12-letter words containing o, r, v
- note verbale — a diplomatic communication prepared in the third person and unsigned: less formal than a note but more formal than an aide-mémoire.
- novorossiysk — a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea.
- nueva gerona — a town on the Isle of Pines, S of Cuba.
- nuevo laredo — a city in NE Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Laredo, Texas.
- objet trouve — found object.
- obliterative — Tending or serving to obliterate.
- observations — Plural form of observation.
- observership — someone or something that observes.
- old believer — Raskolnik.
- old favorite — If you refer to something as an old favorite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- olivary body — one of two oval bodies or prominences composed of nerve tissue, one on each side of the anterior surface of the medulla oblongata.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- oliver twist — a novel (1838) by Dickens.
- omnivorously — eating both animal and plant foods.
- once removed — relative: one generation older
- oncornavirus — any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.
- open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding
- oppressively — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- orange grove — small orchard of orange trees
- orange-river — a member of a European princely family ruling in the United Kingdom from 1688 to 1694 and in the Netherlands since 1815.
- order-driven — denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges, in which prices are determined by the publication of orders to buy or sell
- orthovanadic — relating to orthovanadates
- out of favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- outmaneuvers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmaneuver.
- outmanoeuvre — British. outmaneuver.
- ovariotomies — Plural form of ovariotomy.
- ovariotomist — a surgeon who performs ovariotomies
- oven cleaner — a liquid, often foam in an aerosol container, designed to clean ovens
- over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
- over the top — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- over-analyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- over-anxious — excessively anxious.
- over-complex — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- over-excited — If you say that someone is over-excited, you mean that they are more excited than you think is desirable.
- over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- over-fraught — Archaic. filled or laden (with): ships fraught with precious wares.
- over-helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
- 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-inflate — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- over-jealous — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- over-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- over-precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- over-promise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- over-qualify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- over-reliant — having or showing dependence: reliant on money from home.
- over-running — to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage: a time when looting hordes had overrun the province.
- over-stuffed — stuffed or filled to excess.
- over-the-air — of or relating to any means of broadcast transmission.
- over-the-top — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- over-trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.