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

  • semilunar valve — either of two valves, one in the aorta and one in the pulmonary artery, consisting of a set of three crescent-shaped flaps of tissue and serving to prevent blood from flowing back into the heart after contraction.
  • seminal vesicle — either of two small saclike glands, located on each side of the bladder in males, that add nutrient fluid to semen during ejaculation.
  • sensitive plant — Also called humble plant. a tropical American plant, Mimosa pudica, cultivated in greenhouses, having bipinnate leaves whose leaflets fold together when touched.
  • service ceiling — the height above sea level, measured under standard conditions, at which the rate of climb of an aircraft has fallen to a specified amount
  • servius tullius — Servius, Servius Tullius.
  • shield of david — a hexagram used as a symbol of Judaism.
  • shuttle service — transport going back and forth
  • significatively — serving to signify.
  • silver chloride — a white, granular, water-insoluble powder, AgCl, that darkens on exposure to light, produced by the reaction of silver nitrate with a chloride: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions and in the making of antiseptic silver preparations.
  • silver fluoride — a yellow or brownish, crystalline, water-soluble, hygroscopic solid, AgF, used chiefly as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
  • silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
  • silver standard — a monetary standard or system using silver of specified weight and fineness to define the basic unit of currency.
  • simple division — a type of division to find out how many times the smaller number is contained in the larger one
  • simple interval — an interval of an octave or less.
  • sinclair, clive — Clive Sinclair
  • slavonian grebe — a N Eurasian or N American grebe with reddish underside and a black and gold crest; Podiceps auritus
  • sled cultivator — go-devil (def 5).
  • sleeve coupling — a cylinder joining the ends of two lengths of shafting or pipe.
  • sliver building — a very narrow skyscraper designed in response to restriction of the building site or zoning, frequently containing only a single apartment per floor or comparably limited office space.
  • social movement — a group of diffusely organized people or organizations striving toward a common goal relating to human society or social change, or the organized activities of such a group: The push for civil rights was a social movement that peaked in the 1950s and 1960s.
  • social services — organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel.
  • specific volume — volume per unit mass; the reciprocal of density.
  • speller-divider — a reference book that lists words in alphabetical order to show spelling and syllabification.
  • spirit leveling — leveling according to the indications of a spirit level.
  • stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
  • steel engraving — a method of incising letters, designs, etc., on steel.
  • sterling silver — of, relating to, or noting British money: The sterling equivalent is #5.50.
  • string variable — data on which arithmetical operations will not be performed
  • subclavian vein — either of a pair of veins, one on each side of the body, that return blood from the arms to the heart.
  • superindividual — greater than the individual
  • superinvolution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
  • survival course — a course that teaches people how to survive in the wild and in other dangerous environments
  • sylvian fissure — lateral fissure.
  • tank locomotive — a steam locomotive carrying its own fuel and water without the use of a tender.
  • tasmanian devil — a small, predacious marsupial, Sarcophilus harrisii, of Tasmania, having a black coat with white patches: its dwindling population is now confined to isolated areas.
  • television film — a feature-length film that is made specifically to be shown on television
  • television tube — a cathode-ray tube designed for the reproduction of television pictures
  • the devil's own — a very difficult or problematic (thing)
  • the everlasting — God
  • the living dead — dead people that have been brought back to life by a supernatural force
  • third ventricle — one of the four cavities of the brain, lying on the midline between the cerebral hemispheres
  • ticket of leave — (formerly) a permit allowing a convict to leave prison, under certain restrictions, and go to work before having served a full term, somewhat similar to a certificate of parole.
  • total depravity — the Calvinist doctrine that humankind's entire nature, including its reason, is corrupt or sinful as a result of the Fall and that people are therefore completely dependent on God for regeneration.
  • travel sickness — nausea caused by motion
  • traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
  • travelling wave — a wave carrying energy away from its source
  • tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
  • ulterior motive — secret or underlying aim
  • ultraconvenient — extremely convenient
  • unadvisableness — the quality of being imprudent or not advisable
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