11-letter words containing p, v
- nociceptive — Of, relating to, or denoting pain arising from the stimulation of nerve cells (often as distinct from that arising from damage or disease in the nerves themselves).
- nonadaptive — serving or able to adapt; showing or contributing to adaptation: the adaptive coloring of a chameleon.
- nonpositive — (of a real number) less than or equal to zero.
- nonpunitive — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- nuncupative — (especially of a will) oral; not written.
- on approval — the act of approving; approbation.
- opera-lover — someone who likes opera very much
- operatively — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- operativity — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- optic nerve — either one of the second pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the retina to the brain.
- over-expand — to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
- over-expect — to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: I expect to read it. I expect him later. She expects that they will come.
- over-expose — to expose too much, as to the sun, cold, or light rays (often used reflexively): Be careful of overexposing yourself to the sun.
- overcomplex — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- overcropped — Simple past tense and past participle of overcrop.
- overdevelop — Develop too much or to excess.
- overexplain — to explain in too much detail
- overexploit — to use (natural resources etc) excessively, causing a reduction
- overexposed — An overexposed photograph is of poor quality because the film has been exposed to too much light, either when the photograph was taken or during the developing process.
- overexpress — to put (thought) into words; utter or state: to express an idea clearly.
- overimposed — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- overimpress — to impress to an excessive degree
- overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- overoperate — to operate on (a patient) unnecessarily
- overpackage — to package excessively
- overpayment — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- overperform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- overpicture — to describe or portray with exaggeration
- overplaided — (of a garment) covered with a design consisting of an overplaid
- overplanned — resulting from overplanning
- overplotted — relating to an excessively elaborate plot
- overprecise — excessively precise
- overprepare — to prepare more than necessary
- overprocess — to process too much
- overproduce — to produce more of (a product or commodity) than is required
- overprogram — to program (something) with unnecessary details or instructions
- overpromise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- overpromote — to promote to a level that cannot be fulfilled
- overprotect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- overrespond — to respond too dramatically
- overspender — someone who overspends
- overtopping — to rise over or above the top of: a skyscraper that overtops all the other buildings.
- oviposition — to deposit or lay eggs, especially by means of an ovipositor.
- painesville — a city in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
- pan-slavism — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
- papovavirus — any of a group of DNA-containing human and animal viruses, including polyoma viruses and some papillomaviruses, most of which produce tumors.
- park avenue — a wide street in New York City traditionally associated with luxurious residential and professional buildings, fashionable living, and high society.
- party-giver — a person who gives a party
- parvanimity — the state or characteristic of being small-minded