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.