oven | (noun) kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting | - |
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ovenbird | (noun) American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground | Synonyms: Seiurus aurocapillus |
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(noun) small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests | - |
ovenware | (noun) heat-resistant dishware in which food can be cooked as well as served | - |
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over | (noun) (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch | - |
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overabundance | (noun) a quantity that is more than what is appropriate | Synonyms: overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance |
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(noun) the state of being more than full | Synonyms: excess, surfeit |
overachievement | (noun) better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests) | - |
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overachiever | (noun) a student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated | - |
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overacting | (noun) poor acting by a ham actor | Synonyms: hamming |
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overactivity | (noun) excessive activity | - |
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overage | (noun) a surplus or excess of money or merchandise that is actually on hand and that exceeds expectations | - |
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overall | (noun) (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps) | - |
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(noun) a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work | Synonyms: boilers suit, boilersuit |
overanxiety | (noun) excessive anxiety | - |
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overappraisal | (noun) an appraisal that is too high | Synonyms: overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation |
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overbearingness | (noun) the trait of being imperious and overbearing | Synonyms: domineeringness, imperiousness |
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overbid | (noun) a bid that is higher than preceding bids | - |
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(noun) (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand) | Synonyms: overcall |
overbite | (noun) (dentistry) malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend abnormally far over the lower teeth | - |
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overburden | (noun) an excessive burden | Synonyms: overload |
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(noun) the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits | - |
overcall | (noun) (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand) | Synonyms: overbid |
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overcapitalisation | (noun) (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants) | Synonyms: overcapitalization |
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overcapitalization | (noun) (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants) | Synonyms: overcapitalisation |
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overcast | (noun) a cast that falls beyond the intended spot | - |
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(noun) a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling | Synonyms: overcasting |
(noun) the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds | Synonyms: cloud cover, cloudiness |
(noun) gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover | Synonyms: cloudiness |
overcasting | (noun) a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling | Synonyms: overcast |
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overcharge | (noun) a price that is too high | - |
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overclothes | (noun) clothing for use outdoors | Synonyms: outerwear |
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overcoat | (noun) a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter | Synonyms: greatcoat, topcoat |
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(noun) an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) | Synonyms: overcoating |
overcoating | (noun) an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) | Synonyms: overcoat |
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overcomer | (noun) someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion | Synonyms: subduer, surmounter |
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overcompensation | (noun) excessive compensation | - |
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(noun) (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite | - |
overconfidence | (noun) total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant | Synonyms: certitude, cocksureness |
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overcredulity | (noun) too much credulity | - |
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overcrossing | (noun) a bridge designed for pedestrians | Synonyms: footbridge, pedestrian bridge |
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overdraft | (noun) a draft in excess of the credit balance | - |
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overdrive | (noun) a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power | - |
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(noun) the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration | - |
overeating | (noun) eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: gluttony, gula |
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overemphasis | (noun) too much emphasis | - |
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overestimate | (noun) a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high | Synonyms: overestimation, overrating, overreckoning |
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(noun) an appraisal that is too high | Synonyms: overappraisal, overestimation, overvaluation |
overestimation | (noun) a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high | Synonyms: overestimate, overrating, overreckoning |
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(noun) an appraisal that is too high | Synonyms: overappraisal, overestimate, overvaluation |
overexertion | (noun) excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results | - |
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overexploitation | (noun) exploitation to the point of diminishing returns | Synonyms: overuse, overutilisation, overutilization |
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overexposure | (noun) the act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time | - |
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(noun) the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience | - |
overfamiliarity | (noun) The state of being common or repeated to the point of being unnoticed or annoying. | - |
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overfeeding | (noun) excessive feeding | - |
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overflight | (noun) a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory) | - |
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overflow | (noun) a large flow | Synonyms: flood, outpouring |
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(noun) the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity | Synonyms: overspill, runoff |
overgarment | (noun) a garment worn over other garments | Synonyms: outer garment |
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overgrowth | (noun) a profusion of growth on or over something else | - |
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(noun) excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland | Synonyms: giantism, gigantism |
overhang | (noun) projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else | - |
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overhaul | (noun) periodic maintenance on a car or machine | Synonyms: inspection and repair, service |
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(noun) the act of improving by renewing and restoring | Synonyms: redevelopment, renovation |
overhead | (noun) a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head | Synonyms: smash |
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(noun) (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship | - |
(noun) a transparency for use with an overhead projector | Synonyms: viewgraph |
(noun) (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing | Synonyms: disk overhead |
(noun) the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes | Synonyms: budget items, operating cost, operating expense |
(noun) (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command | Synonyms: command overhead, command processing overhead, command processing overhead time |
overheating | (noun) excessive heating | - |
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overindulgence | (noun) excessive indulgence | Synonyms: excess |
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overinterpretation | (noun) Excessive interpretation. | - |
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overkill | (noun) any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal | - |
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(noun) the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required | - |
overlap | (noun) a flap that lies over another part | Synonyms: lap |
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(noun) the property of partial coincidence in time | - |
(noun) a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena | Synonyms: convergence, intersection |
overlapping | (noun) covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) | Synonyms: imbrication, lapping |
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overlay | (noun) protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior | Synonyms: overlayer, sheathing |
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(noun) a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface | - |
overlayer | (noun) protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior | Synonyms: overlay, sheathing |
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overlip | (noun) the upper lip | - |
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overload | (noun) an excessive burden | Synonyms: overburden |
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(noun) an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power | - |
overlook | (noun) a high place affording a good view | - |
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overlord | (noun) a person who has general authority over others | Synonyms: lord, master |
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overlordship | (noun) the position of overlord | - |
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overmantel | (noun) a shelf over a mantelpiece | - |
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overmuch | (noun) a quantity that is more than what is appropriate | Synonyms: overabundance, overmuchness, superabundance |
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overmuchness | (noun) a quantity that is more than what is appropriate | Synonyms: overabundance, overmuch, superabundance |
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overnighter | (noun) a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight | Synonyms: overnight bag, overnight case |
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(noun) a guest who stays overnight | - |
overpass | (noun) bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels | Synonyms: flyover |
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overpayment | (noun) the act of paying too much | - |
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(noun) a payment larger than needed or expected | - |
overplus | (noun) extreme excess | Synonyms: embarrassment, plethora, superfluity |
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overpopulation | (noun) too much population | - |
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overpraise | (noun) excessive or undeserved praise. | - |
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overpressure | (noun) a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure | - |
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overprint | (noun) something added by overprinting | Synonyms: surprint |
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overproduction | (noun) too much production or more than expected | Synonyms: overrun |
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overprotection | (noun) excessive protection | Synonyms: momism, overshielding |
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overrating | (noun) a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high | Synonyms: overestimate, overestimation, overreckoning |
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overreaction | (noun) an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior | - |
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overreckoning | (noun) a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high | Synonyms: overestimate, overestimation, overrating |
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overrefinement | (noun) the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean | Synonyms: distortion, straining, torture, twisting |
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override | (noun) the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something | Synonyms: nullification |
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(noun) a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device | - |
overrun | (noun) too much production or more than expected | Synonyms: overproduction |
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overseer | (noun) a person who directs and manages an organization | Synonyms: superintendent |
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oversensitiveness | (noun) sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset | - |
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overshielding | (noun) excessive protection | Synonyms: momism, overprotection |
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overshoe | (noun) footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold | - |
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overshoot | (noun) an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt | Synonyms: go-around, wave-off |
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oversight | (noun) a mistake resulting from inattention | Synonyms: lapse |
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(noun) management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group | Synonyms: superintendence, supervising, supervision |
(noun) an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something | Synonyms: inadvertence |
oversimplification | (noun) an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is | Synonyms: simplism |
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(noun) an explanation that simplifies too far to the point of misrepresentation | Synonyms: simplism |
overskirt | (noun) an outer skirt worn over another skirt | - |
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overspill | (noun) the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity | Synonyms: overflow, runoff |
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(noun) the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns | - |
overstatement | (noun) making to seem more important than it really is | Synonyms: exaggeration, magnification |
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oversteer | (noun) when a car turns (steers) by more than (over) the amount commanded by the driver. | - |
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overstrain | (noun) too much strain | - |
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oversupply | (noun) the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall | Synonyms: glut, surfeit |
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overtaking | (noun) going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it | Synonyms: passing |
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overthrow | (noun) the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) | - |
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(noun) the act of disturbing the mind or body | Synonyms: derangement, upset |
overtime | (noun) playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie | Synonyms: extra time |
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(noun) work done in addition to regular working hours | - |
overtolerance | (noun) too much permissiveness | - |
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overtone | (noun) a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency | Synonyms: partial, partial tone |
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(noun) (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality | - |
overture | (noun) a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others | Synonyms: advance, approach, feeler |
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(noun) orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio | - |
(noun) something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | Synonyms: preliminary, prelude |