14-letter words containing c, o, r, v, e, t
- nonobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- nonprocreative — Not procreative.
- nonprovocative — Not provocative.
- nonradioactive — not radioactive
- nonrestrictive — not restrictive or limiting.
- nonretroactive — not retroactive
- octave coupler — a mechanism on an organ and on some harpsichords that enables keys or pedals an octave apart to be played simultaneously
- ovariectomized — Simple past tense and past participle of ovariectomize.
- over the fence — unreasonable, unfair, or unjust
- over the score — excessive; unfair
- over-confident — too confident.
- over-criticize — to censure or find fault with.
- over-expectant — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
- over-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- over-tolerance — a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- overaccentuate — to accentuate too much
- overallocation — Excess allocation.
- overanalytical — too analytical
- overcapitalize — to fix the total amount of securities of a corporation in excess of the limits set by law or by sound financial policy.
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- overcentralize — to centralize excessively
- overcommitment — to commit more than is feasible, desirable, or necessary.
- overcommitting — Present participle of overcommit.
- overcompensate — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
- overcomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- overcontrolled — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- overcorrection — correction beyond what is needed or customary, especially when leading to error; overadjustment: The pilot made an overcorrection for headwinds.
- overdecoration — excessive decoration
- overexcitement — The condition of being excessively excited.
- overextraction — excessive extraction
- overmedication — the act or instance of medicating unnecessarily or excessively
- overoptimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- overparticular — precise beyond necessity
- overproduction — excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.
- overprotection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- overprotective — unduly protective.
- oversolicitous — too solicitous: oversolicitous concerning one's health.
- overstructured — excessively structured or organized.
- photoreceptive — of or relating to photoreception
- postal service — organized handling and delivery of mail
- precompetitive — in marketing, designating or occurring during the stage prior to the completion of development of a product, when companies collaborate rather than compete
- private income — econ: from outside employment
- private school — a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.
- private sector — the area of the nation's economy under private rather than governmental control.
- proactiveness' — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- productiveness — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- productivities — the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services: The productivity of the group's effort surprised everyone.
- proprioceptive — pertaining to proprioceptors, the stimuli acting upon them, or the nerve impulses initiated by them.
- protectiveness — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- proventriculus — the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard.