10-letter words containing o, v, e, r, i
- oppressive — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- ordinative — Tending to ordain; directing; giving orders.
- outdeliver — to surpass or outdo in delivery
- outrivaled — Simple past tense and past participle of outrival.
- over again — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- over-index — (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.
- overacting — Present participle of overact.
- overaction — Excessive action (as of a muscle of the body).
- overactive — exceptionally or excessively active; too active.
- overbidder — someone who overbids, esp in the game of bridge
- overbridge — (British) A bridge that allows traffic to pass over a road, river, railway etc.
- overbright — radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining: The bright coins shone in the gloom.
- overbuying — Present participle of overbuy.
- overcoming — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
- overcommit — to commit more than is feasible, desirable, or necessary.
- overcredit — commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due.
- overdesign — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- overdirect — excessively direct
- overdosing — Present participle of overdose.
- overdriven — Driven too hard; exhausted.
- overdrives — Plural form of overdrive.
- overeating — Gluttony, the act of eating to excess (either to discomfort or more than required for proper health).
- overexcite — to excite too much.
- overfacile — excessively facile
- overflight — an air flight that passes over a specific area, country, or territory: Overflights of foreign aircraft are closely monitored.
- overfulfil — to fulfil to a greater degree than required
- overijssel — a province in the E Netherlands. Capital: Zwolle.
- overimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- overinform — to animate or inform excessively
- overinsure — to insure in excess of actual value
- overlavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- overlaying — to lay or place (one thing) over or upon another.
- overmighty — too forceful
- overnicely — in an overnice manner
- overoffice — to exercise power over by virtue of one's office
- overpraise — to praise excessively or unduly.
- overpriced — to price excessively high; set too high a price on.
- overrefine — to refine excessively, as with oversubtle distinctions.
- overridden — to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule: to override one's advisers.
- overriding — taking precedence over all other considerations.
- overruling — the act or instance of ruling over another
- overseeing — to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
- oversimple — excessively simple
- oversimply — in an oversimple manner
- overstitch — a stitch made with a sewing machine, for binding or finishing a raw edge or hem.
- overstrain — to exert, tax, or use (resources) to an excessive extent
- overstride — to surpass: to overstride one's competitors.
- overstrike — to stamp a new device, value, or inscription on (a coin).
- overstring — Music. to arrange the strings of (a piano) so that the bass strings cross over the treble.
- overtaking — passing the vehicle in front