15-letter words containing o, n, v, i
- omnibenevolence — unlimited kindness and generosity
- on the qui vive — on the qui vive, on the alert; watchful: Special guards were on the qui vive for trespassers.
- open convention — a party convention at which delegates are free to vote for the candidate of their choice.
- open university — higher education by correspondence
- oval of cassini — the locus of a point such that the product of the distances from the point to two fixed points is constant.
- over-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- over-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
- over-confidence — too confident.
- 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.
- over-population — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- over-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- overachievement — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overapplication — excessive application
- overbearingness — Quality of being overbearing.
- overcommunicate — to communicate excessively
- overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
- overconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- overcontrolling — excessively controlling
- overcultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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