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9-letter words containing o, v, e, r

  • overgreat — too great
  • overgreen — to cover with vegetation
  • overgrown — to grow over; cover with a growth of something.
  • overhaile — to draw (a covering) over
  • overhappy — too happy
  • overhaste — excessive haste
  • overhasty — excessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment.
  • overheads — over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead.
  • overheard — to hear (speech or a speaker) without the speaker's intention or knowledge: I accidentally overheard what they were saying.
  • overhuman — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
  • overindex — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
  • overinked — printed using too much ink
  • overissue — an excessive issue of stocks or bonds, as in excess of the needs of the business or in excess of charter authorization.
  • overjoyed — to cause to feel great joy or delight; elate: It overjoys me to hear of your good fortune. I was overjoyed at her safe arrival.
  • overladen — to overload (usually used in past participle overladen): a table overladen with rich food.
  • overlands — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
  • overlarge — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
  • overlearn — to learn or memorize beyond the point of proficiency or immediate recall.
  • overlight — a strong light
  • overlimit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
  • overlusty — too lusty
  • overlying — present participle of overlie.
  • overmatch — to be more than a match for; surpass; defeat: an assignment that clearly overmatched his abilities; an able task force that overmatched the enemy fleet.
  • overmerry — very merry
  • overmount — to surmount
  • overnight — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
  • overpaint — to cover over with paint
  • overpedal — to play (the piano) with excessive use of the pedals
  • overperch — to fly up to perch on
  • overpitch — to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps
  • overplaid — a plaid pattern superimposed on another plaid
  • overplant — to plant more than is necessary or possible to sustain
  • overpoise — the action of weighing down on something
  • overpower — to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force: to overpower a maniac.
  • overpress — to oppress
  • overprice — to price excessively high; set too high a price on.
  • overprint — Printing. to print additional material or another color on a form or sheet previously printed.
  • overprize — to prize too highly; overvalue.
  • overproof — containing a greater proportion of alcohol than proof spirit does.
  • overproud — excessively proud.
  • overquick — too quick: Let's not be overquick to criticize.
  • overrated — to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate: I think you overrate their political influence.
  • overreach — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
  • overreact — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
  • overrider — either of two metal or rubber attachments fitted to the bumper of a motor vehicle to prevent the bumpers interlocking with those of another vehicle
  • overrigid — too rigid
  • overripen — to make or become too ripe
  • overroast — to roast for too long so as to spoil
  • overruler — someone who overrules another
  • oversauce — to put too much sauce on
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