16-letter words containing v, e

state's evidence — evidence given by an accomplice in a crime who becomes a voluntary witness against the other defendants: The defendants' case was lost when one of them turned state's evidence.
steam locomotive — a locomotive moved by steam power generated in its own boiler: still in commercial use in nations that have not yet converted entirely to diesel and electric locomotives.
stevedore's knot — a knot that forms a lump in a line to prevent it from passing through a hole or grommet.
stevenson screen — a shelter for meteorological instruments, consisting of a raised white louvred box
strawberry guava — a shrub or small tree, Psidium littorale, of the myrtle family, native to Brazil, having smooth, grayish-brown bark, leathery leaves, white flowers, and edible, white-fleshed, purplish-red fruit.
substantive rank — a permanent rank in the armed services obtained by length of service, selection, etc
superheavyweight — an amateur boxer weighing more than 91 kg
supersensitivity — extremely or excessively sensitive; hypersensitive: a supersensitive smoke detector.
superserviceable — overly disposed to be of service; officious.
surveyor's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
surveyor's level — level (def 8a).
swedish vallhund — a small sturdy dog of a Swedish breed with a long body and pricked pointed ears
take one's leave — to go away; depart
tarragon vinegar — a white vinegar flavoured with the herb tarragon, used in cooking, esp in salad dressings
terms of service — the contract for acceptable use of digital media as defined by the developer. Abbreviation: TOS, ToS.
texas revolution — a revolutionary movement, 1832–36, in which U.S. settlers asserted their independence from Mexico and established the republic of Texas.
thaddeus stevens — Alfred, 1817–75, English painter and sculptor.
the beaver state — a name for the state of Oregon
the devil to pay — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
the heavens open — If the heavens open, it suddenly starts raining very heavily.
the moving party — a person who applies to a court or judge with the aim of obtaining a ruling in their favour
the noes have it — there is a majority of votes in the negative
the renosterveld — an area of high altitude in SW South Africa, having fertile ground
the silver ferns — the women's international netball team of New Zealand
the silver state — the nickname of the US state of Nevada, which comes from the large amount of silver discovered and mined there
the unobservable — something that cannot be observed
the vienna union — an international conference of socialists who came together in Vienna in 1921 in an attempt to reconstruct a united International by offering an alternative to the right-wing remnant of the Second International and to the Comintern: merged into the Labour and Socialist International in 1923
the virgin queen — another name for Queen Elizabeth I of England
thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
thick as thieves — very close friends
thieves' kitchen — a thieves' hideout
time sovereignty — control by an employee of the use of his or her time, involving flexibility of working hours
tinnevelly senna — any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
to move a muscle — If you say that someone did not move a muscle, you mean that they stayed absolutely still.
to overabound in — to have or contain too large a quantity or number of something
to pay dividends — If something pays dividends, it brings advantages at a later date.
to rant and rave — If you say that someone rants and raves, you mean that they talk loudly and angrily in an uncontrolled way.
to speak volumes — If something such as an action speaks volumes about a person or thing, it gives you a lot of information about them.
tomorrow evening — on the evening of the day after today
top drive system — A top drive system is a system which includes a motor that turns the drill string, used instead of the kelly.
torque converter — a fluid coupling in which three or more rotors are used, one of which can be checked so that output torque is augmented and output speed diminished.
torvill and dean — two British ice dancers, Jayne Torvill, born 1957, and Christopher Dean, born 1958. They won the world championships in 1981–84, the European championships in 1981–82, 1984, and 1994, and the gold medal in the 1984 Olympic Games
transverse colon — the middle portion of the colon, lying across the upper abdominal cavity between the ascending colon on the right and the descending colon on the left.
transverse flute — the normal orchestral flute, as opposed to the recorder (or fipple flute)
travel insurance — insurance which covers losses that may be incurred while travelling, such as medical expenses, flight cancellations, lost luggage, etc
traveler's check — a check issued in any of various denominations by a bank, travel agency, etc., that is signed by the purchaser upon purchase and again, in the presence of the payee, when cashing the check or using it to pay for goods or services.
travelling clock — a small clock taken by someone who is travelling
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)
trigeminal nerve — of or relating to the trigeminal nerve.
twelvepenny nail — a nail that is 3 1/4 inches (8.25 cm) long.

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