8-letter words containing n, e, r, v
- overland — by land; on terrain: to travel overland rather than by sea.
- overlend — to lend more money than is economical
- overline — a cutline, usually of one line, appearing over a picture, cartoon, etc.
- overlong — too or excessively long
- overmany — an excess of people
- overmine — to mine too much
- overname — to repeat the names of
- overnear — excessively near
- overneat — too neat
- overnice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- overplan — to plan excessively
- overrank — to assign an unnecessarily high rank to
- overseen — to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
- oversman — an overseer
- oversoon — too soon
- overspin — topspin.
- overthin — too thin
- overtone — Music. an acoustical frequency that is higher in frequency than the fundamental.
- overturn — to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish.
- overween — to be conceited or arrogant.
- overwind — to wind beyond the proper limit; wind too far: He must have overwound his watch.
- overwing — to fly above
- overworn — past participle of overwear.
- paravane — an underwater defensive device against mines, consisting of a pair of torpedo-shaped vanes towed at the bow of a ship, usually a minesweeper, by cables that can cut the cable of a moored mine, causing the mine to rise to the surface, where it can be destroyed or removed from the water.
- paravent — a screen against a draft or the wind.
- parvenue — a woman who, having risen socially or economically, is considered to be an upstart or to lack the appropriate refinement for her new position
- peruvian — Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- provence — a region in SE France, bordering on the Mediterranean: formerly a province; famous for medieval poetry and courtly traditions.
- province — an administrative division or unit of a country.
- rave on! — Sarcastic invitation to continue a rave, often by someone who wishes the raver would get a clue but realises this is unlikely.
- raveling — a tangle or complication.
- ravening — rapacious; voracious.
- ravenous — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- re-given — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- reconvey — to convey again.
- reinvade — to enter (a country, territory, etc) by military force again
- reinvent — to invent again or anew, especially without knowing that the invention already exists.
- reinvest — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- reinvite — to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
- reinvoke — to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God's mercy.
- relevant — bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
- reliving — to experience again, as an emotion.
- renovate — to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
- renverse — performed with the body bent from the waist: a pirouette renversé.
- replevin — an action for the recovery of goods or chattels wrongfully taken or detained.
- revanche — the policy of a state intent on regaining areas of its original territory that have been lost to other states as a result of war, a treaty signed under duress, etc.
- revehent — carrying back
- reveling — to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in): to revel in luxury.
- revenant — a person who returns.
- revenged — to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother.