14-letter words containing r, v, a
- outmanoeuvring — Present participle of outmanoeuvre.
- ovarian cancer — a disease in which cancerous cells are present in either or both of the two female reproductive organs, which produce ova and secrete oestrogen hormones
- ovariectomized — Simple past tense and past participle of ovariectomize.
- over and above — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- over sb's head — If someone does something over another person's head, they do it without asking them or discussing it with them, especially when they should do so because the other person is in a position of authority.
- over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- over-advertise — to advertise too much
- over-ambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- over-attention — the act or faculty of attending, especially by directing the mind to an object.
- over-attentive — characterized by or giving attention; observant: an attentive audience.
- over-awareness — the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness: The object of the information drive is to raise awareness of what spreads HIV/AIDS.
- over-demanding — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
- over-dramatize — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- over-expectant — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
- over-organized — to stress formal structure, status, rules, and details excessively.
- over-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- over-socialize — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- over-stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- over-tolerance — a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- overaccentuate — to accentuate too much
- overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
- overaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- overallocation — Excess allocation.
- overallotments — Plural form of overallotment.
- overanalytical — too analytical
- overcapitalize — to fix the total amount of securities of a corporation in excess of the limits set by law or by sound financial policy.
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- overcentralize — to centralize excessively
- overcompensate — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
- overcompliance — excessive compliance
- overcomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- overdecoration — excessive decoration
- overdramatized — Simple past tense and past participle of overdramatize.
- overemphasised — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasise.
- overemphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasize.
- overemphasizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overemphasize.
- overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
- overestimation — An excessive estimation.
- overevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- overexaggerate — to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately: to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.
- overextraction — excessive extraction
- overfamiliarly — In an overfamiliar way.
- overfastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- overgeneralize — to draw an overly general conclusion from (something)
- overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- overhead valve — a valve in a type of internal-combustion engine in which the inlet and exhaust valves are in the cylinder head above the pistons
- overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
- overland trail — any of various routes traveled by settlers from the Missouri River to Oregon and California beginning in the 1840s.
- overmedication — the act or instance of medicating unnecessarily or excessively