10-letter words containing o, v, e, r, s
- overassess — To assess too often.
- overblouse — a blouse designed to be worn outside the waistband of a skirt or a pair of slacks.
- overbounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbound.
- overbrowse — to browse on (vegetation, land, etc) excessively, in a damaging way; overgraze
- overcasted — Simple past tense and past participle of overcast.
- overclouds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcloud.
- overcostly — Too costly. (from 16th c.).
- overcrowds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcrowd.
- 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.
- overdosage — Excessive dosage; taking too much of a pharmaceutical drug.
- overdosing — Present participle of overdose.
- overdrafts — Plural form of overdraft.
- overdrives — Plural form of overdrive.
- overexpose — to expose too much, as to the sun, cold, or light rays (often used reflexively): Be careful of overexposing yourself to the sun.
- 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.
- overinsure — to insure in excess of actual value
- overlavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- overmaster — to gain mastery over; conquer; overpower: The sudden impulse had quite overmastered me.
- overmodest — extremely modest
- overpraise — to praise excessively or unduly.
- overrashly — in an overrash manner
- overscaled — on an excessive scale
- overseeded — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- overseeing — to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
- overserved — to act as a servant.
- overshadow — to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother.
- overshower — to shower over
- oversimple — excessively simple
- oversimply — in an oversimple manner
- overslaugh — to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another instead.
- oversleeve — a protective sleeve covering an ordinary sleeve
- overspread — to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
- overstated — If an account or a figure on an account is overstated, the amount that is reported on the financial statement is more than it should be.
- overstayer — a person who illegally remains in a country after the period of the permitted visit has expired
- overstitch — a stitch made with a sewing machine, for binding or finishing a raw edge or hem.
- overstored — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- overstorey — the highest level of trees in a rainforest
- overstrain — to exert, tax, or use (resources) to an excessive extent
- overstress — overemphasize.
- overstrewn — scattered over
- 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.
- overstrong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
- overstruck — to stamp a new device, value, or inscription on (a coin).
- overstrung — overly tense or sensitive; strained; on edge: Their nerves were badly overstrung.
- oversubtle — too subtle (so as to be unnoticed)
- oversupply — an excessive supply.
- overthrust — a thrust fault with a low dip and a large slip.