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15-letter words containing o, v, e, r, n, t

  • over-correction — correction beyond what is needed or customary, especially when leading to error; overadjustment: The pilot made an overcorrection for headwinds.
  • over-distention — the act of distending or the state of being distended.
  • over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
  • over-estimation — to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.
  • over-excitement — to excite too much.
  • over-extraction — an act or instance of extracting: the extraction of a molar.
  • over-irrigation — the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.
  • over-passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
  • over-population — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • over-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • overachievement — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
  • overapplication — excessive application
  • overcommunicate — to communicate excessively
  • overcompensated — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
  • overcompensates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcompensate.
  • overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
  • overconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
  • overcontrolling — excessively controlling
  • overcultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
  • overdevelopment — Excessive development; the state or quality of being overdeveloped.
  • overdramatizing — Present participle of overdramatize.
  • overemotionally — In an overemotional manner.
  • overentertained — entertained to excess
  • overexpectation — excessive expectation
  • overexpenditure — the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.
  • overextravagant — excessively extravagant
  • overimaginative — imaginative to a fault
  • overopinionated — too opinionated
  • overpreparation — the act or instance of preparing excessively
  • overrepresented — represented disproportionately or in too large a number (corresponding to the number in the population, etc)
  • oversensitivity — excessively or unduly sensitive.
  • overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • overstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • overutilization — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
  • oxford movement — the movement toward High Church principles within the Church of England, originating at Oxford University in 1833 in opposition to liberalizing, rationalizing, and evangelical tendencies and emphasizing the principles of primitive and patristic Christianity as well as the historic and catholic character of the church.
  • pincer movement — a military maneuver in which both flanks of an enemy force are attacked with the aim of attaining complete encirclement.
  • portative organ — capable of being carried; portable.
  • post-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
  • pre-deprivation — the act of depriving.
  • preservationism — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
  • preservationist — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
  • preverification — the state of being verified.
  • preview monitor — (in a television studio control room) a picture monitor used for inspecting a picture source before it is switched to transmission
  • private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
  • private tuition — instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually, that is arranged and paid for by an individual rather than by the state
  • privately owned — owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
  • procrastinative — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
  • procreativeness — the quality of being procreative
  • prospectiveness — of or in the future: prospective earnings.
  • put one over on — to get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception
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