15-letter words containing n, o, v, r
- non-contrastive — not contrastive.
- non-cooperative — failure or refusal to cooperate.
- non-declarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- non-improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
- non-informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- non-overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- non-penetrative — (of sexual activity) not involving penetration by the penis
- non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- non-traversable — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- nonconservation — A failure to conserve.
- nonconservative — Not conservative.
- nonconstructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- nondegenerative — tending to degenerate.
- nonfermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
- nongovernmental — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- nonintervention — abstention by a nation from interference in the affairs of other nations or in those of its own political subdivisions.
- nonprescriptive — that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions: a prescriptive letter from an anxious father.
- nonrelativistic — not concerned with or involving the theory of relativity
- nonreproductive — Not able to reproduce; sterile.
- north las vegas — a city in S Nevada.
- north vancouver — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- observation car — a railroad passenger car having a lounge or platform from which the scenery can be viewed.
- observationally — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
- obstructiveness — The characteristic of being obstructive.
- oil of lavender — an essential oil distilled from lavender flowers, especially Lavandula angustifolia and L. stoechas, and used in perfumery.
- oldenbarneveldt — Johan van. 1547–1619, Dutch statesman, regarded as a founder of Dutch independence; the leading figure (from 1586) in the United Provinces of the Netherlands: executed by Maurice of Nassau
- olfactory nerve — either one of the first pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct to the brain the impulses from the mucous membranes of the nose.
- on the verge of — about to
- open government — the doctrine that all government business should be open to regulation and scrutiny by the public
- open university — higher education by correspondence
- ordnance survey — mapmaking agency
- over one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- over-accentuate — to give emphasis or prominence to.
- over-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- over-assessment — too much assessment
- over-compensate — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
- over-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
- over-confidence — too confident.
- over-controlled — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- over-correction — correction beyond what is needed or customary, especially when leading to error; overadjustment: The pilot made an overcorrection for headwinds.
- over-distention — the act of distending or the state of being distended.
- over-engineered — unnecessarily complicated
- over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- over-estimation — to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.
- over-excitement — to excite too much.
- over-extraction — an act or instance of extracting: the extraction of a molar.
- over-irrigation — the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.
- over-passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- over-performing — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.