15-letter words containing n, o, v
- overconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- overcontrolling — excessively controlling
- overcrowdedness — filled to excess; packed.
- overcultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- overdevelopment — Excessive development; the state or quality of being overdeveloped.
- overdramatizing — Present participle of overdramatize.
- overemotionally — In an overemotional manner.
- overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
- overentertained — entertained to excess
- overexpectation — excessive expectation
- overexpenditure — the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.
- overextravagant — excessively extravagant
- overforwardness — the quality of being too familiar
- overimaginative — imaginative to a fault
- overopinionated — too opinionated
- overpreparation — the act or instance of preparing excessively
- overprogramming — the act or instance of programming unnecessary details
- overrepresented — represented disproportionately or in too large a number (corresponding to the number in the population, etc)
- oversensitivity — excessively or unduly sensitive.
- overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- overstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- overutilization — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- overzealousness — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- oxford movement — the movement toward High Church principles within the Church of England, originating at Oxford University in 1833 in opposition to liberalizing, rationalizing, and evangelical tendencies and emphasizing the principles of primitive and patristic Christianity as well as the historic and catholic character of the church.
- panzer division — an armored division of the German army, especially in World War II, consisting chiefly of tanks and organized for making rapid attacks.
- passive smoking — the inhaling of cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoke of others, especially by a nonsmoker in an enclosed area.
- peace offensive — an active program, policy, propaganda campaign, etc., by a national government for the purpose of terminating a war or period of hostility, lessening international tensions, or promoting peaceful cooperation with other nations.
- photoactivation — the activation or control of a chemical, chemical reaction, or organism by light, as the activation of chlorophyll by sunlight during photosynthesis.
- photoconductive — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
- pick-and-shovel — marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway.
- pincer movement — a military maneuver in which both flanks of an enemy force are attacked with the aim of attaining complete encirclement.
- pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
- pointing device — an input device, as a mouse, stylus, or joystick, used to control movement of a cursor or pointer.
- polyvinyl resin — any of the class of thermoplastic resins derived by the polymerization or copolymerization of a vinyl compound: used chiefly as adhesives, sizing agents, and coatings.
- porcupine river — a river in NW Yukon Territory, Canada and NE Alaska, flowing N and W to the Yukon River. 448 miles (721 km) long.
- portative organ — capable of being carried; portable.
- positive column — the luminous region between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- post-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- postdevaluation — the period following the devaluation of a currency
- postvaccination — occurring after a vaccination
- povidone-iodine — a complex of iodine and polyvinylpyrrolidone that has broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity: used as an antiseptic.
- pre-deprivation — the act of depriving.
- preservationism — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
- preservationist — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
- press of canvas — the most sail a vessel can carry under given conditions
- preverification — the state of being verified.
- preview monitor — (in a television studio control room) a picture monitor used for inspecting a picture source before it is switched to transmission
- prison governor — the senior administrator or head of a prison
- private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
- private tuition — instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually, that is arranged and paid for by an individual rather than by the state