16-letter words containing c, o, r, v, e, t
- national service — National service is service in the armed forces, which young people in certain countries have to do by law.
- neo-conservatism — (in the US) a right-wing tendency that originated amongst supporters of the political left and has become characterized by its support of hawkish foreign policies
- neoconservatives — Plural form of neoconservative.
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- non-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- non-constructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- non-contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- north providence — a town in NE Rhode Island.
- objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
- objective spirit — the human spirit, insofar as it has become capable of a rational identification of its individual self with the community of other spirits but is not yet capable of the identification with the absolute idea that characterizes the absolute spirit.
- observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
- oculomotor nerve — either one of the third pair of cranial nerves, consisting chiefly of motor fibers that innervate most of the muscles of the eyeball.
- orbital velocity — the minimum velocity at which a body must move to maintain a given orbit.
- over the counter — If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
- over-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
- over-communicate — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- over-competitive — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
- over-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- over-controlling — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- over-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- over-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- over-expectation — the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation.
- over-romanticize — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- over-the-counter — unlisted on or not part of an organized securities exchange: over-the-counter stocks; the over-the-counter market. Abbreviation: OTC.
- overaccumulation — Accumulation of too much.
- overcapitalizing — Present participle of overcapitalize.
- overcautiousness — the quality or state of being too cautious, wary, or careful
- overcompensating — Present participle of overcompensate.
- overcompensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
- overcompensatory — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
- overcomplicating — Present participle of overcomplicate.
- overdramatically — In an overdramatic manner.
- overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- overexcitability — to excite too much.
- oversubscription — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
- pincers movement — a military maneuver in which both flanks of an enemy force are attacked with the aim of attaining complete encirclement.
- poverty-stricken — suffering from poverty; extremely poor: poverty-stricken refugees.
- pre-conversation — informal interchange of thoughts, information, etc., by spoken words; oral communication between persons; talk; colloquy.
- projective plane — (mathematics) The space of equivalence classes of vectors under non-zero scalar multiplication. Elements are sets of the form {kv: k != 0, k scalar, v != O, v a vector} where O is the origin. v is a representative member of this equivalence class. The projective plane of a vector space is the collection of its 1-dimensional subspaces. The properties of the vector space induce a topology and notions of smoothness on the projective plane. A projective plane is in no meaningful sense a plane and would therefore be (but isn't) better described as a "projective space".
- proper adjective — an adjective formed from a proper noun, as American from America.
- protective slope — a slope given to a yard or the like to drain surface water away from a building.
- reverse commuter — a commuter who lives in a city and commutes to a job in the suburbs.
- revolving credit — credit automatically available up to a predetermined limit while payments are periodically made. Compare credit line (def 2).
- rockville centre — a city on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- selective memory — an ability to remember some facts while apparently forgetting others, especially when they are inconvenient
- semiconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.