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

  • on the viretot — in a rush
  • over the fence — unreasonable, unfair, or unjust
  • over the score — excessive; unfair
  • 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
  • overshot wheel — a water wheel in which the water enters the buckets tangentially near the top of the wheel.
  • 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.
  • photoinductive — of, relating to, or being able to undergo photoinduction
  • photooxidative — of or relating to photooxidation
  • photoreceptive — of or relating to photoreception
  • photoresistive — photoconductive
  • photosensitive — sensitive to light or similar radiation.
  • 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.
  • scotch verdict — a verdict of not proven: acceptable in certain cases in Scottish criminal law.
  • seventy-fourth — next after the seventy-third; being the ordinal number for 74.
  • sheva brachoth — the seven blessings said during the marriage service and repeated at the celebration thereafter
  • short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
  • 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)
  • souvenir sheet — a single stamp or a pair, block, or set of stamps having the same or different designs commemorating a stamp exhibition or other event and having inscriptions in one or all four margins.
  • st. john's eve — Midsummer Eve.
  • the five towns — the name given in his fiction by Arnold Bennett to the Potteries towns (actually six in number) of Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke-upon-Trent, and Tunstall, now part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent
  • 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 reverse of — emphatically not; not at all
  • the visitation — the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth: Luke 1:39-56
  • the world over — If you say that something happens or exists the world over, you mean that it happens or exists in every part of the world.
  • think positive — be optimistic
  • throttle lever — throttle (def 1).
  • 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.
  • ubv photometry — the photometric measurement of the color index of a star, using ultraviolet, blue, and visual (yellow) filters.
  • 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.
  • victor charlie — a Vietcong or the Vietcong; the VC.
  • vitreous humor — the transparent gelatinous substance filling the eyeball behind the crystalline lens.
  • volksdeutscher — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
  • vote of thanks — A vote of thanks is an official speech in which the speaker formally thanks a person for doing something.
  • voting machine — a mechanical apparatus used in a polling place to register and count the votes.
  • voucher system — Accounting. a procedure for controlling disbursements by means of vouchers.
  • voyage charter — the hire of a ship or aircraft for a specified number of voyages
  • with a view to — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
  • with one voice — the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
  • youth movement — a political, religious or social movement that is made up of young people
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