16-letter words containing v, u

shuttle movement — the movement of a component from one place to another and back to its original position
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.
social evolution — the gradual development of society and social forms, institutions, etc., usually through a series of peaceful stages. Compare revolution (def 2).
south vietnamese — of or relating to the former South Vietnam (now part of Vietnam) or its inhabitants
spiritus vinosus — (in prescriptions) spirits of wine; alcohol.
state university — a university maintained by the government of a state.
strawberry guava — a shrub or small tree, Psidium littorale, of the myrtle family, native to Brazil, having smooth, grayish-brown bark, leathery leaves, white flowers, and edible, white-fleshed, purplish-red fruit.
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.
surveyor's level — level (def 8a).
swedish vallhund — a small sturdy dog of a Swedish breed with a long body and pricked pointed ears
texas revolution — a revolutionary movement, 1832–36, in which U.S. settlers asserted their independence from Mexico and established the republic of Texas.
thaddeus stevens — Alfred, 1817–75, English painter and sculptor.
the unobservable — something that cannot be observed
the vienna union — an international conference of socialists who came together in Vienna in 1921 in an attempt to reconstruct a united International by offering an alternative to the right-wing remnant of the Second International and to the Comintern: merged into the Labour and Socialist International in 1923
the virgin queen — another name for Queen Elizabeth I of England
to move a muscle — If you say that someone did not move a muscle, you mean that they stayed absolutely still.
to overabound in — to have or contain too large a quantity or number of something
to speak volumes — If something such as an action speaks volumes about a person or thing, it gives you a lot of information about them.
torque converter — a fluid coupling in which three or more rotors are used, one of which can be checked so that output torque is augmented and output speed diminished.
transverse flute — the normal orchestral flute, as opposed to the recorder (or fipple flute)
travel insurance — insurance which covers losses that may be incurred while travelling, such as medical expenses, flight cancellations, lost luggage, etc
treaty of verdun — an agreement reached in 843 ad by three grandsons of Charlemagne, dividing his empire into an E kingdom (later Germany), a W kingdom (later France), and a middle kingdom (containing what became the Low Countries, Lorraine, Burgundy, and N Italy)
unattractiveness — the condition of not appealing to the senses or mind through beauty, form, character, etc
unconventionally — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
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.
ungava peninsula — a peninsula in NW Ungava region, in N Quebec, in E Canada.
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.
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 combustion — Vapor combustion is a closed burn system used for treating liquid waste which contains volatile organic compounds.
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.
vascular cambium — cambium.
vaughan williams — Ralph, 1872–1958, English composer.
vauxhall gardens — a public garden at Vauxhall, laid out in 1661; a fashionable meeting place and site of lavish entertainments. Closed in 1859
vegetable butter — any of various fixed vegetable fats resembling butter in consistency, as cocoa butter.
ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
venus and adonis — a narrative poem (1593) by Shakespeare.
verbal auxiliary — an auxiliary verb, especially when considered as a member of a separate class of words used with verbs rather than as a special subclass of verbs.
verneuil process — a process for making synthetic rubies, sapphires, spinels, etc., by the fusion at high temperatures of powdered compounds.
verruca vulgaris — the common wart.
vertebral column — spinal column.
vestibular nerve — the part of the auditory nerve in the inner ear that carries sensory information related to body equilibrium.

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