draw too general a conclusion
<verb.communication>

overgeneralise

overgeneralize

sample sentences

"It is dangerous to overgeneralize"

very generous
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

lavish

munificent

overgenerous

too-generous

unsparing

unstinted

unstinting

sample sentences

"distributed gifts with a lavish hand"
"the critics were lavish in their praise"
"a munificent gift"
"his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"
"prodigal praise"
"unsparing generosity"
"his unstinted devotion"
"called for unstinting aid to Britain"

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
<verb.consumption>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

binge

englut

engorge

glut

gorge

gormandise

gormandize

gourmandize

ingurgitate

overeat

overgorge

overindulge

pig out

satiate

scarf out

stuff

sample sentences

"She stuffed herself at the dinner"
"The kids binged on ice cream"

excessively gluttonous
<adj.all>

overgreedy

too-greedy

grow beyond or across
<verb.change>

grow over

overgrow

sample sentences

"The ivy overgrew the patio"

become overgrown
<verb.change>

overgrow

sample sentences

"The patio overgrew with ivy"

grow too large
<verb.stative>

overgrow

covered with growing plants
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overgrown

abounding in usually unwanted vegetation
<adj.all>

overgrown

a profusion of growth on or over something else
<noun.attribute>

overgrowth

excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
<noun.state>

giantism

gigantism

overgrowth

with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overarm

overhand

overhanded

sample sentences

"an overhand pitch"
"an overhand stroke"

sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together)
<adj.all>

overhand

oversewn

a simple small knot (often used as part of other knots)
<noun.artifact>

overhand knot

a baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder
<noun.act>

overhand pitch

a stitch passing over an edge vertically
<noun.artifact>

overhand stitch

with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overarm

overhand

overhanded

sample sentences

"an overhand pitch"
"an overhand stroke"

projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overhang

be suspended over or hang over
<verb.stative>

beetle

overhang

sample sentences

"This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"

project over
<verb.stative>

overhang

done with very great haste and without due deliberation
<adj.all>

hasty

overhasty

precipitant

precipitate

precipitous

sample sentences

"hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare
"hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes
"rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"
"wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"

the act of improving by renewing and restoring
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overhaul

redevelopment

renovation

sample sentences

"they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property"
"a major overhaul of the healthcare system was proposed"

periodic maintenance on a car or machine
<noun.act>

inspection and repair

overhaul

service

sample sentences

"it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"

make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

modernise

modernize

overhaul

sample sentences

"You should overhaul your car engine"
"overhaul the health care system"

travel past
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

overhaul

overtake

pass

sample sentences

"The sports car passed all the trucks"

located or originating from above
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

overhead

sample sentences

"an overhead crossing"

above the head; over the head
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

overhead

sample sentences

"bring the legs together overhead"

above your head; in the sky
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

overhead

sample sentences

"planes were flying overhead"

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
<noun.possession>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

budget items

operating cost

operating expense

overhead

a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
<noun.act>

overhead

smash

(nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
<noun.artifact>

overhead

a transparency for use with an overhead projector
<noun.artifact>

overhead

viewgraph

(computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
<noun.location>

disk overhead

overhead

(computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
<noun.time>

command overhead

command processing overhead

command processing overhead time

overhead

a projector operated by a speaker; projects the image over the speaker's head
<noun.artifact>

overhead projector

a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
<noun.artifact>

el

elevated

elevated railroad

elevated railway

overhead railway

hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
<verb.perception>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

catch

overhear

take in

sample sentences

"We overheard the conversation at the next table"

get excessively and undesirably hot
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overheat

sample sentences

"The car engines overheated"

make excessively or undesirably hot
<verb.change>

overheat

sample sentences

"The room was overheated"

heated beyond a safe or desirable point
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overheated

sample sentences

"the child became overheated"
"overheated metal"

excessive heating
<noun.process>

overheating

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
<verb.consumption>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

binge

englut

engorge

glut

gorge

gormandise

gormandize

gourmandize

ingurgitate

overeat

overgorge

overindulge

pig out

satiate

scarf out

stuff

sample sentences

"She stuffed herself at the dinner"
"The kids binged on ice cream"

excessive indulgence
<noun.act>

excess

overindulgence

sample sentences

"the child was spoiled by overindulgence"

excessively indulgent
<adj.all>

overindulgent

suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

green-eyed

jealous

overjealous

sample sentences

"a jealous lover"