12-letter words containing o, r, d, e
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- orthopteroid — (zoology) Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches, earwigs, praying mantises, etc.
- otherworldly — of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.
- out of order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- outer london — the group of London Boroughs that form a ring around the city of London in the UK
- outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outperformed — Simple past tense and past participle of outperform.
- outreproduce — to reproduce more prolifically than
- outside work — work done off the premises of a business
- outsider art — art produced by untutored artists working by themselves and for themselves
- outsiderness — The state or condition of being an outsider.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- outstretched — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
- over-excited — If you say that someone is over-excited, you mean that they are more excited than you think is desirable.
- over-indexes — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- over-stuffed — stuffed or filled to excess.
- overabundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overachieved — Simple past tense and past participle of overachieve.
- overanalyzed — Simple past tense and past participle of overanalyze.
- overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- overboldness — The state or fact of being too bold; audacity.
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- overburdened — Excessively burdened.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- overcoloured — excessively coloured
- overconsumed — Simple past tense and past participle of overconsume.
- overcrowding — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- overdecorate — To decorate or embellish to an excessive degree.
- overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
- overdevelops — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdevelop.
- overdiagnose — (medicine) To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- overdocument — to document excessively
- overdominant — excessively dominant
- overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overdressing — Present participle of overdress.
- overdrinking — Present participle of overdrink.
- overeducated — Having been educated to a higher academic level than is necessary.
- overenrolled — For which too many people have enrolled.
- overequipped — having too much equipment
- overextended — to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify.
- overfatigued — excessively fatigued
- overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
- overflow pdl — (jargon) The place where you put things when your pdl is full. If you don't have one and too many things get pushed, you forget something. The overflow pdl for a person's memory might be a memo pad. This usage inspired the following doggerel:
- overfocussed — too focussed
- overfondness — excessive affection
- overidealize — to idealize excessively