9-letter words containing p, o, v, e
- 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.
- overripen — to make or become too ripe
- oversharp — too sharp
- 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.
- 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.
- overtrump — to play a trump higher than (one previously played to the trick)
- paloverde — a spiny, desert shrub, Cercidium floridum, of the legume family, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having green bark.
- parleyvoo — to speak French
- parvoline — any of various isomeric ptomaines found in liquid derived from decaying animal matter or bituminous coals
- pass over — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- patercove — a fraudulent priest
- pelviform — basin-shaped
- 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.
- piacevole — (to be performed) in a pleasant, agreeable manner
- pick over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- piscivore — an animal that feeds on fish
- pivotable — capable of turning on or as if on a pivot
- plekhanov — Georgi (or Georgy) Valentinovich [gyi-awr-gyee-vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi və lyɪnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1857–1918, Russian philosopher and leader of the Mensheviks.
- poll evil — an acute swelling on the top of the head of a horse originating in an inflamed bursa that underlies the great neck ligament there.
- pollutive — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
- polverine — a glassmaker's potash
- pontlevis — a drawbridge.
- portative — capable of being carried; portable.
- portreeve — the reeve of a port
- posidrive — having a patent screwhead that allows greater torque
- positives — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
- pre-loved — previously used or owned; secondhand.
- predevote — predestined, predetermined
- prevision — foresight, foreknowledge, or prescience.
- proactive — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- probative — serving or designed for testing or trial.
- profusive — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- prokofiev — Sergei Sergeevich [syir-gyey syir-gye-yi-vyich] /syɪrˈgyeɪ syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1953, Russian composer.
- prolative — functioning to complete the predicate
- promotive — tending to promote.