18-letter words containing v, o

government deficit — A government deficit is a situation in which a government spends more money than it has.
government housing — housing owned and managed by the federal or state government, which is rented out to tenants, esp as a form of affordable housing
governor's council — a council chosen to assist or inform a governor on legislative or executive matters.
gravitational lens — a heavy, dense body, as a galaxy, that lies along our line of sight to a more distant object, as a quasar, and whose gravitational field refracts the light of that object, splitting it into multiple images as seen from the earth.
gravitational mass — the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies.
gravitational pull — force of gravity
gravitational wave — (in general relativity) a propagating wave of gravitational energy produced by accelerating masses, especially during catastrophic events, as the gravitational collapse of massive stars.
haemorrhagic fever — any of a group of fevers, such as Ebola virus disease and yellow fever, characterized by internal bleeding or bleeding into the skin
half-open interval — a set of numbers between two given numbers but including only one endpoint.
have (got) it made — to be assured of success
have a screw loose — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
have a slate loose — to be eccentric or crazy
have a thing about — If you have a thing about someone or something, you have very strong feelings about them.
have by the throat — to have compete control over (a person or thing)
have eyes only for — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
have got to do sth — You use have got to when you are saying that something is necessary or must happen in the way stated. In informal American English, the 'have' is sometimes omitted.
have money to burn — to have more money than one needs, so that some can be spent foolishly
have no hesitation — If you say that you have no hesitation in doing something, you are emphasizing that you will do it immediately or willingly because you are certain that it is the right thing to do.
have on one's back — to be burdened with
have one's ears on — the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
have one's moments — If you say that someone or something has their moments, you are indicating that there are times when they are successful or interesting, but that this does not happen very often.
have the better of — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
have two left feet — to be very clumsy
have words with sb — If one person has words with another, or if two or more people have words, they have a serious discussion or argument, especially because one has complained about the other's behaviour.
have/be to do with — If you say that one thing has something to do with or is something to do with another thing, you mean that the two things are connected or that the first thing is about the second thing.
heimlich manoeuvre — a technique in first aid to dislodge a foreign body in a person's windpipe by applying sudden upward pressure on the upper abdomen
herring bone weave — a pattern consisting of adjoining vertical rows of slanting lines, any two contiguous lines forming either a V or an inverted V , used in masonry, textiles, embroidery, etc.
hold a reservation — If a hotel holds a reservation, it keeps a room for someone, and does not give it to someone else.
homelands movement — the programme to resettle native Australians on their tribal lands
i'll give you that — You say I'll give you that to indicate that you admit that someone has a particular characteristic or ability.
in inverted commas — If you say in inverted commas after a word or phrase, you are indicating that it is inaccurate or unacceptable in some way, or that you are quoting someone else.
in the vicinity of — near to, in the area around
incentive discount — a discount on goods offered to customers, usually as a reward for repeated business or for bringing in other customers
indecent behaviour — the offence of committing indecent acts
inductive coupling — the coupling between two electric circuits through inductances linked by a common changing magnetic field.
inductive relation — A relation R between domains D and E is inductive if for all chains d1 .. dn in D and e1 .. en in E,
indus civilization — an ancient civilization that flourished in the Indus River valley, from about 2500 to 1500 b.c.: extensive archaeological excavations at the main sites of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in Pakistan.
inferior vena cava — See under vena cava.
intention movement — behavior that is preparatory to another behavior, as a crouch before a leap.
internet go server — (games, networking) (IGS) A place for Go players to meet and play via the Internet.
intervention price — the price at which the EU intervenes to buy surplus produce
inventory turnover — Inventory turnover is a measure of the efficiency of a company, that is calculated by dividing the cost of goods sold by average inventory.
investment account — a bank account in which money is saved long-term to accrue interest
investment company — a company that invests its funds in other companies and issues its own securities against these investments.
involuntary muscle — muscle: contracts involuntarily
isidore of seville — Saint (Isidorus Hispalensis) a.d. c570–636, Spanish archbishop, historian, and encyclopedist.
italian provincial — designating or of a style of rural, Italian furniture of the 18th and 19th cent., with straight lines and simple decoration, usually of fruitwood or mahogany
iverson's language — APL, which went unnamed for many years.
jacksonville beach — a city in NE Florida.
junior heavyweight — a boxer weighing up to 190 pounds (85.5 kg), between light heavyweight and heavyweight.

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