16-letter words containing a, b, r, e, v, i
- observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
- observationality — The property of being observational.
- orbital velocity — the minimum velocity at which a body must move to maintain a given orbit.
- overexcitability — to excite too much.
- overurbanization — the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
- relative bearing — the bearing of an object, relative to the heading of a vessel or aircraft.
- republican river — a river flowing E from E Colorado through Nebraska and Kansas into the Kansas River. 422 miles (680 km) long.
- self-observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
- substantive rank — a permanent rank in the armed services obtained by length of service, selection, etc
- superserviceable — overly disposed to be of service; officious.
- to overabound in — to have or contain too large a quantity or number of something
- 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.
- vegetable slicer — a device with a sharp blade for slicing vegetables finely;
- verbal adjective — an adjective derived from a verb, as, in English, smiling in smiling eyes, or, in Greek, batós “going,” “moving,” derived from baínen “to go,” “to move.”.
- 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.
- verbal diarrhoea — a tendency to speak at excessive length
- vestibular nerve — the part of the auditory nerve in the inner ear that carries sensory information related to body equilibrium.
- vulcanized fiber — a leatherlike substance made by compression of layers of paper or cloth that have been treated with acids or zinc chloride, used chiefly for electric insulation.
- xaverian brother — a member of a congregation of Roman Catholic laymen bound by simple vows and dedicated to education.