| overfeed | (verb) feed excessively | - |
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| overfeeding | (noun) excessive feeding | - |
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| overfill | (verb) fill beyond capacity | - |
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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 |
| (verb) overflow with a certain feeling | Synonyms: bubble over, spill over |
| (verb) flow or run over (a limit or brim) | Synonyms: brim over, overrun, run over, well over |
| overflowing | (adjective) covered with water | Synonyms: afloat, awash, flooded, inundated |
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| overfly | (verb) fly over | Synonyms: pass over |
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| overfond | (adjective) excessively fond | - |
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| overfull | (adjective) exceeding demand | Synonyms: glutted |
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| overgarment | (noun) a garment worn over other garments | Synonyms: outer garment |
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| overgeneralise | (verb) draw too general a conclusion | Synonyms: overgeneralize |
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| overgeneralize | (verb) draw too general a conclusion | Synonyms: overgeneralise |
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| overgenerous | (adjective) very generous | Synonyms: lavish, munificent, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting |
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| overgorge | (verb) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself | Synonyms: binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff |
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| overgreedy | (adjective) excessively gluttonous | Synonyms: too-greedy |
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| overgrow | (verb) grow beyond or across | Synonyms: grow over |
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| (verb) become overgrown | - |
| (verb) grow too large | - |
| overgrown | (adjective) covered with growing plants | - |
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| (adjective) abounding in usually unwanted vegetation | - |
| 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 |
| overhand | (adjective) with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level | Synonyms: overarm, overhanded |
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| (adjective) sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together) | Synonyms: oversewn |
| overhanded | (adjective) with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level | Synonyms: overarm, overhand |
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| overhang | (noun) projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else | - |
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| (verb) be suspended over or hang over | Synonyms: beetle |
| (verb) project over | - |
| overhasty | (adjective) done with very great haste and without due deliberation | Synonyms: hasty, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous |
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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 |
| (verb) make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to | Synonyms: modernise, modernize |
| (verb) travel past | Synonyms: overtake, pass |
| overhead | (adjective) located or originating from above | - |
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| (noun) a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head | Synonyms: smash |
| (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 |
| (adverb) above the head; over the head | - |
| (adverb) above your head; in the sky | - |
| overhear | (verb) hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers | Synonyms: catch, take in |
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| overheat | (verb) get excessively and undesirably hot | - |
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| (verb) make excessively or undesirably hot | - |
| overheated | (adjective) heated beyond a safe or desirable point | - |
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| overheating | (noun) excessive heating | - |
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| overindulge | (verb) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself | Synonyms: binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff |
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| overindulgence | (noun) excessive indulgence | Synonyms: excess |
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| overindulgent | (adjective) excessively indulgent | - |
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| overinterpretation | (noun) Excessive interpretation. | - |
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| overjealous | (adjective) suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival | Synonyms: green-eyed, jealous |
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| overjoy | (verb) cause to feel extremely joyful or happy | - |
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| overjoyed | (adjective) extremely joyful | - |
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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 | - |
| overladen | (adjective) loaded past capacity | Synonyms: overloaded |
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| overland | (adjective) traveling or passing over land | - |
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| 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 |
| (verb) extend over and cover a part of | - |
| (verb) coincide partially or wholly | - |
| 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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| overlarge | (adjective) excessively large | Synonyms: too large |
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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 | - |
| (verb) put something on top of something else | Synonyms: cover |
| (verb) kill by lying on | Synonyms: overlie |
| 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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| overleaf | (adverb) on or to the other side of a page | - |
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| overleap | (verb) leave undone or leave out | Synonyms: drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overlook, pretermit |
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| (verb) jump across or leap over (an obstacle) | Synonyms: vault |
| (verb) defeat (oneself) by going too far | - |
| overlie | (verb) kill by lying on | Synonyms: overlay |
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| (verb) lie upon; lie on top of | - |
| 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 | - |
| (verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired | Synonyms: clog |
| (verb) place too much a load on | Synonyms: overcharge, surcharge |
| (verb) become overloaded | - |
| overloaded | (adjective) loaded past capacity | Synonyms: overladen |
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| overlook | (noun) a high place affording a good view | - |
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| (verb) leave undone or leave out | Synonyms: drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, pretermit |
| (verb) watch over | - |
| (verb) look past, fail to notice | - |
| (verb) look down on | Synonyms: command, dominate, overtop |
| (verb) be oriented in a certain direction | Synonyms: look across, look out on, look out over |
| overlooked | (adjective) not taken into account | Synonyms: unmarked, unnoted |
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| overlooking | (adjective) used of a height or viewpoint | Synonyms: commanding, dominating |
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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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| overly | (adverb) to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits | Synonyms: excessively, to a fault, too |
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| overlying | (adjective) placed on or over something else | Synonyms: superimposed |
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| overmantel | (noun) a shelf over a mantelpiece | - |
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| overmaster | (verb) overcome by superior force | Synonyms: overpower, overwhelm |
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| overmodest | (adjective) affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way | Synonyms: coy, demure |
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| overmuch | (adjective) very great in quantity; overabundant | - |
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| (noun) a quantity that is more than what is appropriate | Synonyms: overabundance, overmuchness, superabundance |
| (adverb) more than necessary | Synonyms: too much |
| overmuchness | (noun) a quantity that is more than what is appropriate | Synonyms: overabundance, overmuch, superabundance |
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| overnice | (adjective) excessively fastidious and easily disgusted | Synonyms: dainty, nice, prissy, squeamish |
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| overnight | (adjective) lasting, open, or operating through the whole night | Synonyms: all-night, nightlong |
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| (adverb) during or for the length of one night | - |
| (adverb) happening in a short time or with great speed | - |
| 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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| overpay | (verb) pay too much | - |
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| overpayment | (noun) the act of paying too much | - |
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| (noun) a payment larger than needed or expected | - |
| overplay | (verb) exaggerate one's acting | Synonyms: ham, ham it up, overact |
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| overplus | (noun) extreme excess | Synonyms: embarrassment, plethora, superfluity |
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| overpopulate | (verb) cause to have too great a population | - |
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| overpopulation | (noun) too much population | - |
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| overpower | (verb) overcome by superior force | Synonyms: overmaster, overwhelm |
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| (verb) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | Synonyms: overcome, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm |
| overpowering | (adjective) so strong as to be irresistible | Synonyms: overwhelming |
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| overpoweringly | (adverb) incapable of being resisted | Synonyms: irresistibly, overwhelmingly |
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| overpraise | (noun) excessive or undeserved praise. | - |
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| (verb) praise excessively | - |
| overpressure | (noun) a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure | - |
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| overprice | (verb) price excessively high | - |
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| overpriced | (adjective) too costly for the value | - |
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| overprint | (noun) something added by overprinting | Synonyms: surprint |
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| (verb) print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper | Synonyms: print over |
| overproduce | (verb) produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted | - |
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| (verb) produce in excess | - |
| overproduction | (noun) too much production or more than expected | Synonyms: overrun |
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| overprotect | (verb) protect excessively | - |
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| (verb) care for like a mother | Synonyms: fuss, mother |
| overprotection | (noun) excessive protection | Synonyms: momism, overshielding |
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| overprotective | (adjective) overly protective | - |
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| overproud | (adjective) excessively proud | - |
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| overrate | (verb) make too high an estimate of | Synonyms: overestimate |
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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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| overreach | (verb) beat through cleverness and wit | Synonyms: beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit |
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| (verb) fail by aiming too high or trying too hard | - |
| overreaching | (adjective) revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights | Synonyms: vaulting |
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| overreact | (verb) show an exaggerated response to something | - |
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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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| overrefine | (verb) refine too much or with excess of subtlety | Synonyms: over-refine |
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| overrefined | (adjective) excessively delicate or refined | Synonyms: superfine |
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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 | - |
| (verb) rule against | Synonyms: overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse |
| (verb) ride (a horse) too hard | - |
| (verb) counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle) | - |
| (verb) prevail over | - |
| overriding | (adjective) having superior power and influence | Synonyms: paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating |
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| overripe | (adjective) too ripe and beginning to turn soft | - |
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| overrule | (verb) rule against | Synonyms: override, overthrow, overturn, reverse |
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| overrun | (noun) too much production or more than expected | Synonyms: overproduction |
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| (verb) run beyond or past | - |
| (verb) seize the position of and defeat | - |
| (verb) flow or run over (a limit or brim) | Synonyms: brim over, overflow, run over, well over |
| (verb) invade in great numbers | Synonyms: infest |
| (verb) occupy in large numbers or live on a host | Synonyms: infest, invade |