cause to feel extremely joyful or happy
<verb.emotion>

overjoy

sample sentences

"the economic growth overjoyed the German industry"

extremely joyful
<adj.all>

overjoyed

any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
<noun.act>

overkill

the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required
<noun.attribute>

overkill

loaded past capacity
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overladen

overloaded

traveling or passing over land
<adj.all>

overland

sample sentences

"an overland journey"
"the overland route used by Marco Polo"

a flap that lies over another part
<noun.artifact>

lap

overlap

sample sentences

"the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"

the property of partial coincidence in time
<noun.attribute>

overlap

a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
<noun.cognition>

convergence

intersection

overlap

sample sentences

"there was no overlap between their proposals"

coincide partially or wholly
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

overlap

sample sentences

"Our vacations overlap"

extend over and cover a part of
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overlap

sample sentences

"The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"

covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
<noun.artifact>

imbrication

lapping

overlapping

excessively large
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

overlarge

too large

a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
<noun.artifact>

overlay

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
<noun.artifact>

overlay

overlayer

sheathing

put something on top of something else
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cover

overlay

sample sentences

"cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

kill by lying on
<verb.contact>

overlay

overlie

sample sentences

"The sow overlay her piglets"

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
<noun.artifact>

overlay

overlayer

sheathing

on or to the other side of a page
<adv.all>

overleaf

sample sentences

"data tabulated overleaf"

leave undone or leave out
<verb.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

drop

leave out

miss

neglect

omit

overleap

overlook

pretermit

sample sentences

"How could I miss that typo?"
"The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
<verb.motion>

overleap

vault

defeat (oneself) by going too far
<verb.social>

overleap

kill by lying on
<verb.contact>

overlay

overlie

sample sentences

"The sow overlay her piglets"

lie upon; lie on top of
<verb.contact>

overlie

sample sentences

"the granite overlies the older rocks"

the upper lip
<noun.body>

overlip

an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overload

an excessive burden
<noun.artifact>

overburden

overload

fill to excess so that function is impaired
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

clog

overload

sample sentences

"Fear clogged her mind"
"The story was clogged with too many details"

become overloaded
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overload

sample sentences

"The aerator overloaded"

place too much a load on
<verb.contact>

overcharge

overload

surcharge

sample sentences

"don't overload the car"

loaded past capacity
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overladen

overloaded

a high place affording a good view
<noun.location>

overlook

look past, fail to notice
<verb.perception>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

overlook

be oriented in a certain direction
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

look across

look out on

look out over

overlook

sample sentences

"The house looks out on a tennis court"
"The apartment overlooks the Hudson"

leave undone or leave out
<verb.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

drop

leave out

miss

neglect

omit

overleap

overlook

pretermit

sample sentences

"How could I miss that typo?"
"The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

watch over
<verb.perception>

overlook

sample sentences

"I am overlooking her work"

look down on
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

command

dominate

overlook

overtop

sample sentences

"The villa dominates the town"

not taken into account
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overlooked

unmarked

unnoted

sample sentences

"his retirement was not allowed to go unmarked"

used of a height or viewpoint
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

commanding

dominating

overlooking

sample sentences

"a commanding view of the ocean"
"looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"
"the balcony overlooking the ballroom"

a person who has general authority over others
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3

lord

master

overlord

the position of overlord
<noun.act>

overlordship

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 180 freq. cnt.: 180

excessively

overly

to a fault

too

sample sentences

"too big"

placed on or over something else
<adj.all>

overlying

superimposed

sample sentences

"an overlying image"

a shelf over a mantelpiece
<noun.artifact>

overmantel

overcome by superior force
<verb.competition>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

overmaster

overpower

overwhelm

affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

coy

demure

overmodest