16-letter words containing v
- non-transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- noncommunicative — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nonfiction novel — a narrative dealing with real events and people, written in the form of a novel.
- north providence — a town in NE Rhode Island.
- north ridgeville — a town in N Ohio.
- north vietnamese — relating to North Vietnam or its people
- nouvelle cuisine — a modern style of French cooking that emphasizes the use of the finest and freshest ingredients simply and imaginatively prepared, often with fresh herbs, the artful arrangement and presentation of food, and the use of reduced stocks in place of flour-thickened sauces.
- nuclear envelope — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
- nueva ocotepeque — a town in W Honduras.
- nuncupative will — a will made by the oral and unwritten declaration of the testator, valid only in special circumstances.
- nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
- objective pascal — An extension of the PASCAL language which provides the possibility to use object-oriented programming constructs.
- objective spirit — the human spirit, insofar as it has become capable of a rational identification of its individual self with the community of other spirits but is not yet capable of the identification with the absolute idea that characterizes the absolute spirit.
- observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
- observation post — a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.
- observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
- observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
- observationality — The property of being observational.
- observer mission — a mission to an area of conflict in order to observe proceedings
- oculomotor nerve — either one of the third pair of cranial nerves, consisting chiefly of motor fibers that innervate most of the muscles of the eyeball.
- off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
- offensive weapon — an instrument designed to be used in attack, or an object which may be used in attack
- on (the) average — as an average quantity, rate, etc.
- on the defensive — If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened.
- one man one vote — One man one vote or one person one vote is a system of voting in which every person in a group or country has the right to cast their vote, and in which each individual's vote is counted and has equal value.
- one's level best — the best one can do
- one/a false move — If you say that one false move will cause a disaster, you mean that you or someone else must not make any mistakes because the situation is so difficult or dangerous.
- optical activity — the ability of a substance to rotate the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light.
- orbital velocity — the minimum velocity at which a body must move to maintain a given orbit.
- order of service — a prescribed form of liturgical service, or of administration of a rite or ceremony
- ovals of cassini — the locus of a point x, whose distance from two fixed points, a and b, is such that |x–a| |x–b| is a constant
- over the counter — If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
- over the transom — by unsolicited submission, as to a publisher
- over-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
- over-communicate — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- over-competitive — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
- over-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- over-controlling — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- over-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- over-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- over-expectation — the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation.
- over-explanation — the act or process of explaining.
- over-familiarity — thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
- over-imaginative — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
- over-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- over-rationalize — to remove unreasonable elements from.
- over-romanticize — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.