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14-letter words containing v, e, r, c

  • rhine province — a former province in W Germany, mostly W of the Rhine: now divided between Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine–Westphalia.
  • scarcity value — increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
  • scavenger hunt — a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a series of common, outlandish, or humorous objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items.
  • scenic reserve — an area of natural beauty, set aside for public recreation
  • school voucher — a government cash grant or tax credit for parents, equal to all or part of the cost of educating their child at an elementary or secondary school of their choice.
  • scotch verdict — a verdict of not proven: acceptable in certain cases in Scottish criminal law.
  • screw conveyor — a device for moving loose materials, consisting of a shaft with a broad, helically wound blade rotating in a tube or trough.
  • scrip dividend — a dividend issued in the form of a note entitling the holder to a cash payment at a specified later date.
  • second service — the communion service: so called because it follows Morning Prayer.
  • secondary wave — a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
  • secret service — the branch of governmental service that conducts secret investigations, especially investigations into the military strength of other nations.
  • security video — a video recording taken by a security camera
  • seismic survey — A seismic survey is a method of investigating underground properties and rock patterns using induced shock wave reflections.
  • self-directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
  • self-discovery — process of understanding oneself
  • self-reverence — a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.
  • senior service — the Royal Navy
  • seroconversion — the process of producing antibodies in response to a specific antigen
  • servant church — the attitude or practices of a church whose avowed purpose is to serve the world.
  • service a room — If you service a room, you clean it and change the towels and bed linen in it.
  • service center — an authorized commercial establishment for repairs and replacement parts for appliances or cars.
  • service charge — a fee charged for a service, sometimes in addition to a basic charge.
  • service module — (often initial capital letters) U.S. Aerospace. the section of an Apollo spacecraft containing the principal propulsion system, electrical system, water, and other supplies.
  • service sector — the sector of the economy that provides services rather than products, etc
  • service stripe — a stripe worn on the left sleeve by an enlisted person to indicate a specific period of time served on active duty.
  • service tunnel — a tunnel alongside another which is used for services such as maintenance, repairs, etc
  • serviceability — capable of or being of service; useful.
  • servomechanism — an electronic control system in which a hydraulic, pneumatic, or other type of controlling mechanism is actuated and controlled by a low-energy signal.
  • share of voice — the proportion of the total audience or readership commanded by a media group across its full range of publishing and broadcasting activities
  • sheva brachoth — the seven blessings said during the marriage service and repeated at the celebration thereafter
  • short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
  • silent service — the submarine service (usually preceded by the).
  • silver service — formal method of serving dinner
  • slave bracelet — a braceletlike, ornamental circlet or chain worn around the ankle.
  • slave cylinder — a small cylinder containing a piston that operates the brake shoes or pads in hydraulic brakes or the working part in any other hydraulically operated system
  • sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • slit fricative — a fricative, as (f) or (th), in which the tongue is relatively flat, with air channeled over it through a shallow slit.
  • social service — organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel.
  • solvay process — a process for manufacturing sodium carbonate whereby a concentrated solution of sodium chloride is saturated with ammonia, carbon dioxide is passed through it, and the product is calcined.
  • sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
  • space invaders — a video or computer game, the object of which is to destroy attacking alien spacecraft
  • state services — services appointed to commemorate days of national celebration or deliverance such as the accession of a sovereign
  • stock turnover — the rate at which stock is sold and replenished
  • storage device — a device used to store digital data or information, as a hard disk or CD.
  • supercivilized — (of a person or society) highly or excessively civilized
  • supereffective — very or extremely effective
  • superstructive — built onto a structure
  • surface-active — (of a substance, esp a detergent) capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid, usually water
  • survival curve — a line or curve plotted on a graph indicating survival rates of a specific population, as breast-cancer patients, over a period of time.
  • target vehicle — a spacecraft used to develop and practise orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques in preparation for the lunar missions
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