12-letter words containing s, t, o, v, e
- introversive — the act of introverting or the state of being introverted.
- introvertish — Introverted.
- investigator — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- involvements — Plural form of involvement.
- juventa fons — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed through a telescope.
- katharevousa — The purist form of modern Greek used in traditional literary writing, as opposed to the form that is spoken and used in everyday writing (called demotic).
- koussevitzky — Serge [sairzh] /sɛərʒ/ (Show IPA), (Sergei Alexandrovich Koussevitsky) 1874–1951, Russian orchestra conductor in the U.S.
- lover's knot — love knot.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- misventurous — characterized by a mishap
- motivelessly — Without a motive.
- motor vessel — a ship driven by a diesel or other internal-combustion engine.
- naval stores — supplies for warships.
- no love lost — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- non-covetous — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
- nonassertive — Not assertive.
- noncausative — Not causative.
- nonintrusive — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- nonobservant — Not observant; not religious; not participating in the observance of religion.
- nonselective — having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
- nonsensitive — endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.
- nonversation — A meaningless conversation.
- nonvexatious — Not vexatious.
- normotensive — characterized by normal arterial tension or blood pressure.
- novelisation — Alternative spelling of novelization.
- novokuznetsk — a city in the S Russian Federation in central Asia: an industrial center is located here because of coal deposits of the Kuznetsk Basin.
- observations — Plural form of observation.
- oliver twist — a novel (1838) by Dickens.
- outmaneuvers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmaneuver.
- ovariotomies — Plural form of ovariotomy.
- over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
- over-stuffed — stuffed or filled to excess.
- overabstract — thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea.
- overcautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- overestimate — to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.
- overmodestly — in an extremely modest manner
- 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
- oversaturate — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- overscutched — overworked; worn out
- oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- overstocking — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
- overstressed — to lay stress on; emphasize.
- oversubtlety — the quality of being too subtle
- paving stone — slab used to lay a path
- perseverator — a person who perseverates