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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

overhead
adjective located or originating from above; `an overhead crossing`

overhead projector
noun a projector operated by a speaker; projects the image over the speaker`s head

overheated
adjective heated beyond a safe or desirable point; `the child became overheated`; `overheated metal`

overheating
noun excessive heating

overindulgence
excess noun excessive indulgence; `the child was spoiled by overindulgence`

overindulgent
adjective excessively indulgent

overjoyed
adjective extremely joyful

overkill
noun any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal

overladen
overloaded adjective loaded past capacity

overland
adjective traveling or passing over land; `an overland journey`; `the overland route used by Marco Polo`

overlap
noun the property of partial coincidence in time

overlapping
adjective related by having something in common with or coinciding with; `having overlapping duties`; `found unexpected overlapping areas of interest`

overlarge
too large adjective excessively large

overleaf
adverb on or to the other side of a page; `data tabulated overleaf`

overleap
verb jump across or leap over (an obstacle)

overlip
noun the upper lip

overload
overburden noun an excessive burden

overload
verb fill to excess so that function is impaired; `Fear clogged her mind`; `The story was clogged with too many details`

overlook
noun a high place affording a good view

overlooked
unmarked adjective not taken into account; `his retirement was not allowed to go unmarked`

overlord
noun a person who has general authority over others

overlordship
noun the position of overlord

overlying
superimposed adjective placed on or over something else; `an overlying image`

overmantel
noun a shelf over a mantelpiece

overmuch
adjective very great in quantity; overabundant; `showed overmuch affection`

overnight
adverb happening in a short time or with great speed; `these solutions cannot be found overnight!`

overnighter
overnight bag noun a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight

overpass
flyover noun bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; `an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England`

overpayment
noun the act of paying too much

overplus
plethora noun extreme excess; `an embarrassment of riches`

overpopulation
overspill noun too much population

overpowering
overwhelming adjective so strong as to be irresistible; `an overpowering need for solitude`; `the temptation to despair may become overwhelming`; `an overwhelming majority`

overpressure
noun a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure; `the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion`

overpriced
adjective too costly for the value; `overpriced items at resort shops`

overprint
surprint noun something added by overprinting

overproduction
overrun noun too much production or more than expected

overprotective
adjective overly protective; `overprotective parents`

overproud
adjective excessively proud

overreaching
vaulting adjective revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights; `vaulting ambition`

overreaction
noun an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior

overrefined
superfine adjective excessively delicate or refined

override
noun a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device

overriding
paramount adjective having superior power and influence; `the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism`

overripe
adjective too ripe and beginning to turn soft

oversea
overseas adjective being or passing over or across the sea; `some overseas trade in grain arose`

overseas
over the sea adverb in a place across an ocean

overseer
superintendent noun a person who directs and manages an organization

oversensitive
adjective unduly sensitive or thin-skinned

oversensitiveness
noun sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset

overserious
adjective excessively serious

oversexed
highly-sexed adjective having excessive sexual desire or appeal

overshoe
noun footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold

overshoot
wave-off noun an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

overshot
adjective having an upper part projecting beyond the lower; `an overshot jaw`

overside
adverb over the side of a boat; `Willie eased himself overside into the sea`

oversight
lapse noun a mistake resulting from inattention

oversimplification
simplism noun an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is

overskirt
noun an outer skirt worn over another skirt

oversolicitous
adjective excessively solicitous

overstrain
noun too much strain

overstrung
adjective too tightly strung; `an overstrung archery bow`

overstuffed
adjective upholstered thickly and deeply; `an overstuffed sofa`

oversubscribed
adjective sold in excess of available supply especially season tickets; `the opera season was oversubscribed`

oversuspicious
adjective unduly suspicious

overt
adjective open and observable; not secret or hidden; `an overt lie`; `overt hostility`; `overt intelligence gathering`; `open ballots`

overt operation
noun the collection of intelligence openly without concealment

overtake
overhaul verb travel past; `The sports car passed all the trucks`

overtime
adverb beyond the regular time; `she often has to work overtime`

overtime period
noun a period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketball

overtly
adverb in an overt manner; `he did it overtly`

overtolerance
noun too much permissiveness

overtone
partial 1 partial tone noun a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

overture
advance noun a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; `she rejected his advances`

overture
prelude noun something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; `training is a necessary preliminary to employment`; `drinks were the overture to dinner`

overturn
noun an improbable and unexpected victory; `the biggest upset since David beat Goliath`

overturned
upset adjective having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; `an overturned car`; `the upset pitcher of milk`; `sat on an upturned bucket`

overvaliant
adjective having or showing undue valor or boldness; `a foolish overvaliant act`

overvaluation
noun too high a value or price assigned to something

overview
noun a general summary of a subject; `the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences`

overweening
uppity adjective presumptuously arrogant; `had a witty but overweening manner`; `no idea how overweening he would be`- S.V.Benet; `getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down`- NY Times

overwhelmingly
overpoweringly adverb incapable of being resisted; `the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man`

overwork
overworking noun the act of working too much or too long; `he became ill from overwork`

Ovibos
genus Ovibos noun consisting of the musk-ox

Ovid
Publius Ovidius Naso noun Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)

Oviedo
noun a city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains

ovine
adjective of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheep

oviparous
adjective egg-laying

ovipositor
noun egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes

oviraptorid
noun advanced carnivorous theropod

Ovis
genus Ovis noun sheep

Ovocon
noun trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone

ovoid
noun an egg-shaped object

ovolo
thumb 1 quarter round noun a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse

ovotestis
noun hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue

ovoviviparous
adjective producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body

Ovral
noun trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel

Ovrette
noun trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norgestrel

ovulation
noun the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)

ovulation method of family planning
ovulation method noun natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery

ovule
noun a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization