16-letter words containing v, e, r, d, u
- accrued dividend — an accumulated unpaid dividend on preferred stock.
- adaptive routing — dynamic routing
- 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
- andreas vesalius — Andreas [ahn-dre-ahs] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1514–64, Flemish anatomist.
- auditory vesicle — the pouch that is formed by the invagination of an ectodermal placode and that develops into the internal ear.
- average adjuster — a person who calculates average claims, esp for marine insurance
- 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
- bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
- 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
- chevaux-de-frise — plural of cheval-de-frise.
- cloistered vault — a vault having the form of a number of intersecting coves.
- counterevidences — Plural form of counterevidence.
- 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.
- distributive law — a theorem asserting that one operator can validly be distributed over another
- diverticulectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a diverticulum.
- 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.
- drumhead service — a religious service attended by members of a military unit while in the field
- 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.
- four-wheel drive — a drive system in which engine power is transmitted to all four wheels for improved traction.
- 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
- have been around — be experienced
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- 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.
- measuring device — gauge
- neurodevelopment — The development of the nervous system during the life of an organism.
- 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.
- nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- private judgment — personal opinion formed independently of the expressed position of an institution, as in matters of religion or politics.
- pyruvic aldehyde — a yellow, liquid compound, C 3 H 4 O 2 , containing both an aldehyde and a ketone group, usually obtained in a polymeric form: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- redemption value — the price at which the issuing company may choose to repurchase a security before its maturity date
- self-destructive — harmful, injurious, or destructive to oneself: His constant arguing with the boss shows he's a self-destructive person.
- service industry — business providing a service
- to overabound in — to have or contain too large a quantity or number of something
- treaty of verdun — an agreement reached in 843 ad by three grandsons of Charlemagne, dividing his empire into an E kingdom (later Germany), a W kingdom (later France), and a middle kingdom (containing what became the Low Countries, Lorraine, Burgundy, and N Italy)
- underpitch vault — a construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch.
- unimproved value — the valuation of land for rating purposes, disregarding the value of buildings or other development
- united provinces — (used with a singular or plural verb) former name of Uttar Pradesh.
- vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
- vauxhall gardens — a public garden at Vauxhall, laid out in 1661; a fashionable meeting place and site of lavish entertainments. Closed in 1859
- video journalism — the techniques, methods, etc., of preparing and broadcasting informational, social, political, and other nonfiction subjects via news and documentary programs.
- vinylidene group — the bivalent group C 2 H 2 , derived from ethylene.
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