13-letter words containing a, e, v, u
- overenamoured — excessively fond
- overencourage — to encourage too much
- overexuberant — effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
- overinsurance — (of goods or property) insurance in excess of actual value
- 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.
- overrun brake — a brake fitted to a trailer or other towed vehicle that prevents the towed vehicle travelling faster than the towing vehicle when slowing down or descending an incline
- oversaturated — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- overstimulate — to stimulate too much
- overvaluation — to value too highly; put too high a value on: They should be careful not to overvalue the property.
- overzealously — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- papaveraceous — belonging to the Papaveraceae, the poppy family of plants.
- paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.
- peanut heaven — peanut gallery (def 1).
- peruvian bark — cinchona (def 2).
- pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- prejudicative — tending to prejudge
- present value — current monetary worth
- private study — the act or process of studying outwith classes
- private trust — a trust designed for the benefit of a designated or known individual (opposed to charitable trust).
- pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- quadrumvirate — a governing or managing group, coalition, or the like, of four persons.
- qualificative — That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
- qualitatively — pertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities.
- quantivalence — quantitative equivalence
- quarterstaves — Plural form of quarterstaff.
- quasi-private — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- quinquevalent — pentavalent.
- radius vector — Mathematics. the length of the line segment joining a fixed point or origin to a given point.
- ratable value — (formerly) a fixed value assigned to a property by a local authority, on the basis of which variable annual rates are charged
- re-evaluating — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
- re-evaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- recultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- reduplicative — tending to reduplicate.
- regular bevel — the bevel of a bolt or lock on a door opening into the building, room, etc., to which the doorway leads (opposed to reverse bevel).
- revascularize — to surgically improve the blood circulation of (an organ or area of the body).
- revenue agent — a government official who is responsible for the collection of revenue.
- revenue stamp — a stamp showing that a governmental tax has been paid.
- reverse fault — a fault in which the rock above the fault plane is displaced upward relative to the rock below the fault plane (opposed to gravity fault).
- revictualling — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
- rivalrousness — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
- river estuary — a river mouth
- road surveyor — a person who does surveying work for road building
- russian olive — oleaster.
- sales revenue — the gross income for a business derived from sales of its products or services
- salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
- sample survey — a survey of particular examples of sth, intended as representative of the whole category
- saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception