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15-letter words containing iv

  • relative to sth — Relative to something means with reference to it or in comparison with it.
  • remonstratively — in a remonstrative or expostulatory manner
  • representatives — a person or thing that represents another or others.
  • reprivatization — the action or process of reprivatizing, or an instance thereof
  • retro-operative — affecting or operating on past events; retroactive
  • retroreflective — of or relating to a surface, material, or device (retroreflector) that reflects light or other radiation back to its source; reflective.
  • retrospectively — with contemplation of past situations, events, etc.: You should examine your relationship retrospectively.
  • rhesus negative — relating to blood not containing Rhesus antigen D
  • rhesus positive — relating to blood containing Rhesus antigen D
  • richelieu river — Armand Jean du Plessis [ar-mahn zhahn dy ple-see] /arˈmɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ dü plɛˈsi/ (Show IPA), Duc de, 1585–1642, French cardinal and statesman.
  • river blindness — onchocerciasis.
  • riverbank grape — a high-climbing vine, Vitis riparia, of eastern North America, having fragrant flowers and nearly black fruit.
  • riverworthiness — (of a boat) the quality or state of being riverworthy
  • riviere-du-loup — a city in SE Quebec, in E Canada, on the St. Lawrence.
  • sales executive — a professional responsible for increasing and developing a company's sales
  • salivary glands — any of several glands, as the submaxillary glands, that secrete saliva.
  • second division — the half of a league comprising the teams having the poorest records at a particular time.
  • self-expressive — the expression or assertion of one's own personality, as in conversation, behavior, poetry, or painting.
  • self-initiative — an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
  • self-motivation — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • self-reflective — that reflects; reflecting.
  • self-regulative — used for or capable of controlling or adjusting oneself or itself: a self-regulative device.
  • self-subversive — Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
  • semi-conductive — Semi-conductive describes a component which conducts electricity less well than a good conductor but better than an insulator.
  • semi-figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
  • sensitive plant — Also called humble plant. a tropical American plant, Mimosa pudica, cultivated in greenhouses, having bipinnate leaves whose leaflets fold together when touched.
  • sibling rivalry — the feeling of competitiveness that often exists between brothers and sisters
  • significatively — serving to signify.
  • simple division — a type of division to find out how many times the smaller number is contained in the larger one
  • sinclair, clive — Clive Sinclair
  • sled cultivator — go-devil (def 5).
  • sliver building — a very narrow skyscraper designed in response to restriction of the building site or zoning, frequently containing only a single apartment per floor or comparably limited office space.
  • speller-divider — a reference book that lists words in alphabetical order to show spelling and syllabification.
  • stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
  • steak au poivre — pepper steak (def 2).
  • stick-at-it-ive — stick-to-it-ive.
  • stick-to-it-ive — tenaciously resolute; persevering: Stick-to-it-ive people get ahead in life.
  • store detective — A store detective is someone who is employed by a shop to walk around the shop looking for people who are secretly stealing goods.
  • subcivilization — a division of a civilization
  • subconjunctival — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
  • substantiveness — a noun.
  • superindividual — greater than the individual
  • suppressiveness — the quality of being suppressive
  • survival course — a course that teaches people how to survive in the wild and in other dangerous environments
  • tank locomotive — a steam locomotive carrying its own fuel and water without the use of a tender.
  • tennessee river — a state in the SE United States. 42,246 sq. mi. (109,415 sq. km). Capital: Nashville. Abbreviation: TN (for use with zip code), Tenn.
  • the affirmative — the side in a debate that supports the proposition
  • the living dead — dead people that have been brought back to life by a supernatural force
  • thermosensitive — readily affected by heat or a change in temperature.
  • to give rise to — If something gives rise to an event or situation, it causes that event or situation to happen.
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