English Words: O

15,494 words · Page 240 of 310

overcoilnoun

Part of a watch: an improved balance spring with a raised outer coil.

overcoldadj

Excessively cold.

overcollarnoun

A collar worn over another collar.

overcollateralizationnoun

The act or process of overcollateralizing.

overcollateralizeverb

To collateralize for too large an amount.

overcollectverb

To collect too much

overcollectionnoun

Excessive collection, as:

overcollectivizationnoun

Excessive collectivization.

overcolorverb

Alternative spelling of overcolour.

overcoloringverb

present participle and gerund of overcolor

overcolourverb

To exaggerate.

overcolouringverb

present participle and gerund of overcolour

overcomableadj

Alternative form of overcomeable.

overcombverb

To comb too much.

overcomeverb

To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.

overcomeableadj

able to be overcome; surmountable.

overcomernoun

One who overcomes.

overcomestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of overcome

overcomethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of overcome

overcomfortableadj

Excessively comfortable.

overcomingnoun

The act by which something is overcome, or surmounted.

overcominglyadv

So as to overcome.

overcommendverb

To commend excessively.

overcommentverb

To annotate (code) with too many comments.

overcommercializationnoun

Excessive commercialization.

overcommercializeverb

To make excessively commercial.

overcommissionverb

To commission to an excessive extent.

overcommissionedverb

simple past and past participle of overcommission

overcommissioningverb

present participle and gerund of overcommission

overcommitverb

To make excessive commitments, either beyond one's ability or beyond what is reasonable

overcommitalnoun

Alternative spelling of overcommittal.

overcommitmentnoun

The act or situation of overcommitting.

overcommittalnoun

overcommitment

overcommittedadj

Having committed too much of one's time or resources.

overcommonadj

Excessively common; very frequently encountered.

overcommunicateverb

To communicate too much.

overcommunicationnoun

Excessive communication; communicating too much.

overcompactionnoun

Excessive compaction.

overcompartmentalizationnoun

excessive compartmentalization

overcompartmentalizeverb

To compartmentalize more than is suitable or necessary.

overcompassionateadj

Showing too much compassion.

overcompensateverb

To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.

overcompensatinglyadv

In a way that overcompensates.

overcompensationnoun

An excess amount provided in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.

overcompensativeadj

Excessively compensative

overcompensatornoun

One who overcompensates.

overcompensatoryadj

Tending to overcompensate; providing excessive compensation.

overcompetencenoun

Excessive or exaggerated competence.

overcompetitionnoun

Excessive competition.

overcompetitiveadj

Excessively competitive.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter O contains 15,494 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 310 pages, and you are currently viewing page 240. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "O" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.