9-letter words containing o, v, e, r, s
- overshoot — to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss: The missile overshot its target.
- overshort — having little length; not long.
- oversight — an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
- oversized — of excessive size; unusually large: an oversize cigar.
- overskirt — an outer skirt.
- oversleep — to sleep beyond the proper or intended time of waking: He overslept and missed his train.
- overslept — to sleep beyond the proper or intended time of waking: He overslept and missed his train.
- oversmoke — to smoke (something) too much
- overspeed — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- overspend — to spend more than one can afford: Receiving a small inheritance, she began to overspend alarmingly.
- overspice — to add too much spice to
- overspill — to spill over.
- overstaff — to provide an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- overstain — to stain too much
- overstand — overreach (def 13).
- overstare — to outstare
- overstate — to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy.
- oversteer — handling of an automotive vehicle that causes turns that are sharper than the driver intends because the rear wheels slide to the outside of the turn before the front wheels lose traction.
- overstink — to stink more than (something else)
- overstock — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- overstood — simple past tense and past participle of overstand.
- overstory — the uppermost layer of foliage in a forest, forming the canopy.
- overstrew — to strew or scatter over.
- overstudy — excessive study.
- overstuff — to force too much into: If you overstuff your suitcase, the fastenings may not hold.
- overswear — to swear again
- oversweet — having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
- overswell — to overflow
- overswing — to swing too hard, hoping to apply more power.
- overtones — additional meanings or nuances
- overtrust — to trust too much
- overwrest — to strain too much
- oviferous — bearing eggs.
- pass over — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- perovskia — a member of the Perovskia genus of aromatic plant native to central Asia, esp Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia
- pervasion — to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
- piscivore — an animal that feeds on fish
- posidrive — having a patent screwhead that allows greater torque
- prevision — foresight, foreknowledge, or prescience.
- profusive — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- pulverous — consisting of tiny particles
- purposive — having, showing, or acting with a purpose, intention, or design.
- push over — shove to the ground
- reobserve — to observe again
- reservoir — a small body of standing water; pond.
- resolvent — resolving; causing solution; solvent.
- revelrous — of or relating to revelry
- reversion — the act of turning something the reverse way.
- revulsion — a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike: Cruelty fills me with revulsion.
- roosevelt — (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).