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15-letter words containing m, o, v, i, e

  • overachievement — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
  • overcommunicate — to communicate excessively
  • overconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
  • overdraft limit — a limit on the amount of money allowed to be withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
  • overdramatizing — Present participle of overdramatize.
  • overemotionally — In an overemotional manner.
  • overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
  • overfamiliarity — The state of being overfamiliar.
  • overimaginative — imaginative to a fault
  • overpessimistic — excessively pessimistic or negative in outlook
  • overprogramming — the act or instance of programming unnecessary details
  • overstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • passive smoking — the inhaling of cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoke of others, especially by a nonsmoker in an enclosed area.
  • pincer movement — a military maneuver in which both flanks of an enemy force are attacked with the aim of attaining complete encirclement.
  • positive column — the luminous region between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
  • preservationism — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
  • preview monitor — (in a television studio control room) a picture monitor used for inspecting a picture source before it is switched to transmission
  • primo de rivera — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), Marqués de Estella [mahr-kes th e es-te-lyah] /mɑrˈkɛs ðɛ ɛsˈtɛ lyɑ/ (Show IPA), (Miguel Prima de Rivera y Orbaneja) 1870–1930, Spanish general and political leader: dictator of Spain 1923–29.
  • private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
  • problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
  • pseudo-medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
  • random variable — a quantity that takes any of a set of values with specified probabilities.
  • rearview mirror — a mirror mounted on the side, windshield, or instrument panel of an automobile or other vehicle to provide the driver with a view of the area behind the vehicle.
  • remonstratively — in a remonstrative or expostulatory manner
  • reverse osmosis — the process in which pure water is produced by forcing waste or saline water through a semipermeable membrane.
  • self-motivation — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • semi-conductive — Semi-conductive describes a component which conducts electricity less well than a good conductor but better than an insulator.
  • service economy — an economy which is dominated by the provision or importance of services (as opposed to products)
  • service uniform — a uniform for routine duties and service, as distinguished from work, dress, or full-dress uniforms.
  • servo-mechanism — A servo-mechanism is a system or device that provides increased power to operate a control.
  • simple division — a type of division to find out how many times the smaller number is contained in the larger one
  • social movement — a group of diffusely organized people or organizations striving toward a common goal relating to human society or social change, or the organized activities of such a group: The push for civil rights was a social movement that peaked in the 1950s and 1960s.
  • specific volume — volume per unit mass; the reciprocal of density.
  • tank locomotive — a steam locomotive carrying its own fuel and water without the use of a tender.
  • television film — a feature-length film that is made specifically to be shown on television
  • the prime mover — God, esp when considered as a first cause
  • thermosensitive — readily affected by heat or a change in temperature.
  • to have it made — If you say that someone has it made or has got it made, you mean that they are certain to be rich or successful.
  • ulterior motive — secret or underlying aim
  • uncommunicative — not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
  • uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
  • undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
  • uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
  • universal motor — a series-wound motor, of one-half horsepower or less, using alternating or direct current.
  • varicocelectomy — the surgical removal or ligation of varicose veins in the scrotal sac.
  • vegetative coma — a condition in which an injured person is alive but comatose, and does not respond to stimuli
  • vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
  • vernier compass — a compass on a transit (vernier transit) having a vernier for adjusting magnetic bearings to read as true bearings.
  • victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
  • video on demand — (communications)   (VoD) A planned system using video compression to supply programs to viewers when requested, via ISDN or cable.
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