15-letter words containing s, t, e, v
- everly brothers — the. US pop singing duo comprising Don Everly (born 1937) and Phil Everly 1939–2014, noted for their close harmonies
- eviction clause — a clause by which a contract or other agreement may be terminated, especially between theatrical producers and theater owners in whose agreements it is often stipulated that when weekly receipts fall below a certain minimum usually for two consecutive weeks, the production must vacate the theater.
- extensivization — the process of (something) becoming more extensive, esp in agriculture
- extravagantness — The quality of being extravagant.
- faites vos jeux — place your bets! (a phrase used by croupiers in roulette and other casino gambling games)
- first-day cover — a cover marked so as to indicate that it was mailed on the first day of issue of the stamp it bears and from one of the cities at which the stamp was issued on that day.
- five-star hotel — a top-quality hotel offering exceptional luxury
- fovea centralis — a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
- free university — a school run informally by and for college students, organized to offer courses and approaches not usually offered in a college curriculum.
- fringe festival — an unofficial, often unconventional, arts festival that is associated with another, larger festival
- gatefold sleeve — a record sleeve that opens out like a book
- general servant — a domestic servant who performs general tasks
- geodetic survey — a land area survey in which the curvature of the surface of the earth is taken into account.
- girdle traverse — a climb that consists of a complete traverse of a face or crag
- give sth a miss — If you give something a miss, you decide not to do it or not to go to it.
- give sth a rest — If someone tells you to give something a rest, they want you to stop doing it because it annoys them or because they think it is harming you.
- give them heaps — to contend strenuously with an opposing sporting team
- governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
- governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
- graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
- hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
- have a go at sb — If someone has a go at you, they criticize you, often in a way that you feel is unfair.
- have a smack at — to attempt
- have it so good — to have so many benefits, esp material benefits
- have words with — to argue angrily with
- house detective — an employee of a department store, hotel, etc., employed to prevent thefts, violations of regulations, or other forms of misconduct on the part of patrons.
- hyperactiveness — The state or quality of being hyperactive.
- hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
- hyposensitivity — low or diminished sensitivity to stimulation.
- impact adhesive — a glue designed to give adhesion when two coated surfaces are pressed together
- implicativeness — the state or quality of being implicative
- improvvisatrice — Alternative form of improvisatrice.
- in conversation — If you say that people are in conversation, you mean that they are talking together.
- in the universe — If you say that something is, for example, the best or biggest thing of its kind in the universe, you are emphasizing that you think it is bigger or better than anything else of its kind.
- in vino veritas — in wine there is truth; people speak the truth when they are drunk
- incentive bonus — an extra payment made to an employee to reward good work
- indistinctively — without distinctive characteristics.
- individualities — Plural form of individuality.
- ineffectiveness — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- inevitabilities — Plural form of inevitability.
- informativeness — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- initiative test — a test to see how resourceful someone is and their ability to decide what to do and when to do it
- inobtrusiveness — the quality of being unobtrusive
- inoperativeness — The state or condition of being inoperative; nonfunction.
- inquisitiveness — given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind.
- insensitiveness — Quality of being insensitive.
- insignificative — not expressed or denoted by external signs
- instructiveness — Quality of being instructive.
- interconversion — conversion of each of two things into the other; reciprocal conversion.
- interdivisional — existing or occurring between divisions, esp the divisions of an organization