13-letter words containing o, n, v, i
- overimitation — a result or product of imitating.
- overinflation — Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- overingenious — ingenious to a fault
- overingenuity — the state of being ingenious to a fault
- overinsistent — excessively insistent
- overinsurance — (of goods or property) insurance in excess of actual value
- overintensity — the state of being too intense
- overland mail — a government mail service, started in 1848, for sending mail from the Mississippi to the Far West.
- overnight bag — a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.
- overnourished — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- overnutrition — the excessive intake of food, especially in unbalanced proportions.
- overpedalling — the overuse of the piano's pedals
- overpotential — overvoltage.
- overprovision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- overreporting — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- oversecretion — (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- oversensitive — excessively or unduly sensitive.
- overvaluation — to value too highly; put too high a value on: They should be careful not to overvalue the property.
- overwintering — to pass, spend, or survive the winter: to overwinter on the Riviera.
- ovipositional — pertaining to the laying of eggs through an ovipositor
- pavilion roof — a pyramidal hip roof.
- perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
- pervaporation — Pervaporation is a separation process in which a substance permeates through a membrane and then evaporates.
- petrol-driven — (of a car, engine, etc) powered by petrol
- photonegative — pertaining to a substance, as selenium, having a conductivity that decreases upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
- pigouvian tax — a tax levied to counter an economic negative externality, for example taxing producers of industrial pollution in order to encourage pollution control
- platonic love — Platonism. love of the Idea of beauty, seen as terminating an evolution from the desire for an individual and the love of physical beauty to the love and contemplation of spiritual or ideal beauty.
- plural voting — right to vote more than once
- point of view — a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: from the point of view of a doctor.
- point shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- point-shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- polio vaccine — a vaccine administered to induce specific active immunity to poliomyelitis.
- popcorn movie — a film that appeals to a mass audience
- positive sign — the sign (+) used to indicate a positive quantity
- pre-contrived — to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: The author contrived a clever plot.
- pre-inventory — a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
- pre-provision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- preconvention — taking place immediately prior to a convention
- preconviction — a conviction or assurance formed beforehand; a preconceived conviction
- prerevolution — of the period before a revolution
- preservations — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- pretelevision — occurring before the arrival of television
- prevarication — the act of prevaricating, or lying: Seeing the expression on his mother's face, Nathan realized this was no time for prevarication.
- prevocational — of, relating to, or constituting preliminary vocational training.
- prevolitional — the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing: She left of her own volition.
- privatization — to transfer from public or government control or ownership to private enterprise: a campaign promise to privatize some of the public lands.
- privy council — a board or select body of personal advisers, as of a sovereign.
- proactiveness — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- projection tv — a system made up of lenses, mirrors, and a cathode-ray tube, for projecting video images onto a large screen