21-letter words containing v, s, i

give sb a green light — If someone in authority gives you a green light, they give you permission to do something.
give sb the runaround — If someone gives you the runaround, they deliberately do not give you all the information or help that you want, and send you to another person or place to get it.
give someone a leg up — to help someone to climb an obstacle by pushing upwards
give someone a tinkle — to call someone on the telephone
give someone his head — to allow a person greater freedom or responsibility
give someone the best — to concede someone's superiority
give someone the bird — to tell someone rudely to depart; scoff at; hiss
give someone the gate — a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
give someone the slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
government securities — securities issued by the US Government
great victoria desert — a desert in SW central Australia. 125,000 sq. mi. (324,000 sq. km).
greenwich observatory — the national astronomical observatory of Great Britain, housed in a castle in E Sussex; formerly located at Greenwich.
have one's hands tied — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
have the inside track — If you say that someone has the inside track, you mean that they have an advantage, for example special knowledge about something.
human papilloma virus — a species of virus that causes genital warts. Abbreviation: HPV.
human rights activist — a person who campaigns for human rights
in one's shirtsleeves — not wearing a jacket
inclusive disjunction — See under disjunction (def 2a).
industrial revolution — (sometimes initial capital letters) the totality of the changes in economic and social organization that began about 1760 in England and later in other countries, characterized chiefly by the replacement of hand tools with power-driven machines, as the power loom and the steam engine, and by the concentration of industry in large establishments.
inflationary universe — a version of the big bang theory in which the universe underwent very rapid growth during the first fraction of a second before it settled down to its current rate of expansion.
internet chess server — (networking, games) An interactive meeting-place on the Internet where people can play chess against each other.
intravenous drug user — a drug addict who injects drugs (esp heroin) intravenously
investment management — the process of managing business investments
junior varsity sports — sports played at the second highest rank for university sports, ranking first after varsity
keep one's voice down — If someone tells you to keep your voice down, they are asking you to speak more quietly.
kekule von stradonitz — Friedrich August [free-drikh ou-goo st] /ˈfri drɪx ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1829–96, German chemist.
keyboard send receive — (hardware) (KSR) Part of a designation for a hard-copy terminal, manufactured by Teletype Corporation. The KSR range were lower cost versions of the ASR models.
kleine-levin syndrome — prolonged episodes of excessive sleepiness often accompanied by overeating, hallucinations, and electroencephalogram changes, usually beginning in adolescence.
lafcadio's adventures — French Les Caves du Vatican. a novel (1914) by André Gide.
leave sb in the lurch — If someone leaves you in the lurch, they go away or stop helping you at a very difficult time.
level of significance — significance level.
mauvais quart d'heure — a brief unpleasant experience
mean square deviation — variance (def 3).
motivational research — the application of the knowledge and techniques of the social sciences, especially psychology and sociology, to understanding consumer attitudes and behavior: used as a guide in advertising and marketing.
national park service — a division of the Department of the Interior, created in 1916, that administers national parks, monuments, historic sites, and recreational areas.
national savings bank — (in Britain) a government savings bank, run through the post office, esp for small savers
negative prescription — the barring of adverse claims to property, etc, after a specified period of time has elapsed, allowing the possessor to acquire title
nominative of address — a noun naming the person to whom one is speaking.
nonrestrictive clause — a relative clause that describes or supplements but is not essential in establishing the identity of the antecedent and is usually set off by commas in English. In This year, which has been dry, is bad for crops the clause which has been dry is a nonrestrictive clause.
nonviolent resistance — passive resistance, peaceful protest
observation satellite — an unmanned satellite that observes the earth and gathers data
of one's own volition — If you do something of your own volition, you do it because you have decided for yourself that you will do it and not because someone else has told you to do it.
on o's best behaviour — If someone is on their best behaviour, they are trying very hard to behave well.
one-point perspective — a mathematical system for representing three-dimensional objects and space on a two-dimensional surface by means of intersecting lines that are drawn vertically and horizontally and that radiate from one point (one-point perspective) two points (two-point perspective) or several points on a horizon line as perceived by a viewer imagined in an arbitrarily fixed position.
overuse strain injury — (medical) (Or "repetitive strain injury", RSI, "repetitive strain disorder") Any tendon or muscle injury resulting from overuse, usually in the hand, wrist, or arm. Injury may be caused by any combination of repetitive, unacustomed, or prolonged movements, forcefulness, or an awkward position (often due to bad ergonomics). The symptoms are pain, tingling, weakness, numbness, swelling, cracking, stiffness, or reduced coordination. Common conditions are: Carpal tunnel syndrome, where swelling of the membrane linings in your wrist surrounding the tendons that bend your fingers compresses the median nerve. This may result in numbness and pain in the hand, arm, shoulder, and neck. Tennis elbow, where rotating your wrist and using force causes a form of epicondylitis. Tendinitis, where unacustomed exercise or repeated awkward movements inflame wrist, elbow, or shoulder tendons, often leading to severe stiffness. Trigger finger, a popping or catching sensation when you bend your finger, wrist, or shoulder. This form of tenosynovitis is caused by repetitive hand movements. To prevent the condition worsening, treat the pain with heat, cold, or aspirin, ibuprofen, or naproxen sodium; rest; or immobilise the injured area with a splint or bandage. See a doctor.
path coverage testing — (testing) Testing a program by examining which lines of executable code are visited (as in code coverage testing) and also the ways of getting to each line of code and the subsequent sequence of execution. Path coverage testing is the most comprehensive type of testing that a test suite can provide. It can find more bugs, especially those that are caused by data coupling. However, path coverage is hard and usually only used for small and/or critical sections of code.
persistence of vision — the retention of a visual image for a short period of time after the removal of the stimulus that produced it: the phenomenon that produces the illusion of movement when viewing motion pictures.
personality inventory — a questionnaire designed to measure personality types or characteristics.
phillips screw-driver — a screw head having two partial slots crossed at right angles, driven by a special screwdriver (Phillips screwdriver)
positive prescription — the uninterrupted possession of property over a stated period of time, after which a right or title is acquired

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