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9-letter words containing e, v, c

  • 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
  • overprice — to price excessively high; set too high a price on.
  • overquick — too quick: Let's not be overquick to criticize.
  • overreach — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
  • overreact — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
  • oversauce — to put too much sauce on
  • overscale — larger or more extensive than normal or usual; outsize; oversize.
  • overscore — to score over, as with strokes or lines.
  • overspice — to add too much spice to
  • overstock — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
  • overteach — to teach too much
  • overthick — too thick
  • overtrick — a trick won by declarer in excess of the number of tricks necessary to make the contract.
  • overwatch — to watch over.
  • parasceve — preparation
  • patercove — a fraudulent priest
  • pcv valve — a valve used to control and direct the flow of gases during positive crankcase ventilation.
  • perceived — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
  • perceiver — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
  • perceives — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
  • percivale — a knight who is allowed to see the Holy Grail
  • piacevole — (to be performed) in a pleasant, agreeable manner
  • pick over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
  • piscivore — an animal that feeds on fish
  • placative — placatory.
  • preactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
  • precisive — characterized by accuracy or exactness: a precisive method of expressing oneself.
  • prevacate — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
  • privacies — the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion: Please leave the room and give me some privacy.
  • proactive — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
  • provencal — of or relating to Provence, its people, or their language.
  • readvance — to advance again or further
  • receiving — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
  • receptive — having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
  • recessive — tending to go, move, or slant back; receding.
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