14-letter words containing t, e, l, v
- group velocity — the velocity of finite numbers of waves undergoing simple harmonic motion, equal to the phase velocity when it does not vary with the wavelengths of the waves. The group velocity of the set of waves produced in water when a stone is dropped is less than the velocity of the individual waves.
- have the floor — have a turn to speak publicly
- haven't a clue — If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.
- health service — system of medical care
- health visitor — In Britain, a health visitor is a nurse whose job is to visit people in their homes and offer advice on matters such as how to look after very young babies or people with physical disabilities.
- hemipelvectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of half of the pelvis, and the leg on that side.
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- hotel de ville — a city hall.
- hyper-vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- hyperventilate — to be afflicted with hyperventilation; breathe abnormally fast and deep.
- hypoventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypoventilate.
- illustratively — In an illustrative manner.
- imperviability — the quality of being imperviable
- inconveniently — not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
- inevitableness — The characteristic of being inevitable; inevitability.
- insusceptively — in an insusceptive manner
- integral curve — a curve that is a geometric representation of a functional solution to a given differential equation.
- intempestively — in an intempestive manner
- interpretively — serving to interpret; explanatory.
- interval scale — a scale of measurement of data according to which the differences between values can be quantified in absolute but not relative terms and for which any zero is merely arbitrary: for instance, dates are measured on an interval scale since differences can be measured in years, but no sense can be given to a ratio of times
- intervalometer — an automatic device for operating the shutter of a camera at regular intervals, as in making aerial photographs.
- interventional — the act or fact of intervening.
- intervertebral — situated between the vertebrae.
- intransitively — (grammar) In an intransitive manner; without an object following.
- introversively — In an introversive manner.
- inverted pleat — a reverse box pleat, having the flat fold turned in.
- involute teeth — (in gears) teeth having a profile that is the involute of a circle.
- irremovability — The quality or state of being irremovable.
- irrespectively — without regard to something else, especially something specified; ignoring or discounting (usually followed by of): Irrespective of my wishes, I should go.
- irrevocability — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
- italian clover — crimson clover.
- job evaluation — the analysis of the relationship between jobs in an organization: often used as a basis for a wages structure
- juvenile court — a law court having jurisdiction over youths, generally of less than 18 years.
- juvenilization — The act or process of juvenilizing.
- kalamata olive — a purplish-black, almond-shaped olive with a fruity flavor and meaty texture, often split and cured in brine and packed in vinegar.
- kenilworth ivy — a European climbing vine, Cymbalaria muralis, of the figwort family, having irregularly lobed leaves and small, lilac-blue flowers.
- kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill
- knotted clover — a British wildflower, Trifolium striatum, an annual clover with pale pink flowers
- labor movement — labor unions collectively: The labor movement supported the bill.
- lappet weaving — weaving into which an embroidered pattern produced by additional warp threads has been introduced with the aid of a lappet.
- larval therapy — the use of maggots that feed on dead tissue to assist in the healing of serious wounds. An ancient practice, it has been revived in rare cases in which healing is hampered by the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics
- late developer — someone, esp a teenager, who matures physically or emotionally at an older age than considered usual
- lavatory paper — Lavatory paper is paper that you use to clean yourself after you have got rid of urine or faeces from your body.
- lavender water — a pale bluish purple.
- letter missive — a letter from an official source expressing a command, permission, invitation, etc.
- levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding
- levonorgestrel — A synthetic steroid hormone that has a similar effect to progesterone and is used in some contraceptive pills.
- like the devil — If you say that someone does something like the devil, you are emphasizing that they put a lot of effort into it. If you say that someone drives like the devil, you are emphasizing that they drive very fast.
- line-item veto — the power of the executive to veto particular items of a bill without having to veto the entire bill.
- liver chestnut — chestnut (def 9).