8-letter words containing v, e, t, r
- overboot — overshoe.
- overcast — overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy: an overcast day.
- overcoat — a short story (1842) by Gogol.
- overdate — a coin stamped from a die altered to show a year subsequent to that for which it was cut.
- overdust — to dust too much
- overeats — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overeat.
- overedit — to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
- overfast — too fast
- overhate — to hate too much
- overheat — to heat to excess.
- overhent — to overtake
- overhunt — to hunt in an unsustainable manner
- overjust — too just
- overlate — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- overmast — to provide (a ship) with a mast that is too tall or heavy
- overmelt — to melt too much
- overneat — too neat
- overpart — to give (an actor) too difficult a role
- overpert — too insolent
- overplot — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- overpost — to hurry over
- overrate — to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate: I think you overrate their political influence.
- oversalt — to put too much salt in
- overshot — driven over the top of, as by water passing over from above.
- oversoft — too soft
- overstay — to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of; outstay: to overstay one's welcome.
- overstep — to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one's authority.
- overstir — to stir too much
- overtake — to catch up with in traveling or pursuit; draw even with: By taking a cab to the next town, we managed to overtake and board the train.
- overtalk — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- overtame — too tame
- overtart — too bitter
- overtask — to impose too heavy a task upon
- overteem — to produce or breed excessively
- overthin — too thin
- overtime — working time before or after one's regularly scheduled working hours; extra working time.
- overtire — to make or become too tired
- overtoil — to work too hard
- overtone — Music. an acoustical frequency that is higher in frequency than the fundamental.
- overtook — simple past tense of overtake.
- overtrim — to trim too much
- overtrip — to tread lightly over
- overture — an opening or initiating move toward negotiations, a new relationship, an agreement, etc.; a formal or informal proposal or offer: overtures of peace; a shy man who rarely made overtures of friendship.
- overturn — to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish.
- overtype — to replace (typed text) by typing new text in the same place
- overvote — to cast more than the allowed number of votes
- paravent — a screen against a draft or the wind.
- perviate — to enter, bore into, or run through
- previsit — to visit beforehand
- privates — belonging to some particular person: private property.