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17-letter words containing v, e, t

  • the seven sisters — a group of seven liberal arts colleges in the north-eastern United States, comprised of Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar, and Wellesley Colleges; they were all founded as institutions for women, although Radclife and Vassar are no longer solely for female students.
  • the tet offensive — an offensive launched in January–February 1968 by the North Vietnamese Army and the Vietcong. Coinciding with the first day of the Tet, it was a surprise attack on South Vietnamese cities, including Saigon
  • the twelve tables — the earliest code of Roman civil, criminal, and religious law, promulgated in 451–450 bc
  • the varsity match — a sporting fixture between Oxford and Cambridge university rugby teams
  • the-invisible-man — a novel (1897) by H.G. Wells.
  • three-day eventer — a rider or horse that takes part in three-day eventing
  • to be eaten alive — If you say that someone will be eaten alive, you mean that they will be completely destroyed or defeated by someone who is much stronger.
  • to best advantage — If something is shown to good advantage or to best advantage, it is shown in a way that reveals its best features.
  • to have a mind to — If you have a mind to do something, you want, intend, or choose to do it.
  • to have a tin ear — If you say that someone has a tin ear for something, you mean that they do not have any natural ability for it and cannot appreciate or understand it fully.
  • to have it in you — If you have it in you, you have abilities and skills which you do not usually use and which only show themselves in a difficult situation.
  • tongue-and-groove — the technique of making a joint between two boards by means of a tongue along the edge of one board that fits into a groove along the edge of the other board
  • touch a raw nerve — If you say that you have touched a nerve or touched a raw nerve, you mean that you have accidentally upset someone by talking about something that they feel strongly about or are very sensitive about.
  • traffic diversion — a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used
  • transferable vote — a vote that is transferred to a second candidate indicated by the voter if the first is eliminated from the ballot
  • transverse engine — an engine which is fitted side-to-side across the axis of a vehicle
  • travancore-cochin — a former Indian state that was a merger of Travancore and Cochin, two former princely states of India, and which became part of Kerala state in 1956
  • travelling people — Gypsies or other itinerant people: a term used esp by such people of themselves
  • turn-down service — In a hotel, a turn-down service is the preparation of a room for a guest to sleep in by slightly turning back the comforter on the bed, turning down the lights, and so on.
  • twelve patriarchs — any of the sons of Jacob ((the twelve patriarchs),) from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.
  • twelve-mile limit — the offshore boundary of a state, extending 12 miles (19 km) at sea.
  • twenty four seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
  • twenty-four seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
  • twenty-four-seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
  • ultraconservative — extremely conservative, especially in politics.
  • unconventionalist — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
  • unconventionality — disregard for convention; the state or quality of being inconsistent with customs, rules, etc.; originality.
  • uncooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
  • unimaginativeness — the quality of being unimaginative
  • university degree — an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
  • urban development — the development or improvement of an urban area by building
  • vacant possession — ownership of an unoccupied house or property, any previous owner or tenant having departed
  • vacuum extraction — applying suction to a baby's head during birth to help it emerge
  • valence electrons — an electron of an atom, located in the outermost shell (valence shell) of the atom, that can be transferred to or shared with another atom.
  • valetudinarianism — the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian.
  • variable-geometry — denoting an aircraft in which the wings are hinged to give the variable aspect ratio colloquially known as a swing-wing
  • vegetable tanning — the act or process of tanning hide by the infusion of plant extract.
  • veiltail goldfish — an artificially bred, indoor variety of goldfish, usually golden or calico and of a spheroid shape, having a fully divided, drooping tail fin exceeding the body in length.
  • velaric airstream — a current of mouth air produced by the action of the tongue, operant in forming click sounds.
  • velocity of money — the frequency with which a single unit of currency or the total money supply turns over within the economy in a given year.
  • velvet revolution — the peaceful overthrow of Czechoslovakia's communist government in late 1989
  • ventilation shaft — a shaft in a mine, tunnel, or building used for providing ventilation or fresh air
  • ventura publisher — Corel VENTURA
  • vernacularization — to translate into the natural speech peculiar to a people.
  • vertical analysis — the conversion of an organization's profits and losses into overall percentages
  • vertical mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
  • vertical planning — the planning of education delivered in schools discussed between teachers of different classes or grades
  • vertical retailer — A vertical retailer is a retail business that designs, produces, and sells its own products, without using middlemen or wholesalers, so that it can satisfy customer demands very efficiently.
  • verticillium wilt — a disease affecting many temperate-climate plants in hot weather, caused by soil-inhabiting fungi of the genus Verticillium and characterized by wilt, dulling or yellowing of leaf color, and withering near the base.
  • vestibular system — the sensory mechanism in the inner ear that detects movement of the head and helps to control balance
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