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14-letter words containing v, i, l, e

  • driving lesson — a session involving driving practice and theory with a driving instructor
  • dummy variable — a variable appearing in a mathematical expression that can be replaced by any arbitrary variable, not occurring in the expression, without affecting the value of the whole
  • east liverpool — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
  • elevated train — a train that runs on an elevated railway
  • elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
  • elevator pitch — an informal an extremely short and pithy version of a sales pitch or business plan
  • estivoautumnal — (mainly US) Variant spelling of 'aestivoautumnal'.
  • evangelicalism — (Christianity, historical) Lutheranism.
  • evangelisation — Alternative spelling of evangelization.
  • evangelization — The act of evangelizing; the state of being evangelized.
  • evolutionarily — In an evolutionary manner.
  • ewe equivalent — the basic measure for calculating stock unit
  • exploitatively — In an exploitative manner.
  • extravehicular — Of or relating to an activity performed in space outside a spacecraft.
  • false negative — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding. a person who receives this test result.
  • false positive — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist: a false-positive for syphilis. a person who receives this test result.
  • false-negative — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding. a person who receives this test result.
  • false-positive — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist: a false-positive for syphilis. a person who receives this test result.
  • family viewing — television programmes that are suitable for both adults and children
  • final dividend — the dividend paid on the basis of a company's results for a whole financial year. The final dividend is usually voted on at a company's AGM
  • five-year plan — any plan for national economic or industrial development specifying goals to be reached within a period of five years, especially as undertaken by the Soviet Union and China.
  • floating voter — those voters collectively who are not permanently attached to any political party.
  • floor covering — any material used to cover the floor of a room, such as a carpet or tiles
  • floorcoverings — Plural form of floorcovering.
  • franklin stove — a cast-iron stove having the general form of a fireplace with enclosed top, bottom, side, and back, the front being completely open or able to be closed by doors.
  • gastric lavage — the washing out of the stomach; lavage.
  • gentian violet — a dye derived from rosaniline, used in chemistry as an indicator and in medicine as a fungicide, bactericide, anthelmintic, and in the treatment of burns.
  • giovanni leone — Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1908–2001, Italian political leader: prime minister 1963, 1968; president 1971–78.
  • give sb a bell — If you give someone a bell, you telephone them.
  • global village — the world, especially considered as the home of all nations and peoples living interdependently.
  • goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
  • 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)
  • grain elevator — elevator (def 4).
  • granary weevil — a reddish-brown weevil, Sitophilus granarius, that infests stored grain.
  • greek valerian — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. reptans, having pinnate leaves and blue flowers.
  • group velocity — the velocity of finite numbers of waves undergoing simple harmonic motion, equal to the phase velocity when it does not vary with the wavelengths of the waves. The group velocity of the set of waves produced in water when a stone is dropped is less than the velocity of the individual waves.
  • 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.
  • hand-delivered — (of a letter or parcel) delivered by the sender rather than a postman or courier
  • hanging valley — a valley, the lower end of which opens high above a shore, usually caused by the rapid erosion of a cliff.
  • 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.
  • hemipelvectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of half of the pelvis, and the leg on that side.
  • hendersonville — a city in S Tennessee.
  • high explosive — a class of explosive, as TNT, in which the reaction is so rapid as to be practically instantaneous, used in shells and bombs.
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • hotel de ville — a city hall.
  • hybrid vehicle — A hybrid vehicle is a vehicle using two different forms of power, such as an electric motor and an internal combustion engine, or an electric motor with a battery and fuel cells for energy storage.
  • hyper-vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
  • hypercivilised — extremely or excessively civilized
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