in N central Manitoba, flowing from Lake Winnipeg northeast to Hudson Bay. Length: about 650 km (400 miles)
- roncesvalles — a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: defeat of part of Charlemagne's army and the death of Roland a.d.
- room service — the serving of food, drinks, etc., to a guest in his or her room, as at a hotel.
- rooseveltian — of, pertaining to, advocating, or following the principles, views, or policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or of Theodore Roosevelt.
- root version — The initial value of an object in a change management system.
- route survey — a survey for determining the route, grades, etc., of a railroad, highway, or power line.
- sal volatile — an aromatic alcoholic solution of ammonium carbonate, the chief ingredient in smelling salts.
- sales volume — quantity of goods sold
- samuel lover — Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
- savoir faire — knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact.
- savoir-faire — knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact.
- savoir-vivre — knowledge of the world and the ways or usages of polite society.
- scrieveboard — the drawing board of a shipbuilder
- scrive board — a floorlike construction on which the lines of a vessel can be drawn or scribed at full size.
- self-devoted — intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
- self-evolved — to develop gradually: to evolve a scheme.
- self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- seminivorous — feeding on seeds: seminivorous birds.
- semivitreous — partially vitreous.
- seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- seropositive — showing a significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, indicating previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- serve notice — to give formal warning or information, as of intentions; announce
- service book — a book containing the forms of worship used in divine services.
- service road — frontage road.
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- servile work — work of a physical nature that is forbidden on Sundays and on certain holidays
- servitorship — the office or position of a servitor; the condition of being a servitor
- servo system — a system using a servomechanism.
- servocontrol — control by means of a servomechanism.
- seventy-four — a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.
- several-fold — comprising several parts or members.
- severodvinsk — a city in the N Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Gulf, E of Archangel.
- sex-positive — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
- shavano peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the S Sawatch Range, in the Rocky Mountains. 14,229 feet (4337 meters).
- shovel-nosed — having the head, snout, or beak broad and flat like the blade of a shovel.
- shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
- silver frost — glaze (def 17).
- silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
- silver point — the melting point of silver, equal to 960.8°C, used as a fixed point on the international temperature scale.
- silver spoon — spoon (def 16).
- silver trout — a variety of cutthroat trout, Salmo clarki henshawi, having silvery coloration, inhabiting Lake Tahoe.
- slave labour — Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves.
- sleeve board — a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, especially a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
- sleeve notes — the printed information on a record sleeve