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16-letter words containing v, e, d, t

  • developmentation — (proscribed, chiefly, US, and, humorous) Development.
  • device control 1 — control-Q
  • device control 2 — (character)   (DC2) The mnemonic for ASCII character 18, one of the four Device Control characters.
  • device control 3 — control-S
  • device control 4 — (character)   (DC4) The mnemonic for ASCII character 20, one of the four Device Control characters.
  • devil's advocate — If you play devil's advocate in a discussion or debate, you express an opinion which you may not agree with but which is very different to what other people have been saying, in order to make the argument more interesting.
  • devil's triangle — Bermuda Triangle.
  • devolatilization — Devolatilization is the removal of volatile substances from a solid.
  • devonshire split — a kind of yeast bun split open and served with whipped cream or butter and jam
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • domestic servant — person employed to do household chores
  • domestic service — the work of household servants
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • gender-normative — cisgender.
  • 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.
  • gravity decanter — A gravity decanter is a vessel or stage in which two liquids of different densities are allowed to separate by gravity.
  • have a good time — enjoy yourself, have fun
  • have a hard time — experience difficulties
  • have a word with — discuss
  • have in the wind — to be in the act of following (quarry) by scent
  • 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
  • heavy with child — pregnant
  • 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
  • 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.
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