Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter O - Page 37

Overflourish (v. t.) To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to varnish over.

Overflowed (imp. & p. p.) of Overflow

Overflowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overflow

Overflow (v. t.) To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.

Overflow (v. t.) To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.

Overflow (v. i.) To run over the bounds.

Overflow (v. i.) To be superabundant; to abound.

Overflow (n.) A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.

Overflow (n.) That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance.

Overflow (n.) An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.

Overflowing (n.) An overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.

Overflowingly (adv.) In great abundance; exuberantly.

Overflush (v. t.) To flush to excess.

Overflutter (v. t.) To flutter over.

Overflux (n.) Overflow; exuberance.

Overflew (imp.) of Overfly

Overflown (p. p.) of Overfly

Overflying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overfly

Overfly (v. t.) To cross or pass over by flight.

Overfond (a.) Fond to excess.

Overforce (n.) Excessive force; violence.

Overforward (a.) Forward to excess; too forward.

Overfree (a.) Free to excess; too liberal; too familiar.

Overfreighted (imp. & p. p.) of Overfreight

Overfraught () of Overfreight

Overfreighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overfreight

Overfreight (v. t.) To put too much freight in or upon; to load too full, or too heavily; to overload.

Overfrequent (a.) Too frequent.

Overfrieze (v. t.) To cover with a frieze, or as with a frieze.

Overfront (v. t.) To confront; to oppose; to withstand.

Overfruitful (a.) Too fruitful.

Overfull (a.) Too full; filled to overflowing; excessively full; surfeited.

Overfullness (n.) The state of being excessively or abnormally full, so as to cause overflow, distention, or congestion; excess of fullness; surfeit.

Over-garment (n.) An outer garment.

Overgarrison (v. t.) To garrison to excess.

Overgaze (v. t.) To gaze; to overlook.

Overget (v. t.) To reach; to overtake; to pass.

Overget (v. t.) To get beyond; to get over or recover from.

Overgild (v. t.) To gild over; to varnish.

Overgird (v. t.) To gird too closely.

Overgive (v. t.) To give over; to surrender; to yield.

Overglad (a.) Excessively or unduly glad.

Overglance (v. t.) To glance over.

Overglide (v. t.) To glide over.

Overgloom (v. t.) To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow.

Overwent (imp.) of Overgo

Overgone (p. p.) of Overgo

Overgoing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overgo

Overgo (v. t.) To travel over.

Overgo (v. t.) To exceed; to surpass.

Overgo (v. t.) To cover.

Overgo (v. t.) To oppress; to weigh down.

Overgorge (v. t.) To gorge to excess.

Overgrace (v. t.) To grace or honor exceedingly or beyond desert.

Overgrassed (a.) Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass.

Overgreat (a.) Too great.

Overgreatness (n.) Excessive greatness.

Overgreedy (a.) Excessively greedy.

Overgross (a.) Too gross.

Overground (a.) Situated over or above ground; as, the overground portion of a plant.

Overgrew (imp.) of Overgrow

Overgrown (p. p.) of Overgrow

Overgrowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overgrow

Overgrow (v. t.) To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank.

Overgrow (v. t.) To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress.

Overgrow (v. i.) To grow beyond the fit or natural size; as, a huge, overgrown ox.

Overgrowth (n.) Excessive growth.

Overhall (v. t.) See Overhaul.

Overhale (v. t.) See Overhaul.

Overhand (n.) The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.

Overhand (a.) Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.

Overhand (a.) Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder.

Overhand (adv.) In an overhand manner or style.

Overhandle (v. t.) To handle, or use, too much; to mention too often.

Overhung (imp. & p. p.) of Overhang

Overhanging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overhang

Overhang (v. t.) To impend or hang over.

Overhang (v. t.) To hang over; to jut or project over.

Overhang (v. i.) To jut over.

Overhang (n.) In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.

Overhang (n.) Specifically: The projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part; as, the overhang of a roof, of the eaves, etc.

Overhang (n.) The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.

Overhang (n.) The projection of a part beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is supported; as, the overhang of a shaft; i. e., its projection beyond its bearing.

Overhappy (a.) Exceedingly happy.

Overharden (v. t.) To harden too much; to make too hard.

Overhardy (a.) Too hardy; overbold.

Overhaste (n.) Too great haste.

Overhasty (a.) Too hasty; precipitate; rash.

Overhauled (imp. & p. p.) of Overhaul

Overhauling () of Overhaul

Overhaul (v. t.) To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.

Overhaul (v. t.) To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.

Overhaul (n.) Alt. of Overhauling

Overhauling (n.) A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.

Overhead (adv.) Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.

Overheard (imp. & p. p.) of Overhear

Overhearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overhear

Overhear (v. t.) To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice.

Overhear (v. t.) To hear again.

Overheat (v. t.) To heat to excess; to superheat.

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