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12-letter words containing v, a, d, o, r

  • louver board — one of a series of overlapping, sloping boards used as louvers in an opening, so arranged as to admit air but to exclude rain or cut off visibility from the outside.
  • markov model — (probability, simulation)   A model or simulation based on Markov chains.
  • non-drivable — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
  • nuevo laredo — a city in NE Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Laredo, Texas.
  • old favorite — If you refer to something as an old favorite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
  • olivary body — one of two oval bodies or prominences composed of nerve tissue, one on each side of the anterior surface of the medulla oblongata.
  • orthovanadic — relating to orthovanadates
  • overabundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • overachieved — Simple past tense and past participle of overachieve.
  • overanalyzed — Simple past tense and past participle of overanalyze.
  • overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
  • overdecorate — To decorate or embellish to an excessive degree.
  • overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
  • overdiagnose — (medicine) To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.
  • overdominant — excessively dominant
  • overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
  • overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
  • overeducated — Having been educated to a higher academic level than is necessary.
  • overfatigued — excessively fatigued
  • overidealize — to idealize excessively
  • overmannered — excessively mannered
  • overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
  • 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.
  • oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
  • overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
  • petrozavodsk — a city in NW Russia, capital of the Karelian Autonomous Republic, on Lake Onega: developed around ironworks established by Peter the Great in 1703; university (1940). Pop: 265 000 (2005 est)
  • prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
  • privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
  • privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
  • providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
  • radicivorous — feeding on the roots of plants
  • ravioli code — (jargon, humour)   Object-oriented code consisting of a number of small and loosely-coupled software components. Presumably, the term is a compliment, contrasting the code with spaghetti code.
  • revalidation — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
  • review board — panel appointed to reconsider a matter
  • san salvador — a republic in NW Central America. 13,176 sq. mi. (34,125 sq. km). Capital: San Salvador.
  • sao salvador — a former name of Salvador (def 2).
  • scrieveboard — the drawing board of a shipbuilder
  • scrive board — a floorlike construction on which the lines of a vessel can be drawn or scribed at full size.
  • service road — frontage road.
  • several-fold — comprising several parts or members.
  • shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
  • sleeve board — a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, especially a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
  • takeover bid — offer to buy a company
  • traverse rod — a horizontal rod upon which drapes slide to open or close when pulled by cords.
  • turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
  • van der post — Sir Laurens (Jan). 1906–96, South African writer and traveller. His works include the travel books Venture to the Interior (1952), The Lost World of the Kalahari (1958), and Testament to the Bushmen (1984) and the novels The Hunter and the Whale (1967) and The Admiral's Baby (1996)
  • van der rohe — Ludwig Mies [luhd-wig meez,, mees] /ˈlʌd wɪg miz,, mis/ (Show IPA), Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig.
  • varicoloured — having many colours; variegated; motley
  • vasodilatory — of or relating to the dilation of blood vessels
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