12-letter words containing d, o, r, v
- olivary body — one of two oval bodies or prominences composed of nerve tissue, one on each side of the anterior surface of the medulla oblongata.
- once removed — relative: one generation older
- open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding
- order-driven — denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges, in which prices are determined by the publication of orders to buy or sell
- orthovanadic — relating to orthovanadates
- over-excited — If you say that someone is over-excited, you mean that they are more excited than you think is desirable.
- over-indexes — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- over-stuffed — stuffed or filled to excess.
- overabundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overachieved — Simple past tense and past participle of overachieve.
- overanalyzed — Simple past tense and past participle of overanalyze.
- overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- overboldness — The state or fact of being too bold; audacity.
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- overburdened — Excessively burdened.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- overcoloured — excessively coloured
- overconsumed — Simple past tense and past participle of overconsume.
- overcrowding — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- overdecorate — To decorate or embellish to an excessive degree.
- overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
- overdevelops — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdevelop.
- overdiagnose — (medicine) To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- overdocument — to document excessively
- overdominant — excessively dominant
- overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overdressing — Present participle of overdress.
- overdrinking — Present participle of overdrink.
- overeducated — Having been educated to a higher academic level than is necessary.
- overenrolled — For which too many people have enrolled.
- overequipped — having too much equipment
- overextended — to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify.
- overfatigued — excessively fatigued
- overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
- overflow pdl — (jargon) The place where you put things when your pdl is full. If you don't have one and too many things get pushed, you forget something. The overflow pdl for a person's memory might be a memo pad. This usage inspired the following doggerel:
- overfocussed — too focussed
- overfondness — excessive affection
- overidealize — to idealize excessively
- overidentify — to identify with someone else to an excessive degree
- overinclined — extremely or excessively inclined (to)
- overinvolved — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- overkindness — the quality of being too kind
- overlordship — a person who is lord over another or over other lords: to obey the will of one's sovereign and overlord.
- overmannered — excessively mannered
- overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- overmodestly — in an extremely modest manner
- overpedalled — relating to overpedalling
- overpersuade — to persuade (a person) against his or her inclination or intention: By threats and taunts they had overpersuaded him to steal the car.