Words starting with ov
2 letter words starting with ov
- ov language — a type of language that has direct objects preceding the verb and that tends to have typological traits such as postpositions, suffixes, noun modifiers preceding nouns, adverbs preceding verbs, and auxiliary verbs following main verbs.
3 letter words starting with ov
4 letter words starting with ov
- oval — having the general form, shape, or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.
- ovel — a mourner, esp during the first seven days after a death
- oven — a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- ovi- — egg or ovum
5 letter words starting with ov
- ovals — Plural form of oval.
- ovary — Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- ovate — egg-shaped.
- ovens — Plural form of oven.
- over- — You can add over- to an adjective or verb to indicate that a quality exists or an action is done to too great an extent. For example, if you say that someone is being over-cautious, you mean that they are being too cautious.
6 letter words starting with ov
7 letter words starting with ov
- ovality — the quality or state of being oval.
- ovalize — Of a circle, to become stretched out in one direction, thereby becoming an oval.
- ovarian — of or relating to an ovary.
- ovaries — Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- ovarium — ovary.
8 letter words starting with ov
9 letter words starting with ov
- ovalbumin — the principal protein of egg white.
- ovaliform — Shaped like an egg; having a figure such that any section in the direction of the shorter diameter will be circular, and any in the direction of the longer diameter will be oval.
- ovalizing — Present participle of ovalize.
- 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.
10 letter words starting with ov
- ovariotomy — incision into or removal of an ovary.
- oven-ready — (of various foods) bought already prepared so that they are ready to be cooked in the oven
- over-abuse — to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one's authority.
- over-break — earth or rock excavated outside of neat lines.
- over-dress — a dress worn over another, which it covers either partially or completely.
11 letter words starting with ov
- ovariectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; oophorectomy.
- over-assume — to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace. Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- over-budget — costing or being more than the amount alloted or budgeted: The building is half-finished and it's already overbudget.
- over-demand — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
- over-excite — to excite too much.
12 letter words starting with ov
- ovariotomies — Plural form of ovariotomy.
- 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-anxious — excessively anxious.
- over-complex — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
13 letter words starting with ov
- ovariectomies — Plural form of ovariectomy.
- ovariectomize — (transitive) To remove the ovaries from.
- over-abstract — thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea.
- over-abundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- over-achiever — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
14 letter words starting with ov
- ovariectomized — Simple past tense and past participle of ovariectomize.
- over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- over-ambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- over-attention — the act or faculty of attending, especially by directing the mind to an object.
- over-attentive — characterized by or giving attention; observant: an attentive audience.
15 letter words starting with ov
- over-accentuate — to give emphasis or prominence to.
- over-advertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- over-aggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- over-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- over-capitalise — to fix the total amount of securities of a corporation in excess of the limits set by law or by sound financial policy.
16 letter words starting with ov
- over-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
- over-communicate — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- over-competitive — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
- over-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- over-controlling — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
17 letter words starting with ov
- over-appreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
- over-compensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
- over-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- over-presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- overconcentration — the act of concentrating; the state of being concentrated.
18 letter words starting with ov
- ovariohysterectomy — Surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus.
- over-conscientious — governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled: She's a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions.
- over-extrapolation — to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture.
- over-pronunciation — to pronounce (a word, syllable, etc.) in an exaggerated, affected, or excessively careful manner.
- overcapitalization — The state of being overcapitalized.
19 letter words starting with ov
- over-centralization — the act or fact of centralizing; fact of being centralized.
- over-commercialized — to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
- over-interpretation — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
- over-sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
20 letter words starting with ov
- over-intellectualize — to seek or consider the rational content or form of.
- ovo-lacto-vegetarian — lacto-ovo-vegetarian.
22 letter words starting with ov
- over-industrialization — the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.
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