14-letter words containing t, h, e, a, v

interbehaviour — interaction between multiple individuals
john davenport — John, 1597–1670, Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of New Haven.
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
mithridates vi — ("the Great") 132?–63 b.c, king of Pontus 120–63.
much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
new haven stem — a straight stem for flatbottomed boats in which the ends of the side planking are mitered and covered with a sheet of metal, the stem piece being wholly inside.
nizhnevartovsk — a city in W central Russia, an oil and gas center on the Ob River.
non-exhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
nonachievement — Something that does not achieve the intended goal.
northern dvina — Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
on the average — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
pavement light — a windowlike structure set in a pavement or the like to illuminate areas beneath, consisting of thick glass blocks set in a metal frame.
phase velocity — the velocity with which a simple harmonic wave is propagated, equal to the wavelength divided by the period of vibration.
photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
photooxidative — of or relating to photooxidation
private school — a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.
rehabilitative — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
relative pitch — the pitch of a tone as determined by its relationship to other tones in a scale.
scavenger hunt — a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a series of common, outlandish, or humorous objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items.
servant church — the attitude or practices of a church whose avowed purpose is to serve the world.
seventh avenue — an avenue in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City.
seventh heaven — (especially in Islam and the cabala) the highest heaven, where God and the most exalted angels dwell.
seventh-grader — a student in the seventh year of school, usually 11 to 13 years old
sheva brachoth — the seven blessings said during the marriage service and repeated at the celebration thereafter
shrove tuesday — the last day of Shrovetide, long observed as a season of merrymaking before Lent.
southern slavs — one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
target vehicle — a spacecraft used to develop and practise orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques in preparation for the lunar missions
the everglades — a subtropical marshy region of Florida, south of Lake Okeechobee: contains the Everglades National Park established to preserve the flora and fauna of the swamps. Area: over 13 000 sq km (5000 sq miles)
the inevitable — something that is unavoidable
the ivy league — a group of eight universities (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth College, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale) that have similar academic and social prestige in the US to Oxford and Cambridge in Britain
the ordovician — the Ordovician period or rock system
the pole vault — a field event in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
the vernacular — the commonly spoken language or dialect of a particular people or place
the very idea! — that is preposterous, unreasonable, etc
the visitation — the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth: Luke 1:39-56
throttle valve — a valve for throttling the working fluid of an engine, refrigerator, etc.
to have had it — If you say that someone has had it, you mean they are in very serious trouble or have no hope of succeeding.
to have it out — If you have it out or have things out with someone, you discuss a problem or disagreement very openly with them, even if it means having an argument, because you think this is the best way to solve the problem.
travel voucher — a voucher, usually bought from a travel agency or won in a competition, etc, which can be used to pay for travel costs such as flights, accommodation, etc
tree of heaven — an Asiatic tree, Ailanthus altissima, having large oblong leaves and rank-smelling flowers, often planted as a shade tree.
variable-pitch — (of a propeller) controllable-pitch.
vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
vector graphic — a computer image that is stored in memory as lines rather than a series of dots, allowing it to be rotated or proportionally scaled.
vegetable dish — a dish designed to serve vegetables from
vestavia hills — a city in central Alabama, near Birmingham.
victor charlie — a Vietcong or the Vietcong; the VC.
vote of thanks — A vote of thanks is an official speech in which the speaker formally thanks a person for doing something.

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