17-letter words containing w, v, t
- almost everywhere — everywhere in a given set except on a subset with measure zero. Abbreviation: a.e.
- between ourselves — in confidence; as a secret
- black-water fever — a form of babesiosis seen in cattle, deer, bison, water buffalo, African buffalo, and reindeer; characterized by fever, depression, jaundice, dark red-black discolouration of the urine, anaemia, and death
- blowout preventer — A blowout preventer is a valve that can be closed when there is uncontrolled flow of fluids.
- breakdown voltage — the minimum applied voltage that would cause a given insulator or electrode to break down.
- broadview heights — a town in N Ohio.
- brownian movement — random movement of microscopic particles suspended in a fluid, caused by bombardment of the particles by molecules of the fluid. First observed in 1827, it provided strong evidence in support of the kinetic theory of molecules
- converged network — (networking) A single network that can carry voice, video and data.
- crossover network — an electronic network in a loudspeaker system that separates the signal into two or more frequency bands, the lower frequencies being fed to a woofer, the higher frequencies to a tweeter
- drive to the wall — to force into an awkward situation
- drive up the wall — to cause to become crazy or furious
- equivalent weight — the weight of an element or compound that will combine with or displace 8 grams of oxygen or 1.007 97 grams of hydrogen
- front-wheel drive — a drive system in which engine power is transmitted through the front wheels only.
- give to the world — to publish
- great vowel shift — a series of changes in the quality of the long vowels between Middle and Modern English as a result of which all were raised, while the high vowels (ē) and (o̅o̅), already at the upper limit, underwent breaking to become the diphthongs (ī) and (ou).
- have it both ways — to try to get the best of a situation, argument, etc, by chopping and changing between alternatives or opposites
- inward investment — Inward investment is the investment of money in a country by companies from outside that country.
- it's now or never — If you say 'It's now or never', you mean that something must be done immediately, because if it is not done immediately there will not be another chance to do it.
- jehovah's witness — A Jehovah's Witness is a member of a religious organization which accepts some Christian ideas and believes that the world is going to end very soon.
- light heavyweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a middleweight and a heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 175 pounds (80 kg).
- longitudinal wave — a wave in which the direction of displacement is the same as the direction of propagation, as a sound wave.
- low-velocity zone — a layer or zone in the earth in which the velocity of seismic waves is slightly lower than in the layers above and below. The asthenosphere is thought to be such a zone
- mid-level network — (Or "regional network"). The kind of networks which make up the second level of the Internet hierarchy. They are the transit networks which connect the stub networks to the backbone networks.
- new age traveller — New Age travellers are people who live in tents and vehicles and travel from place to place, and who reject many of the values of modern society.
- observation tower — lookout, observation point
- peak viewing time — the time at which the largest numbers of the population are watching television
- pebbleweave cloth — an irregularly textured material made from twisted yarn
- private ownership — the fact of being owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
- radioactive waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
- revolutionary war — American Revolution.
- the twelve tables — the earliest code of Roman civil, criminal, and religious law, promulgated in 451–450 bc
- touch a raw nerve — If you say that you have touched a nerve or touched a raw nerve, you mean that you have accidentally upset someone by talking about something that they feel strongly about or are very sensitive about.
- turn-down service — In a hotel, a turn-down service is the preparation of a room for a guest to sleep in by slightly turning back the comforter on the bed, turning down the lights, and so on.
- twelve patriarchs — any of the sons of Jacob ((the twelve patriarchs),) from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.
- twelve-mile limit — the offshore boundary of a state, extending 12 miles (19 km) at sea.
- twenty four seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
- twenty-four seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
- twenty-four-seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
- verticillium wilt — a disease affecting many temperate-climate plants in hot weather, caused by soil-inhabiting fungi of the genus Verticillium and characterized by wilt, dulling or yellowing of leaf color, and withering near the base.
- warsaw convention — a multilateral treaty on aviation set up chiefly to limit air carriers' liability to passengers and shippers on international flights in the event of an accident.
- wave-cut platform — a flat surface at the base of a cliff formed by erosion by waves
- well-investigated — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- west three rivers — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- white-pine weevil — a brown beetle, Pissodes strobi, the larvae of which feed on the terminal buds and shoots of white pine and other conifers.
- white-winged dove — a common dove, Zenaida asiatica, of the southwestern U.S. to Chile.
- wild service tree — either of two European trees, Sorbus domestica, bearing a small, acid fruit that is edible when overripe, or S. torminalis (wild service tree) bearing a similar fruit.
- wings of the dove — a novel (1902) by Henry James.
- with a heavy hand — in a heavy manner; without delicacy or grace
- wood preservative — a coating applied to timber as a protection against decay, insects, weather, etc
- worth every penny — If you say that something or someone is worth every penny, you mean that they are worth all the money that is spent on them.
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