14-letter words containing v, o, m
- government man — (in the 19th century) a convict
- governmentally — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- grease remover — a substance that removes grease
- have a mind to — think about doing
- have a stomack — to be pregnant
- have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hemipelvectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of half of the pelvis, and the leg on that side.
- immunoreactive — Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
- imperviousness — not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
- impoverishment — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
- improvisations — Plural form of improvisation.
- improvisatrice — Female improvisatore.
- improvvisatore — an improvisator, especially a person who extemporizes verse.
- intervalometer — an automatic device for operating the shutter of a camera at regular intervals, as in making aerial photographs.
- inverted comma — quotation mark.
- irremovability — The quality or state of being irremovable.
- jesus movement — Christian movement that combined a hippy communal way of life with zealous evangelicalism
- kalamata olive — a purplish-black, almond-shaped olive with a fruity flavor and meaty texture, often split and cured in brine and packed in vinegar.
- labor movement — labor unions collectively: The labor movement supported the bill.
- levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding
- line-item veto — the power of the executive to veto particular items of a bill without having to veto the entire bill.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- love-in-a-mist — a plant, Nigella damascena, of the buttercup family, having feathery dissected leaves and whitish or blue flowers.
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- madison avenue — a street in New York City that is a center of the advertising and public relations industries and that has become a symbol of their attitudes, methods, and practices.
- major delivery — (programming) A (chiefly British) synonym for major release. E.g, the ninth major release of a piece of software might be called MD9. The release notation would be "v9.0".
- maldevelopment — malformation
- mangrove swamp — a coastal marine swamp of tropical or subtropical regions that is dominated by mangrove trees.
- markov process — a process in which future values of a random variable are statistically determined by present events and dependent only on the event immediately preceding.
- marvel-of-peru — the four-o'clock, Mirabilis jalapa.
- marvellousness — The quality or state of being marvellous.
- matrimony vine — any plant belonging to the genus Lycium, of the nightshade family, species of which are cultivated for their foliage, flowers, and berries.
- mattress cover — a cover that can be put over a mattress before a bed sheet, providing further protection
- mean deviation — a measure of dispersion, computed by taking the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of the deviations of the functional values from some central value, usually the mean or median.
- meta-cognitive — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
- microwave oven — an electrically operated oven using high-frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food to cook it in a very short time.
- millivoltmeter — A voltmeter that is sensitive enough to produce readings on the millivolt scale.
- miniconvention — a small-scale or preliminary convention, especially a political convention prior to a larger or national convention.
- misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misgovernaunce — misgovernment
- misimprovement — a flaw or shortcoming arising from an attempt to make better
- misinformative — to give false or misleading information to.
- missouri river — a state in the central United States. 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Capital: Jefferson City. Abbreviation: MO (for use with zip code), Mo.
- mommy makeover — a cosmetic surgical procedure designed to reverse physical changes in a woman after childbirth
- monodispersive — Monodisperse.
- monotransitive — In grammar, pertaining to a transitive verb that takes a single mandatory object, either a direct object or a primary object depending on the language.
- montes veneris — mons veneris
- motivationally — In a motivational manner.
- mount demavend — a volcanic peak in N Iran, in the Elburz Mountains. Height: 5671 m (18 606 ft)