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15-letter words containing s, t, v

  • relative to sth — Relative to something means with reference to it or in comparison with it.
  • remonstratively — in a remonstrative or expostulatory manner
  • representatives — a person or thing that represents another or others.
  • reserve tranche — the quota of 25 per cent to which a member of the IMF has unconditional access. Prior to 1978 it was paid in gold and known as the gold tranche
  • reservoir patch — A reservoir patch is an adhesive patch enclosing an amount of medicine. The patch is applied to the skin, and the medicine in it is delivered through a membrane into the skin and into the bloodstream.
  • retrievableness — the state or quality of being retrievable
  • retrospectively — with contemplation of past situations, events, etc.: You should examine your relationship retrospectively.
  • reverse transom — a surface forming the stern of a vessel, canted forwards at the upper side
  • reversing light — Reversing lights are the white lights on the back of a motor vehicle which shine when the vehicle is in reverse gear.
  • reviewing stand — A reviewing stand is a special raised platform from which military and political leaders watch military parades.
  • revisualization — the act of visualizing or picturing something again
  • revolving stage — a circular platform divided into segments enabling multiple theater sets to be put in place in advance and in turn rotated into view of the audience.
  • rhesus negative — relating to blood not containing Rhesus antigen D
  • rhesus positive — relating to blood containing Rhesus antigen D
  • riverworthiness — (of a boat) the quality or state of being riverworthy
  • s'il vous plait — if you please; please
  • sales executive — a professional responsible for increasing and developing a company's sales
  • saturated vapor — a vapor whose temperature and pressure are such that any compression of its volume at constant temperature causes it to condense to liquid at a rate sufficient to maintain a constant pressure.
  • savings account — a bank account on which interest is paid, traditionally one for which a bankbook is used to record deposits, withdrawals, and interest payments.
  • scavenge stroke — (in a reciprocating engine) the stroke of a piston in a four-stroke cycle that pushes the burnt gases out as exhaust
  • self-evaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
  • self-government — control of the government of a state, community, or other body by its own members; democratic government.
  • self-initiative — an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
  • self-motivation — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • self-reflective — that reflects; reflecting.
  • self-regulative — used for or capable of controlling or adjusting oneself or itself: a self-regulative device.
  • self-revelation — disclosure of one's private feelings, thoughts, etc., especially when unintentional.
  • self-revelatory — displaying, exhibiting, or disclosing one's most private feelings, thoughts, etc.: an embarrassingly self-revealing autobiography.
  • self-validating — requiring no external confirmation, sanction, or validation.
  • semi-conductive — Semi-conductive describes a component which conducts electricity less well than a good conductor but better than an insulator.
  • semi-figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
  • semi-vegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
  • sensitive plant — Also called humble plant. a tropical American plant, Mimosa pudica, cultivated in greenhouses, having bipinnate leaves whose leaflets fold together when touched.
  • sentence adverb — an adverb modifying or commenting upon the content of a sentence as a whole or upon the conditions under which it is uttered, as frankly in Frankly, he can't be trusted.
  • serve one right — to act as a servant.
  • service history — information concerning all of a car's services (ie overhauls, checks, or repairs)
  • service station — Also called gas station. a place equipped for servicing automobiles, as by selling gasoline and oil, making repairs, etc.
  • servius tullius — Servius, Servius Tullius.
  • seven-card stud — a variety of poker in which each player is dealt one card face down in each of the first two rounds, one card face up in each of the next four rounds, and one card face down in the last round, each of the last five rounds being followed by a betting interval. Compare stud poker (def 1).
  • seven-year itch — scabies.
  • seventy-seventh — next after the seventy-sixth; being the ordinal number for 77.
  • shortwave radio — a radio that transmits or receives shortwaves.
  • shuttle service — transport going back and forth
  • significatively — serving to signify.
  • silver standard — a monetary standard or system using silver of specified weight and fineness to define the basic unit of currency.
  • silviculturally — with reference to silviculture
  • simple interval — an interval of an octave or less.
  • sled cultivator — go-devil (def 5).
  • social movement — a group of diffusely organized people or organizations striving toward a common goal relating to human society or social change, or the organized activities of such a group: The push for civil rights was a social movement that peaked in the 1950s and 1960s.
  • spirit leveling — leveling according to the indications of a spirit level.
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