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14-letter words containing v, h

  • evenhandedness — The quality or state of being evenhanded.
  • everywhereness — Ubiquity; omnipresence.
  • exhaustiveness — The state of being exhaustive.
  • extravehicular — Of or relating to an activity performed in space outside a spacecraft.
  • fashion victim — A fashion victim is someone who thinks that being fashionable is more important than looking nice, and as a result often wears very fashionable clothes that do not suit them or that make them look silly.
  • feather-veined — (of a leaf) having a series of veins branching from each side of the midrib toward the margin; pinnately veined.
  • forehand drive — (in racket sports) a type of shot made on the forehand side
  • galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
  • given that sth — If you say given that something is the case, you mean taking that fact into account.
  • gothic revival — a Gothic style of architecture popular between the late 18th and late 19th centuries, exemplified by the Houses of Parliament in London (1840)
  • half seas over — of, relating to, or adapted for use at sea.
  • half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
  • half-convinced — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
  • half-evergreen — having leaves which may or may not remain green throughout the year
  • half-seas over — drunk; intoxicated; inebriated.
  • hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hand over hand — grasping with alternate hands
  • hand-delivered — (of a letter or parcel) delivered by the sender rather than a postman or courier
  • handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
  • hanging valley — a valley, the lower end of which opens high above a shore, usually caused by the rapid erosion of a cliff.
  • hasta la vista — so long; (I'll) see you again
  • have a bash at — to make an attempt at
  • have a case on — an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment.
  • have a down on — to bear ill will towards (someone or something)
  • have a hand in — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • have a load on — to be intoxicated
  • have a lock on — to be sure of winning, gaining, or controlling
  • have a mind to — think about doing
  • have a shot at — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
  • have a stomack — to be pregnant
  • have an eye to — to watch out for; attend to
  • have bought it — to be killed
  • have hard ears — to be stubbornly disobedient
  • have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • have it in one — to have the ability (to do something)
  • have one's say — When one of the people or groups involved in a discussion has their say, they give their opinion.
  • have sth on sb — If someone has something on you, they have evidence that you have done something wrong or bad. If they have nothing on you, they cannot prove that you have done anything wrong or bad.
  • have the floor — have a turn to speak publicly
  • have the grace — to be so aware of what is proper as (to do something)
  • have the heart — to have the necessary will, callousness, etc (to do something)
  • haven't a clue — If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.
  • health service — system of medical care
  • health visitor — In Britain, a health visitor is a nurse whose job is to visit people in their homes and offer advice on matters such as how to look after very young babies or people with physical disabilities.
  • heat reservoir — a hypothetical body of infinitely large mass capable of absorbing or rejecting unlimited quantities of heat without undergoing appreciable changes in temperature, pressure, or density.
  • heat-sensitive — responding to heat or to changes in temperature
  • heaven help sb — You say 'Heaven help someone' when you are worried that something bad is going to happen to them, often because you disapprove of what they are doing or the way they are behaving.
  • heavy breather — a person who breathes stertorously or with difficulty
  • heavy hydrogen — either of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen, especially deuterium.
  • heavy industry — bulk materials manufacturing
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