13-letter words containing a, d, v, o
- on every hand — on all sides; in all directions
- optical drive — optical disk drive
- orchard valve — an alfalfa valve of lesser diameter than the pipe it closes.
- ordinary wave — Radio. (of the two waves into which a radio wave is divided in the ionosphere under the influence of the earth's magnetic field) the wave with characteristics more nearly resembling those that the undivided wave would have exhibited in the absence of the magnetic field.
- outmaneuvered — Simple past tense and past participle of outmaneuver.
- outmanoeuvred — Simple past tense and past participle of outmanoeuvre.
- over and over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- over-abundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- over-detailed — having many details: a detailed problem.
- over-educated — to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
- over-idealize — to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
- over-pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
- over-standing — overreach (def 13).
- over-the-road — of, for, or pertaining to transportation on public highways: over-the-road trucks.
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overallocated — Allocated in excess.
- overamplified — amplified too much, causing distortion or discomfort, etc
- overdecorated — Simple past tense and past participle of overdecorate.
- overdemanding — excessively demanding
- overdiagnosed — Simple past tense and past participle of overdiagnose.
- overdiagnosis — excessive diagnosis of a disease
- overdominance — excessive dominance
- overdramatise — Alternative spelling of overdramatize.
- overdramatize — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- overenamoured — excessively fond
- overestimated — Simple past tense and past participle of overestimate.
- overhand knot — a simple knot of various uses that slips easily.
- overhead door — a door that rotates on a horizontal axis and is supported horizontally when open
- overhead-shot — over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead.
- overland mail — a government mail service, started in 1848, for sending mail from the Mississippi to the Far West.
- overland park — a town in E Kansas, near Kansas City.
- overleveraged — (of a business organization) having an excessively high ratio of debt capital to equity capital
- overpedalling — the overuse of the piano's pedals
- overpopulated — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overqualified — having more education, training, or experience than is required for a job or position.
- oversaturated — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- pham van dong — 1906–2000, Vietnamese political leader: prime minister of North Vietnam 1955–76 and of unified Vietnam 1976–86.
- provost guard — a detachment of soldiers assigned to police duties under the provost marshal.
- radioactivate — to make (a substance) radioactive.
- radioactivity — the phenomenon, exhibited by and being a property of certain elements, of spontaneously emitting radiation resulting from changes in the nuclei of atoms of the element.
- radius vector — Mathematics. the length of the line segment joining a fixed point or origin to a given point.
- recording van — a van containing sound and image recording equipment, used as a mobile recording studio
- reinvigorated — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- revendication — the process or act of revendicating
- revindication — the act of vindicating.
- rio da duvida — former name of Roosevelt, Río.
- road surveyor — a person who does surveying work for road building
- roosevelt dam — a dam on the Salt River, in central Arizona. 284 feet (87 meters) high; 1080 feet (329 meters) long.
- rose d'anvers — a gem having a rose cut of 12 or fewer facets.