15-letter words containing v, h
- mid-heavyweight — a professional wrestler weighing 199–209 pounds (91–95 kg)
- might-have-been — that which might have occurred if it were not for other events
- mischievousness — maliciously or playfully annoying.
- moravian church — a Protestant Church originating in Moravia in 1722 as a revival of the sect of Bohemian Brethren. It has close links with the Lutheran Church
- multiwavelength — Involving, or composed of, multiple wavelengths.
- natural varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- negative charge — a charge that has more electrons than protons and has a lower electrical potential
- neurobehavioral — of or relating to an approach to studying behavior that stresses the importance of nerve and brain function.
- nizhni novgorod — a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, E of Moscow, on the Volga River.
- nizhny novgorod — city in central European Russia, at the Volga & Oka rivers: pop. 1,438,000
- non-achievement — lack of achievement
- nonpsychoactive — Not psychoactive.
- nonslaveholding — Not slaveholding.
- north las vegas — a city in S Nevada.
- north vancouver — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- not give a hoot — not care
- not give a shit — to not care at all
- not have a bean — to be without money
- novokuibyshevsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, SW of Kuibyshev.
- on the qui vive — on the qui vive, on the alert; watchful: Special guards were on the qui vive for trespassers.
- on the verge of — about to
- orekhovo-zuyevo — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, E of Moscow.
- over one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- overachievement — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
- overhead locker — a locker situated above someone's seat for storing luggage, etc
- overorchestrate — to compose or arrange excessively
- overthrust belt — an elongate area in which thick rock layers have been pushed over one another by compressional forces within the earth's crust.
- pavel petrovich — Paul I (def 2).
- phenyl valerate — a colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 1 1 H 1 4 O 2 , used chiefly in flavoring and perfumery.
- phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
- photoactivation — the activation or control of a chemical, chemical reaction, or organism by light, as the activation of chlorophyll by sunlight during photosynthesis.
- photoconductive — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
- photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
- pick-and-shovel — marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway.
- play havoc with — bring chaos to
- private hearing — a formal or official trial that is not open to the public
- provost marshal — Army. an officer on the staff of a commander, charged with the maintaining of order and with other police functions within a command.
- pyrrhic victory — a victory or goal achieved at too great a cost.
- queen of heaven — a designation of the Virgin Mary.
- raise the devil — 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.
- reentry vehicle — the section of a spacecraft or ballistic missile designed to return to earth.
- relative to sth — Relative to something means with reference to it or in comparison with it.
- reserve tranche — the quota of 25 per cent to which a member of the IMF has unconditional access. Prior to 1978 it was paid in gold and known as the gold tranche
- reservoir patch — A reservoir patch is an adhesive patch enclosing an amount of medicine. The patch is applied to the skin, and the medicine in it is delivered through a membrane into the skin and into the bloodstream.
- revenue sharing — the system of disbursing part of federal tax revenues to state and local governments for their use.
- reverend mother — a title of respect or form of address for the Mother Superior of a convent
- reverse english — Also called reverse side. Billiards. a spinning motion imparted to a cue ball in such a manner as to prevent it from moving in a certain direction. Compare running English.
- reversing light — Reversing lights are the white lights on the back of a motor vehicle which shine when the vehicle is in reverse gear.