14-letter words containing v, i, r, t
- overcapitalize — to fix the total amount of securities of a corporation in excess of the limits set by law or by sound financial policy.
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- overcentralize — to centralize excessively
- overcommitment — to commit more than is feasible, desirable, or necessary.
- overcommitting — Present participle of overcommit.
- overcomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- overcorrection — correction beyond what is needed or customary, especially when leading to error; overadjustment: The pilot made an overcorrection for headwinds.
- overdecoration — excessive decoration
- overdetermined — excessively or unduly determined.
- overdistention — the act of distending or the state of being distended.
- overdramatized — Simple past tense and past participle of overdramatize.
- overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
- overestimation — An excessive estimation.
- overevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- overexcitement — The condition of being excessively excited.
- overextraction — excessive extraction
- overfastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- overgenerosity — the quality of being too generous
- overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- overinvestment — the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- overland trail — any of various routes traveled by settlers from the Missouri River to Oregon and California beginning in the 1840s.
- overmedication — the act or instance of medicating unnecessarily or excessively
- overmodulation — excessive amplitude modulation, resulting in distortion of a signal.
- overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
- overoptimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- overparticular — precise beyond necessity
- overpopulation — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overproduction — excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.
- overproportion — to make or measure in excess of the correct, normal, or desired proportion.
- overprotection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- overprotective — unduly protective.
- overrefinement — excessive or unnecessary refinement.
- overregulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- oversaturation — the act or process of saturating.
- oversensitized — to render sensitive.
- oversolicitous — too solicitous: oversolicitous concerning one's health.
- overspill town — a town built or expanded to house excess population from a nearby city
- partial vacuum — an enclosed space from which part of the air or another gas has been removed.
- passive-matrix — of or relating to a relatively low-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) with low contrast, a type of flat-panel display.
- perceivability — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
- perceptiveness — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
- perfectiveness — the state or quality of being perfective
- persian violet — any of several plants belonging to the genus Exacum, native to the Old World, as E. affine, having glossy, ovate leaves, and fragrant, bluish flowers: cultivated as a houseplant.
- photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
- photoreceptive — of or relating to photoreception
- photoresistive — photoconductive
- pleural cavity — a narrow, fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall.
- positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.