15-letter words containing v, e, n, t, r
- penetrativeness — the quality or condition of being penetrative
- phenyl valerate — a colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 1 1 H 1 4 O 2 , used chiefly in flavoring and perfumery.
- pincer movement — a military maneuver in which both flanks of an enemy force are attacked with the aim of attaining complete encirclement.
- portative organ — capable of being carried; portable.
- post-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- pre-advertising — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- pre-deprivation — the act of depriving.
- preservationism — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
- preservationist — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
- prevent defense — the defensive strategy of adding a defender to prevent completion of a long pass or other long gain.
- preverification — the state of being verified.
- preview monitor — (in a television studio control room) a picture monitor used for inspecting a picture source before it is switched to transmission
- price-sensitive — likely to affect the price of property, esp shares and securities
- printer's devil — devil (def 5).
- private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
- private hearing — a formal or official trial that is not open to the public
- private patient — a patient receiving medical treatment not paid for by the National Health Service
- private tuition — instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually, that is arranged and paid for by an individual rather than by the state
- privately owned — owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
- procrastinative — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- procreativeness — the quality of being procreative
- prospectiveness — of or in the future: prospective earnings.
- put one over on — to get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception
- quartz movement — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
- readvertisement — the act or process of advertising something again
- recurrent fever — one of a group of fevers characterized by relapses, occurring in many tropical countries, and caused by several species of spirochetes transmitted by several species of lice and ticks.
- recycle solvent — A recycle solvent is a solvent (= a substance that can dissolve another substance) which is used in a recovery system.
- reentry vehicle — the section of a spacecraft or ballistic missile designed to return to earth.
- reflexivization — to make (a verb or pronoun) reflexive.
- remonstratively — in a remonstrative or expostulatory manner
- representatives — a person or thing that represents another or others.
- reprivatization — the action or process of reprivatizing, or an instance thereof
- reserve tranche — the quota of 25 per cent to which a member of the IMF has unconditional access. Prior to 1978 it was paid in gold and known as the gold tranche
- retrievableness — the state or quality of being retrievable
- reverend mother — a title of respect or form of address for the Mother Superior of a convent
- reverse transom — a surface forming the stern of a vessel, canted forwards at the upper side
- reversing light — Reversing lights are the white lights on the back of a motor vehicle which shine when the vehicle is in reverse gear.
- reviewing stand — A reviewing stand is a special raised platform from which military and political leaders watch military parades.
- revisualization — the act of visualizing or picturing something again
- revolutionarily — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
- revolving stage — a circular platform divided into segments enabling multiple theater sets to be put in place in advance and in turn rotated into view of the audience.
- rhesus negative — relating to blood not containing Rhesus antigen D
- riverworthiness — (of a boat) the quality or state of being riverworthy
- roving reporter — a reporter who travels around, rather than staying in a fixed place
- scavenge stroke — (in a reciprocating engine) the stroke of a piston in a four-stroke cycle that pushes the burnt gases out as exhaust
- self-government — control of the government of a state, community, or other body by its own members; democratic government.
- self-revelation — disclosure of one's private feelings, thoughts, etc., especially when unintentional.
- semi-vegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
- sentence adverb — an adverb modifying or commenting upon the content of a sentence as a whole or upon the conditions under which it is uttered, as frankly in Frankly, he can't be trusted.
- serve one right — to act as a servant.