16-letter words containing v, e, r, c, u, n
- accrued dividend — an accumulated unpaid dividend on preferred stock.
- adventure racing — a contest in which teams compete in an expedition-length race which involves two or more sporting disciplines, often running, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, and elements of navigation and orienteering
- ambulance driver — a person whose job is to drive an ambulance
- angular velocity — the velocity of a body rotating about a specified axis measured as the rate of change of the angle subtended at that axis by the path of the body
- atrioventricular — of, relating to, or affecting both the atria and the ventricles of the heart
- basque provinces — an autonomous region of N Spain, comprising the provinces of Álava, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya: inhabited mainly by Basques, who retained virtual autonomy from the 9th to the 19th century. Pop: 1 840 700 (2003 est). Area: about 7250 sq km (2800 sq miles)
- bastard culverin — a 16th-century cannon, smaller than a culverin, firing a shot of between 5 and 8 pounds (11 and 17.6 kg).
- behind the curve — behind the times; behind schedule
- cardinal virtues — the most important moral qualities, traditionally justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude
- cedar revolution — the popular protests in 2005 that brought down the Lebanese cabinet and prompted Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon
- church invisible — the entire body of Christian believers on earth and in heaven.
- civic university — (in Britain) a university originally instituted as a higher education college serving a particular city
- clearance volume — The clearance volume is the volume remaining above the piston of an engine when it reaches top dead center.
- constructiveness — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- contour interval — the difference in altitude represented by the space between two contour lines on a map
- counter-violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
- counterevidences — Plural form of counterevidence.
- counterintuitive — (of an idea, proposal, etc) seemingly contrary to common sense
- countermovements — Plural form of countermovement.
- counteroffensive — a series of attacks by a defending force against an attacking enemy
- couvade syndrome — a psychosomatic condition in which the spouse or partner of a pregnant woman experiences symptoms of childbirth or pregnancy
- currier and ives — any of a 19th-cent. series of prints showing the manners, people, and events of the times
- davidson current — a winter countercurrent that flows N along the W coast of the U.S.
- deconstructively — In a deconstructive manner.
- defective number — a positive number that is greater than the sum of all positive integers that are submultiples of it, as 10, which is greater than the sum of 1, 2, and 5.
- 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.
- evacuation route — An evacuation route is a way to get out of a building if there is an emergency, such as a fire.
- gnu archive site — (body) The main GNU FTP archive is on gnu.org but copies ("mirrors") of some or all of the files there are also held on many other computers around the world. To avoid overloading gnu.org and the Internet you should FTP files from the machine closest to yours. Look for a directory like /pub/gnu, /mirrors/gnu, /systems/gnu or /archives/gnu.
- 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
- huevos rancheros — a Latin American dish of eggs, usually fried or poached, topped with a spicy tomato sauce and sometimes served on a fried corn tortilla with the addition of vegetables and cheese.
- interventricular — (anatomy) Located between the ventricles of the heart.
- intraventricular — (medicine) In a ventricle.
- inverse function — the function that replaces another function when the dependent and independent variables of the first function are interchanged for an appropriate set of values of the dependent variable. In y = sin x and x = arc sin y, the inverse function of sine is arc sine.
- junior executive — a trainee position in a business or organization
- juvenile officer — a police officer concerned with juvenile delinquents.
- luncheon voucher — a voucher worth a specified amount issued to employees and redeemable at a restaurant for food
- measuring device — gauge
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- non-constructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- non-contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nuclear envelope — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
- oculomotor nerve — either one of the third pair of cranial nerves, consisting chiefly of motor fibers that innervate most of the muscles of the eyeball.
- over the counter — If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
- over-communicate — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- over-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- over-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- over-the-counter — unlisted on or not part of an organized securities exchange: over-the-counter stocks; the over-the-counter market. Abbreviation: OTC.
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