11-letter words containing o, t, a, v, r
- or whatever — You say or whatever to refer generally to something else of the same kind as the thing or things that you have just mentioned.
- oral cavity — inside of the mouth
- orientative — the act or process of orienting.
- originative — having or characterized by the power of originating; creative.
- ottava rima — an Italian stanza of eight lines, each of eleven syllables (or, in the English adaptation, of ten or eleven syllables), the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet with a different rhyme: used in Keats' Isabella and Byron's Don Juan.
- outmaneuver — to outwit, defeat, or frustrate by maneuvering.
- ovariectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; oophorectomy.
- overanxiety — Excessive anxiety.
- overballast — (transitive) To load with too much ballast.
- overblanket — a blanket that is placed on a bed on top of the other bedding
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- overcaution — excessive caution
- overcoating — a coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather.
- overdeviate — to cause (a frequency-modulated radio transmitter) to exceed its specified frequency excursion from the rest frequency
- overdraught — (chiefly, British) An overdraft.
- overearnest — Excessively earnest.
- overeducate — to educate too much
- overfatigue — excessive tiredness from which recuperation is difficult.
- overfraught — too fraught
- overgarment — an outer garment.
- overharvest — the harvesting of plants or animals in an unsustainable manner
- overhastily — in such a way as to be excessively hasty or done without enough consideration
- overheating — heating (something) excessively
- overinflate — to inflate to an excessive degree
- overleather — the upper part of a shoe
- overliteral — literal to a fault
- overoperate — to operate on (a patient) unnecessarily
- overpayment — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- overreacted — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- overstaffed — If you say that a place is overstaffed, you think there are more people working there than is necessary.
- overvoltage — Electricity. excess voltage.
- overweather — to expose too long to harsh weather
- perforative — that perforates readily
- port lavaca — a town in S Texas.
- portal vein — the large vein conveying blood to the liver from the veins of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas.
- post-larval — of, relating to, or in the form of a larva.
- postharvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- prerogative — an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like: the prerogatives of a senator.
- prevacation — a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
- proactively — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- proactivity — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- procreative — to beget or generate (offspring).
- propagative — to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
- protractive — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- provocateur — a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.
- provocation — the act of provoking.
- provocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- provocatory — tending to provoke
- pulveration — the reduction of something to powder
- radioactive — of, pertaining to, exhibiting, or caused by radioactivity.