11-letter words containing a, r, v, o
- new flavors — An object-oriented Lisp from Symbolics, the successor to Flavors, it led to CLOS.
- non-arrival — an act of arriving; a coming: His arrival was delayed by traffic.
- non-gravity — the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth.
- nonabrasive — not causing abrasion.
- nonachiever — a student who fares poorly in the classroom or has failing grades.
- nonarrivals — Plural form of nonarrival.
- noncoverage — the state of lacking coverage, usually in reference to insurance
- noncreative — having the quality or power of creating.
- nonreactive — tending to react.
- nonrelative — a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- nonrelevant — Not relevant.
- nonvascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- nonvenereal — arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection.
- nonverbally — In a nonverbal manner.
- nonverbatim — Not verbatim, i.e. not corresponding to the original, word for word.
- nonvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- normatively — of or relating to a norm, especially an assumed norm regarded as the standard of correctness in behavior, speech, writing, etc.
- normativity — The state of being normative.
- north haven — a town in S Connecticut.
- objurgative — That objurgates; sharply disapproving.
- observables — Plural form of observable.
- observances — Plural form of observance.
- observantly — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
- observative — Observant; watchful.
- observatory — a place or building equipped and used for making observations of astronomical, meteorological, or other natural phenomena, especially a place equipped with a powerful telescope for observing the planets and stars.
- oil varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- on approval — the act of approving; approbation.
- onion gravy — a type of gravy made with onions and stock and usually served with meat
- opera-lover — someone who likes opera very much
- operatively — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- operativity — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- or whatever — You say or whatever to refer generally to something else of the same kind as the thing or things that you have just mentioned.
- oral cavity — inside of the mouth
- orangeville — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- orientative — the act or process of orienting.
- originative — having or characterized by the power of originating; creative.
- ottava rima — an Italian stanza of eight lines, each of eleven syllables (or, in the English adaptation, of ten or eleven syllables), the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet with a different rhyme: used in Keats' Isabella and Byron's Don Juan.
- outmaneuver — to outwit, defeat, or frustrate by maneuvering.
- ovariectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; oophorectomy.
- over-assume — to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace. Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- over-demand — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
- over-expand — to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
- over-handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- over-season — a period of the year marked by certain conditions, activities, etc.: baseball season.
- over-sharer — an instance of this: Get ready for an overshare about his health problems.
- overachieve — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overanalyse — Alternative spelling of overanalyze.
- overanalyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- overanxiety — Excessive anxiety.