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16-letter words containing v, d

  • digestive juices — fluids secreted in the stomach or intestines that assist in the digestion of food
  • digestive system — the system by which ingested food is acted upon by physical and chemical means to provide the body with absorbable nutrients and to excrete waste products; in mammals the system includes the alimentary canal extending from the mouth to the anus, and the hormones and enzymes assisting in digestion.
  • digital envelope — (cryptography)  
  • directed verdict — an order by a judge to a jury to find a verdict because the facts proved are indisputable.
  • discovered check — a check that is effected by moving an intervening piece from the line of attack of a queen, rook, or bishop.
  • discovery method — a largely unstructured, situational method or philosophy of teaching whereby students are permitted to find solutions to problems on their own or at their own pace, often jointly in group activities, either independent of or under the guidance of a teacher.
  • disincentivising — Present participle of disincentivise.
  • dispersive power — a measure of the ability of a substance to disperse light, equal to the quotient of the difference in refractive indices of the substance for two representative wavelengths divided by the difference of the refractive index for an intermediate wavelength and 1.
  • distributive law — a theorem asserting that one operator can validly be distributed over another
  • diversifications — Plural form of diversification.
  • diverticulectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a diverticulum.
  • division algebra — a linear algebra in which each element of the vector space has a multiplicative inverse.
  • divisional court — a high court in which at least two judges sit
  • domestic servant — person employed to do household chores
  • domestic service — the work of household servants
  • dominus vobiscum — the Lord be with you.
  • driver education — a course of study, as for high-school students, that teaches the techniques of driving a vehicle, along with basic vehicle maintenance, safety precautions, and traffic regulations and laws.
  • driver's license — a permit, as one issued by a state's motor vehicle bureau, that allows the holder to drive a motor vehicle on public roads.
  • droves of people — large numbers of people
  • drumhead service — a religious service attended by members of a military unit while in the field
  • dumont d'urville — Jules Sébastien César [zhyl sey-bas-tyan sey-zar] /ʒül seɪ basˈtyɛ̃ seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), 1790–1842, French naval officer: explored South Pacific and Antarctic.
  • elevated railway — an urban railway track built on supports above a road
  • ending inventory — An ending inventory is all of the goods, services, or materials that a business has available for use or sale at the end of an accounting period.
  • ex-dividend date — The ex-dividend date is the date after the declaration of a dividend on which the buyer of a stock is not entitled to receive the next dividend payment.
  • explosive device — a device, such as a bomb, that explodes or bursts loudly and with great force
  • fielding average — a measure of the fielding ability of a player, obtained by dividing the number of put-outs and assists by the number of put-outs, assists, and errors and carrying out the result to three decimal places. A player with ten errors in 600 chances has a fielding average of .984.
  • find favour with — to be approved of by someone
  • find one's level — to find one's most suitable place socially, professionally, etc
  • find one's voice — If someone finds their voice, they start to speak in spite of fear or surprise or difficult circumstances.
  • first derivative — the derivative of a function: Velocity is the first derivative of distance with respect to time.
  • forced vibration — Forced vibration is a type of vibration in which a force is repeatedly applied to a mechanical system.
  • forward delivery — delivery at a future date.
  • four-wheel drive — a drive system in which engine power is transmitted to all four wheels for improved traction.
  • gender-normative — cisgender.
  • general delivery — a postal service that delivers mail to a specific post office where it is held for pickup by the addressee.
  • gerard de nerval — Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
  • give a hard time — a period of difficulties or hardship.
  • golden retriever — one of an English breed of retrievers having a thick, flat or wavy, golden coat.
  • governmentalized — Simple past tense and past participle of governmentalize.
  • governors island — an island in New York Bay at the S end of the East River: U.S. military post. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
  • grace-and-favour — (of a house, flat, etc) owned by the sovereign and granted free of rent to a person to whom the sovereign wishes to express gratitude
  • gravity decanter — A gravity decanter is a vessel or stage in which two liquids of different densities are allowed to separate by gravity.
  • gravity railroad — a railroad depending partly on the force of gravity for motive power.
  • harvard graphics — (graphics, tool)   A presentation graphics product by Software Publishing Corporation (SPC) for creating presentations, speeches, slides, etc..
  • have a field day — If someone is having a field day, they are very busy doing something that they enjoy, even though it may be hurtful for other people.
  • have a good time — enjoy yourself, have fun
  • have a hard time — experience difficulties
  • have a word with — discuss
  • have been around — be experienced
  • have in the wind — to be in the act of following (quarry) by scent
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