12-letter words containing d, o, r, v
- overreported — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- overscutched — overworked; worn out
- oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- overspending — the act or an instance of spending in excess of one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated
- overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
- overstressed — to lay stress on; emphasize.
- overutilized — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- overweighted — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
- overwithhold — to withhold too much.
- owner-driver — a person who owns the vehicle he drives
- petrozavodsk — a city in NW Russia, capital of the Karelian Autonomous Republic, on Lake Onega: developed around ironworks established by Peter the Great in 1703; university (1940). Pop: 265 000 (2005 est)
- pocket drive — a small portable memory device that can be plugged into the USB port of many different types of computer
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- power-driven — powered by an electric motor
- preconceived — to form a conception or opinion of beforehand, as before seeing evidence or as a result of previously held prejudice.
- prediscovery — a previous discovery
- prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
- privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- productivity — 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.
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- provincewide — covering or available to the whole of a province
- pseudovector — a variable quantity, such as angular momentum, that has magnitude and orientation with respect to an axis. The components are even functions of the coordinates
- quote-driven — denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges, in which prices are determined by quotations made by market makers or dealers
- radicivorous — feeding on the roots of plants
- ravioli code — (jargon, humour) Object-oriented code consisting of a number of small and loosely-coupled software components. Presumably, the term is a compliment, contrasting the code with spaghetti code.
- rediscoverer — a person who rediscovers
- rendezvouses — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
- reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- retrodictive — of or relating to retrodicting or retrodiction
- revalidation — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- revenue bond — a bond issued, as by a municipal utility, to finance a specific project, the income from which will be used for repaying the bond.
- review board — panel appointed to reconsider a matter
- room divider — a partition, as a screen or freestanding bookcase, that separates one part of a room from another.
- rough-voiced — having a harsh or grating voice: a rough-voiced barker.
- san salvador — a republic in NW Central America. 13,176 sq. mi. (34,125 sq. km). Capital: San Salvador.
- sao salvador — a former name of Salvador (def 2).
- scrieveboard — the drawing board of a shipbuilder
- scrive board — a floorlike construction on which the lines of a vessel can be drawn or scribed at full size.
- service road — frontage road.
- several-fold — comprising several parts or members.
- severodvinsk — a city in the N Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Gulf, E of Archangel.
- shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
- silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
- sleeve board — a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, especially a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
- snow-covered — Snow-covered places and things are covered over with snow.
- takeover bid — offer to buy a company
- traverse rod — a horizontal rod upon which drapes slide to open or close when pulled by cords.
- tree-covered — covered by or having many trees