12-letter words containing a, r, e, c, o
- on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- optical grep — vgrep
- optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
- oracle bones — animal bones used for divination
- oracularness — the state of being oracular
- oral society — a society that has not developed literacy
- orange juice — fruit drink: nectar of orange
- orange march — a parade on Orangemen's day
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- orchestrated — Simple past tense and past participle of orchestrate.
- orchestrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of orchestrate.
- orchestrator — One who orchestrates.
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- oregon cedar — Port Orford cedar.
- organ screen — an ornamental screen closing off an organ chamber in a church.
- organic mode — (programming) A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- osteosarcoma — a malignant tumor of the bone.
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- oven cleaner — a liquid, often foam in an aerosol container, designed to clean ovens
- overabstract — thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea.
- overachieved — Simple past tense and past participle of overachieve.
- overachiever — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overactivate — to make active; cause to function or act.
- overactivity — Excessive activity.
- overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- overbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbalance.
- overbearance — (rare, or, obsolete) Overbearing behaviour; arrogance; imperiousness.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- overcautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- overcharging — Present participle of overcharge.
- overclassify — to classify to excess
- overcramming — excessive cramming
- overcritical — excessively critical; hypercritical.
- overdecorate — To decorate or embellish to an excessive degree.
- overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overeducated — Having been educated to a higher academic level than is necessary.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overissuance — the act of issuing in excessive amounts
- overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- overpurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- overreaching — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- overreaction — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.