7-letter words containing v, e
- overlie — to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
- overman — a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.
- overmix — to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
- overnet — to cover with, or as if with, a net
- overnew — too new
- overpay — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- overply — to ply too much
- overran — simple past tense of overrun.
- overred — to paint over in red
- overrun — to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage: a time when looting hordes had overrun the province.
- oversad — sadder than necessary
- oversaw — to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
- oversea — over, across, or beyond the sea; abroad: to be sent overseas.
- oversee — to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
- overset — to upset or overturn; overthrow.
- oversew — to sew with stitches passing successively over an edge, especially closely, so as to cover the edge or make a firm seam.
- oversow — to sow again after first sowing
- oversup — to eat or drink too much
- overtax — to tax too heavily.
- overtip — to give too much money to (a waiter, etc) as a tip
- overtly — openly; publicly.
- overtop — to rise over or above the top of: a skyscraper that overtops all the other buildings.
- overuse — to use too much or too often: to overuse an expression.
- overwet — to make or become too wet
- ovicide — a substance or preparation, especially an insecticide, capable of killing egg cells.
- ovulate — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- p value — (statistics) The probability that the opposite of some hypothesis is true, based on some set of results; a way of expressing the significance of a statistical observation. The lower the P value, the more significant the result. For example, if the hypothesis was "This vaccine prevents flu" then the opposite hypothesis (the "null hypothesis") would be "This vaccine has no effect on flu". If the occurence of flu was measured in a sample of people taking the vaccine then one might say that the hypothesis was confirmed with a p value of 5%. That would mean there was a 5% chance of obtaining the same results or better from a similar sample of the whole population even if the vaccine had no effect.
- palaver — a conference or discussion.
- papaver — a genus of poppies including over 120 species
- parvenu — a person who has recently or suddenly acquired wealth, importance, position, or the like, but has not yet developed the conventionally appropriate manners, dress, surroundings, etc.
- passive — not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
- paviser — a soldier bearing or using a pavise
- peccavi — a confession of guilt or sin.
- peevers — hopscotch
- peevish — cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent: a peevish youngster.
- pehlevi — the Pahlavi language.
- pensive — dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.
- perv on — to make unwanted sexual advances towards
- pervade — to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
- pervert — to affect with perversion.
- pevsner — Antoine (ɑ̃twan). 1886–1962, French constructivist sculptor and painter, born in Russia; brother of Naum Gabo
- pivoted — a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
- pivoter — someone who pivots
- plosive — (of a stop consonant or occlusive) characterized by release in a plosion; explosive.
- plovery — characterized by or having many plovers
- poovery — male homosexuality
- popover — a puffed muffin with a hollow center, made with a batter of flour, salt, egg, and milk.
- poverty — the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Synonyms: privation, neediness, destitution, indigence, pauperism, penury. Antonyms: riches, wealth, plenty.
- preaver — to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
- precava — See under vena cava.