16-letter words containing v, d
- have the decency — If you say that someone did not have the decency to do something, you are criticizing them because there was a particular action which they did not do but which you believe they ought to have done.
- have the drop on — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- have the edge on — to have a slight advantage or superiority over
- have the wood on — to have an advantage over
- hearsay evidence — testimony based on what a witness has heard from another person rather than on direct personal knowledge or experience.
- heavy with child — pregnant
- hodmezovasarhely — a city in SE Hungary.
- hoek van holland — Hook of Holland.
- indexing service — a service that indexes the contents of a number of publications for use in printed or machine-readable form.
- indiscriminative — Making no distinction; not discriminating.
- indivisibilities — not divisible; not separable into parts; incapable of being divided: one nation indivisible.
- inter-divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- interim dividend — smaller payout
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- inverted mordent — a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone one degree above it.
- inverted nipples — nipples which do not project from the breast but are retracted
- invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
- kondratieff wave — a long business cycle of economic expansion and contraction, postulated to last about 60 years.
- letter of advice — a notification from a consignor to a consignee giving specific information as to a shipment, the name of the carrier, the date shipped, etc.
- level descriptor — one of a set of criteria used to assess the performance of a pupil in a particular subject
- leveraged buyout — the purchase of a company with borrowed money, using the company's assets as collateral, and often discharging the debt and realizing a profit by liquidating the company. Abbreviation: LBO.
- listening device — a device used to overhear, record, or monitor speech
- live on the edge — take risks
- living daylights — having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
- living standards — standard of living; material quality of life
- lucas van leyden — (Lucas Hugensz) 1494–1533, Dutch painter and engraver.
- majority verdict — a decision supported by more than half, but not all, the jury
- manic-depressive — suffering from bipolar disorder.
- measuring device — gauge
- medal of bravery — a Canadian award for courage
- medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
- medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
- medieval studies — a course of study based on the history of the Middle Ages
- melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- mental defective — a person who suffers from a learning disability or from some form of mental illness
- metavanadic acid — an oxyacid of vanadium, known chiefly in the form of its vanadate salts; Formula: H4V2O7
- mind over matter — You can use the expression mind over matter to describe situations in which a person seems to be able to control events, physical objects, or the condition of their own body using their mind.
- mover and shaker — a person who has power and influence, esp., a member of a group having power and influence
- movies on demand — Movies on demand is a service that allows you to choose and watch a movie on your television.
- network provider — a business or organization that provides customers with access to a telecommunications network (esp mobile phone networks) or to the internet
- neurodevelopment — The development of the nervous system during the life of an organism.
- nevado de colima — a volcano in SW Mexico, in Jalisco state. Height: 4339 m (14 235 ft)
- nevado de toluca — a volcano in central Mexico, in Mexico state near Toluca: crater partly filled by a lake. Height: 4577 m (15 017 ft)
- never-never land — an unreal, imaginary, or ideal state, condition, place, etc.
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- north providence — a town in NE Rhode Island.
- north ridgeville — a town in N Ohio.
- nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.