9-letter words containing c, e, r, v
- kick over — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- knockover — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- larvacean — Any of various solitary, free-swimming tunicates of the class Larvacea.
- larvacide — Alternative spelling of larvicide.
- larvicide — an agent for killing larvae.
- lovecraft — H(oward) P(hillips) 1890–1937, U.S. horror-story writer.
- lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- markevich — Igor [ee-guh r] /ˈi gər/ (Show IPA), 1912–83, Russian conductor and composer.
- mavericks — Plural form of maverick.
- mestrovic — Ivan [ahy-vuh n Serbo-Croatian. ee-vahn] /ˈaɪ vən Serbo-Croatian. ˈi vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1883–1962, Yugoslav sculptor, in the U.S. after 1946.
- microwave — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
- navicerts — Plural form of navicert.
- neckverse — a verse read to prove clergy membership, esp Psalm 51
- nonvector — a quantity without size and direction
- obrenovic — Aleksandar [Serbo-Croatian. ah-le-ksahn-dahr] /Serbo-Croatian. ˌɑ lɛˈksɑn dɑr/ (Show IPA), Alexander I (def 3).
- once-over — a quick look, examination, or appraisal.
- over-care — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- over-cool — moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening.
- overacted — Simple past tense and past participle of overact.
- overactor — Someone who overacts.
- overacute — excessively acute
- overcarry — To carry too far, or beyond the proper point.
- overcasts — Plural form of overcast.
- overcatch — to overtake
- overcheap — too cheap
- overcheck — a textile pattern having one checked design superimposed on another so that both are visible.
- overchill — to make too cold
- overcivil — too civil
- overclaim — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- overclass — a social stratum consisting of educated and wealthy people considered to control the economic power of a country.
- overclean — too clean
- overclear — too clear
- overclock — Computers. to modify (a hardware component, as a processor, graphics card, or memory) so as to increase the speed of that component beyond the specifications of the manufacturer: You can overclock your video card to improve its performance.
- overclose — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- overcloud — to overspread with or as if with clouds: a summer storm that briefly overclouds the sun; to overcloud one's pleasure with solemn thoughts.
- overcoach — to coach too much
- overcoats — Plural form of overcoat.
- overcolor — (transitive) alternative spelling of overcolour.
- overcomer — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
- overcomes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcome.
- overcooks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcook.
- overcount — To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another.
- overcover — to cover up
- overcrops — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcrop.
- overcrowd — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- overexact — Too exact; overscrupulous; pedantic.
- overfocus — to focus too much
- overmatch — to be more than a match for; surpass; defeat: an assignment that clearly overmatched his abilities; an able task force that overmatched the enemy fleet.
- overperch — to fly up to perch on
- overpitch — to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps