9-letter words containing ve
- oil level — the amount of lubricant in a vehicle or machine (sometimes indicated by an oil guage)
- oil stove — a heating device that burns oil (typically either paraffin or fuel oil)
- old river — a river bed left dry because the river has changed its course.
- olfactive — Of or pertaining to the sense of smell; olfactory.
- olive oil — an oil expressed from the olive fruit, used in cooking, in salad dressings, in medicine, etc.
- olivenite — a mineral, basic copper arsenate, Cu 4 As 2 O 8 (OH) 2 , occurring in crystals and in masses, usually olive-green in color.
- olivewood — the wood of the olive tree
- omniverse — A number of supposedly co-existing universes.
- once-over — a quick look, examination, or appraisal.
- operative — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- opinative — Conjectural; expressing an opinion rather than a fact.
- optatives — Plural form of optative.
- ostensive — clearly or manifestly demonstrative.
- ourselves — Used as the object of a verb or preposition when this is the same as the subject of the clause and the subject is the speaker and one or more other people considered together.
- outbraved — Simple past tense and past participle of outbrave.
- outdrives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdrive.
- outstrive — to strive harder than
- outthieve — to surpass in stealing
- outtravel — (transitive) To exceed in speed or distance travelled.
- ovenbirds — Plural form of ovenbird.
- ovenproof — capable of withstanding the heat of an oven; safe for use in cooking in an oven: an ovenproof dish.
- over easy — (of fried eggs) turned over when nearly done and fried briefly on the reverse side so that the yolk remains somewhat liquid but with a thin, firm layer on top.
- over here — Over here means near you, or in the country you are in.
- over with — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- over-able — too able
- over-busy — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- over-care — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- over-cool — moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening.
- over-easy — (of fried eggs) turned over when nearly done and fried briefly on the reverse side so that the yolk remains somewhat liquid but with a thin, firm layer on top.
- over-feel — to perceive or examine by touch.
- over-plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- over-ripe — too ripe; more than ripe: overripe tomatoes.
- over-talk — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- over-wind — to wind beyond the proper limit; wind too far: He must have overwound his watch.
- overacted — Simple past tense and past participle of overact.
- overactor — Someone who overacts.
- overacute — excessively acute
- overalled — wearing overalls
- overapply — To apply to excess.
- overawing — Present participle of overawe.
- overbaked — to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.
- overbears — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbear.
- overbills — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbill.
- overblown — (of a flower) past the stage of full bloom; more than full-blown: an overblown rose.
- overboard — over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard.
- overbooks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbook.
- overborne — overcome; crushed; oppressed.
- overbound — Simple past tense and past participle of overbind.
- overbrake — to brake (a wheel, vehicle, etc.) excessively.
- overbreak — earth or rock excavated outside of neat lines.