12-letter words containing o, v, e, r, l, a
- overclassify — to classify to excess
- overcritical — excessively critical; hypercritical.
- overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
- overfamiliar — commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight.
- overidealize — to idealize excessively
- overliterary — excessively literary
- overpedalled — relating to overpedalling
- overplanning — the act or instance of planning excessively
- overpopulate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overregulate — to apply rules and regulations excessively to (something)
- overreliance — confident or trustful dependence.
- 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
- polar vortex — a whirling mass of very cold air that sits over the North or South Pole: A displaced polar vortex is causing Arctic temperatures across the United States.
- pole vaulter — A pole vaulter is an athlete who performs the pole vault.
- popular vote — the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college. Compare electoral vote.
- preovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- proper value — characteristic root.
- provableness — the quality of being provable
- proverbially — of, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- ravioli code — (jargon, humour) Object-oriented code consisting of a number of small and loosely-coupled software components. Presumably, the term is a compliment, contrasting the code with spaghetti code.
- reconvalesce — to convalesce again
- reevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- renovascular — of or relating to the blood vessels of the kidneys.
- revalidation — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- revelational — the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
- ring-a-levio — a children's game in which members of one group try to find and capture hiding members of another group: a captured player is kept in a circle drawn on the ground and is set free when tagged by a teammate
- roman-fleuve — saga (def 3).
- roncesvalles — a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: defeat of part of Charlemagne's army and the death of Roland a.d.
- rooseveltian — of, pertaining to, advocating, or following the principles, views, or policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or of Theodore Roosevelt.
- rotary valve — a valve that rotates continuously or through an arc to open and close.
- samuel lover — Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
- several-fold — comprising several parts or members.
- shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
- slave labour — Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves.
- sleeve board — a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, especially a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
- superovulate — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- ultraviolent — characterized by or pertaining to extreme acts of violence
- un-revocable — that may be revoked.
- unapprovable — capable of being approved.
- unfavourable — Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- ungovernable — impossible to govern, rule, or restrain; uncontrollable.
- unobservable — incapable of observation; imperceptible
- unreprovable — not able to be reproved, reproached, or criticized
- unresolvable — not able to be resolved or brought to a satisfactory resolution
- valley forge — a village in SE Pennsylvania: winter quarters of Washington's army 1777–78.
- varia lectio — a variant reading.
- varicoloured — having many colours; variegated; motley