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12-letter words containing v, a, l, o

  • nonvegetable — Not of or pertaining to vegetables.
  • nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
  • nonviability — The state or condition of being nonviable; impracticality.
  • nonvoluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
  • normal curve — a bell-shaped curve showing a particular distribution of probability over the values of a random variable. Also called Gaussian curve, probability curve.
  • north kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 329 sq km (127 sq miles)
  • note verbale — a diplomatic communication prepared in the third person and unsigned: less formal than a note but more formal than an aide-mémoire.
  • novelisation — Alternative spelling of novelization.
  • novelization — The writing of a novel based on fact; fictionalization.
  • nuevo laredo — a city in NE Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Laredo, Texas.
  • object value — (jargon)   In industrial design, a measure of consumers' immediate desire for an object, even before they know or understand what it does. "Gassee may be nuts, but at least the BeBox has great object value."
  • obliterative — Tending or serving to obliterate.
  • old covenant — the covenant between God and the ancient Israelites, based on the Mosaic Law.
  • 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.
  • old slavonic — Old Church Slavonic.
  • 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.
  • olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
  • olive family — the plant family Oleaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having opposite, simple or pinnately compound leaves, usually small and sometimes showy flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry, capsule, or winged seed, and including the ash, forsythia, lilac, olive, and privet.
  • only have to — If you say you only have to do one thing in order to achieve or prove a second thing, you are emphasizing how easily the second thing can be achieved or proved.
  • outlet valve — a valve (on a pipe, etc) controlling the escape or release (of liquid, etc)
  • oval kumquat — a spineless shrub or small citrus tree, Fortunella margarita, of China, having oval-shaped, orange-yellow fruit with sweet and acid flesh.
  • oven cleaner — a liquid, often foam in an aerosol container, designed to clean ovens
  • over-analyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
  • over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
  • over-inflate — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
  • over-jealous — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
  • over-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
  • over-qualify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
  • over-reliant — having or showing dependence: reliant on money from home.
  • overanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
  • overanalyzed — Simple past tense and past participle of overanalyze.
  • overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
  • overbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbalance.
  • overclassify — to classify to excess
  • overcritical — excessively critical; hypercritical.
  • overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
  • overfamiliar — commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight.
  • overidealize — to idealize excessively
  • overliterary — excessively literary
  • overpedalled — relating to overpedalling
  • overplanning — the act or instance of planning excessively
  • overpopulate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • overregulate — to apply rules and regulations excessively to (something)
  • overreliance — confident or trustful dependence.
  • ovolactarian — lacto-ovo-vegetarian.
  • pancho-villa — Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Doroteo Arango"Pancho Villa") 1877–1923, Mexican general and revolutionist.
  • parma violet — a variety of the sweet violet, Viola odorata, that is the source of an essential oil used in perfumery.
  • parvifoliate — (of plants) having small leaves in comparison with the size of the stem
  • pay envelope — an envelope containing a paycheck or wages.
  • peace-loving — If you describe someone as peace-loving, you mean that they try to avoid quarrelling or fighting with other people.
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