15-letter words containing v, r, i, t
- joint favourite — one of two or more competitors in a race or contest that are considered equally likely to win
- jupiter pluvius — Jupiter regarded as the giver of rain
- kilovolt-ampere — an electrical unit, equal to 1000 volt-amperes. Abbreviation: kVA, kva.
- labor-intensive — requiring or using a large supply of labor, relative to capital.
- lactovegetarian — Also called lactarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products.
- leaving present — a present given to a person when they leave a job, place etc
- left-hand drive — A left-hand drive vehicle has the steering wheel on the left side, and is designed to be used in countries where people drive on the right-hand side of the road.
- literary device — technique used in writing
- liver complaint — an unspecified health problem concerning the liver
- living quarters — accommodation
- living standard — standard of living.
- loft conversion — an extra room added to a house by converting the roof space
- lord it over sb — If someone lords it over you, they act in a way that shows that they think they are better than you, especially by giving lots of orders.
- loss prevention — Loss prevention is the things that are done to make a process safe.
- maneuverability — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- maternity leave — a leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby.
- media converter — (networking) A component used in Ethernet, although it is not part of the IEEE standard. The IEEE standard states that all segments must be linked with repeaters. Media converters were developed as a simpler, cheaper alternative to repeaters. However, in the 1990s the cost difference between the two is negligible.
- medieval breton — the Breton language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 12th to the mid-17th centuries.
- mis-informative — to give false or misleading information to.
- misappreciative — not fully or properly appreciative
- mountain beaver — a burrowing rodent, Aplodontia rufa, of W North America: family Aplodontidae
- moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
- multum in parvo — much in a small space
- myristicivorous — feeding on nutmeg
- native american — a person born in the United States.
- native compiler — (programming, tool) A compiler which runs on the computer for which it is producing machine code, in contrast to a cross-compiler, which produces code for a different computer.
- natural varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- natural virtues — (especially among the scholastics) any moral virtue of which humankind is capable, especially the cardinal virtues: justice, temperance, prudence, and fortitude.
- negative charge — a charge that has more electrons than protons and has a lower electrical potential
- negative number — a number that is less than 0
- negative profit — a financial loss
- neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
- neoconservative — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
- new-variant cjd — a form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease thought to be transmitted by eating beef or beef products infected with BSE
- non-contrastive — not contrastive.
- non-cooperative — failure or refusal to cooperate.
- non-declarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- non-improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
- non-informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- non-penetrative — (of sexual activity) not involving penetration by the penis
- non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- nonconservation — A failure to conserve.
- nonconservative — Not conservative.
- nonconstructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- nondegenerative — tending to degenerate.
- nonfermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
- nonintervention — abstention by a nation from interference in the affairs of other nations or in those of its own political subdivisions.
- nonprescriptive — that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions: a prescriptive letter from an anxious father.