16-letter words containing v, r, i, e
- shrinking violet — a shy, modest, or self-effacing person.
- sicilian vespers — a general massacre of the French in Sicily by the local population, begun at the sound of the vesper bell on Easter Monday, 1282.
- silver medallist — a competitor who comes second in a contest or race and is awarded a medal of silver
- silver-lace vine — a hardy, twining, woody plant, Polygonum auberti, of the buckwheat family, native to western China and Tibet, having greenish-white, fragrant flowers in drooping clusters.
- slip one over on — to hoodwink or trick
- slugging average — a measure of the effectiveness of a batter in making base hits, obtained by dividing the total bases reached by hitting by the number of official times at bat and carrying out the result to three decimal places. A batter making 275 total bases in 500 times at bat has a slugging average of .550.
- sparking voltage — the minimum voltage required to produce a spark across a given spark gap.
- special delivery — (in the U.S. Postal Service) delivery of mail outside the regularly scheduled hours, by a special messenger, upon the payment of an extra fee.
- specific gravity — the ratio of the density of any substance to the density of some other substance taken as standard, water being the standard for liquids and solids, and hydrogen or air being the standard for gases.
- splanchnic nerve — Anatomy. any of several nerves to the viscera and blood vessels of the chest and pelvic areas.
- state university — a university maintained by the government of a state.
- substantive rank — a permanent rank in the armed services obtained by length of service, selection, etc
- superheavyweight — an amateur boxer weighing more than 91 kg
- supersensitivity — extremely or excessively sensitive; hypersensitive: a supersensitive smoke detector.
- superserviceable — overly disposed to be of service; officious.
- surveyor's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- tarragon vinegar — a white vinegar flavoured with the herb tarragon, used in cooking, esp in salad dressings
- terms of service — the contract for acceptable use of digital media as defined by the developer. Abbreviation: TOS, ToS.
- texas revolution — a revolutionary movement, 1832–36, in which U.S. settlers asserted their independence from Mexico and established the republic of Texas.
- the moving party — a person who applies to a court or judge with the aim of obtaining a ruling in their favour
- the silver ferns — the women's international netball team of New Zealand
- the silver state — the nickname of the US state of Nevada, which comes from the large amount of silver discovered and mined there
- the virgin queen — another name for Queen Elizabeth I of England
- thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
- time sovereignty — control by an employee of the use of his or her time, involving flexibility of working hours
- to overabound in — to have or contain too large a quantity or number of something
- tomorrow evening — on the evening of the day after today
- top drive system — A top drive system is a system which includes a motor that turns the drill string, used instead of the kelly.
- torvill and dean — two British ice dancers, Jayne Torvill, born 1957, and Christopher Dean, born 1958. They won the world championships in 1981–84, the European championships in 1981–82, 1984, and 1994, and the gold medal in the 1984 Olympic Games
- travel insurance — insurance which covers losses that may be incurred while travelling, such as medical expenses, flight cancellations, lost luggage, etc
- travelling clock — a small clock taken by someone who is travelling
- trigeminal nerve — of or relating to the trigeminal nerve.
- unattractiveness — the condition of not appealing to the senses or mind through beauty, form, character, etc
- unconversational — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
- underpitch vault — a construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch.
- unimproved value — the valuation of land for rating purposes, disregarding the value of buildings or other development
- united provinces — (used with a singular or plural verb) former name of Uttar Pradesh.
- universalization — to make universal.
- unrepresentative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
- unresponsiveness — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- valles marineris — a canyon on Mars, 3100 miles (5000 km) in length, named after the Mariner spacecraft.
- vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
- vapor channeling — Vapor channeling exists when vapor flow is distributed in an unequal way in a distillation vessel or stage.
- variable annuity — an annuity in which the premiums are invested chiefly in common stocks or other securities, the annuitant receiving payments based on the yield of the investments instead of in fixed amounts.
- vasoconstrictive — causing vasoconstriction.
- vectorcardiogram — the graphic record produced by vectorcardiography.
- vegetable slicer — a device with a sharp blade for slicing vegetables finely;
- velcro fastening — a fastening made of Velcro
- venereal disease — sexually transmitted disease. Abbreviation: VD.
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium