8-letter words containing o, v, e, r, t
- overhent — to overtake
- overhunt — to hunt in an unsustainable manner
- overjust — too just
- overlate — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- overmast — to provide (a ship) with a mast that is too tall or heavy
- overmelt — to melt too much
- overneat — too neat
- overpart — to give (an actor) too difficult a role
- overpert — too insolent
- overplot — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- overpost — to hurry over
- overrate — to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate: I think you overrate their political influence.
- oversalt — to put too much salt in
- overshot — driven over the top of, as by water passing over from above.
- oversoft — too soft
- overstay — to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of; outstay: to overstay one's welcome.
- overstep — to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one's authority.
- overstir — to stir too much
- overtake — to catch up with in traveling or pursuit; draw even with: By taking a cab to the next town, we managed to overtake and board the train.
- overtalk — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- overtame — too tame
- overtart — too bitter
- overtask — to impose too heavy a task upon
- overteem — to produce or breed excessively
- overthin — too thin
- overtime — working time before or after one's regularly scheduled working hours; extra working time.
- overtire — to make or become too tired
- overtoil — to work too hard
- overtone — Music. an acoustical frequency that is higher in frequency than the fundamental.
- overtook — simple past tense of overtake.
- overtrim — to trim too much
- overtrip — to tread lightly over
- overture — an opening or initiating move toward negotiations, a new relationship, an agreement, etc.; a formal or informal proposal or offer: overtures of peace; a shy man who rarely made overtures of friendship.
- overturn — to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish.
- overtype — to replace (typed text) by typing new text in the same place
- overvote — to cast more than the allowed number of votes
- put over — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- ravigote — a highly seasoned velouté with white wine and vinegar, butter, cream, and mushrooms cooked in liquor, usually served hot with variety meats and poultry.
- renovate — to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
- retrovir — a brand of the drug zidovudine
- revolted — to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny: to revolt against the present government.
- revolute — rolled backward or downward; rolled backward at the tip or margin, as a leaf.
- rotative — rotating or pertaining to rotation.
- rotovate — to break up (the surface of the earth, or an area of ground) using a Rotavator
- servitor — a person who is in or at the service of another; attendant.
- sit over — to be seated in an advantageous position on the left of (the player)
- sorptive — the state or process of being sorbed.
- sportive — playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry: a sportive puppy.
- stepover — an instance of raising the foot over the ball while in possession in order to wrong-foot an opponent
- stopover — a brief stop in the course of a journey, as to eat, sleep, or visit friends.