12-letter words containing o, v, e, r, i
- overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
- overflourish — to flourish excessively
- overflow bit — (architecture) A processor flag bit set by the ALU to indicate overflow.
- overidealize — to idealize excessively
- overidentify — to identify with someone else to an excessive degree
- overinclined — extremely or excessively inclined (to)
- overinvolved — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- overissuance — the act of issuing in excessive amounts
- overkindness — the quality of being too kind
- overliterary — excessively literary
- overlordship — a person who is lord over another or over other lords: to obey the will of one's sovereign and overlord.
- overmaturity — (of a tree or forest) the state of having ceased to grow or have commercial value
- overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- overmultiply — to increase too much or too often
- overniceness — the quality of being overnice
- overnighting — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
- overoptimism — a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- overoptimist — someone who is too optimistic
- overorganize — to stress formal structure, status, rules, and details excessively.
- overplanning — the act or instance of planning excessively
- overplotting — the provision of an excessively elaborate plot
- overpowering — that overpowers; overwhelming: an overpowering conviction of the truth.
- overreaching — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- overreaction — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- overreactive — tending to react.
- overreliance — confident or trustful dependence.
- overripeness — the state of being too ripe
- oversanguine — too optimistic
- oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- oversimplify — make too simple
- overspending — the act or an instance of spending in excess of one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- overstocking — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
- overtaxation — to tax too heavily.
- overtime ban — a refusal by employees to work overtime
- overtime pay — a higher than normal rate of pay, for work done as overtime
- overutilized — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- overweighted — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- overwithhold — to withhold too much.
- owner-driver — a person who owns the vehicle he drives
- parma violet — a variety of the sweet violet, Viola odorata, that is the source of an essential oil used in perfumery.
- parvifoliate — (of plants) having small leaves in comparison with the size of the stem
- pelvic floor — muscles beneath the pelvis
- performative — (of an expression or statement) performing an act by the very fact of being uttered, as with the expression “I promise,” that performs the act of promising.
- pervicacious — extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn.
- piet-my-vrou — a cuckoo, Notococcyx solitarius, having a red breast
- pocket drive — a small portable memory device that can be plugged into the USB port of many different types of computer