12-letter words containing p, v
- misperceives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misperceive.
- motive power — any power used to impart motion; any source of mechanical energy.
- movable type — type from which text is printed directly in which each character is on a separate piece of metal.
- nappy valley — a residential area that is regarded as suitable for families with young children
- non-punitive — not involving or exerting punishment
- nondeceptive — not deceptive
- nonexplosive — tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance.
- nonoperative — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- nonpurposive — lacking purpose
- observership — someone or something that observes.
- open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding
- opinionative — of, relating to, or of the nature of opinion.
- oppressively — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- over the top — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- over-complex — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- over-helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
- over-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- over-precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- over-promise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- over-the-top — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- overcompress — to compress, squeeze or condense excessively
- overcropping — Agriculture. to crop (land) to excess; exhaust the fertility of by continuous cropping.
- overdevelops — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdevelop.
- overemphasis — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overequipped — having too much equipment
- overexplicit — excessively explicit
- overexposure — excessive exposure, especially of photographic film or a sensitized plate to light rays.
- overflow pdl — (jargon) The place where you put things when your pdl is full. If you don't have one and too many things get pushed, you forget something. The overflow pdl for a person's memory might be a memo pad. This usage inspired the following doggerel:
- overlordship — a person who is lord over another or over other lords: to obey the will of one's sovereign and overlord.
- overmultiply — to increase too much or too often
- overoptimism — a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- overoptimist — someone who is too optimistic
- overpedalled — relating to overpedalling
- overpersuade — to persuade (a person) against his or her inclination or intention: By threats and taunts they had overpersuaded him to steal the car.
- overplanning — the act or instance of planning excessively
- overplotting — the provision of an excessively elaborate plot
- overpopulate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overpowering — that overpowers; overwhelming: an overpowering conviction of the truth.
- overpressure — pressure in excess of normal atmospheric pressure, as that caused by an explosion's shock wave or created in an accelerating airplane.
- overpurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- overreported — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- overripeness — the state of being too ripe
- overseas cap — a soft, brimless military cap
- overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- oversimplify — make too simple
- overspending — the act or an instance of spending in excess of one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated
- overtime pay — a higher than normal rate of pay, for work done as overtime