English Words: O

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overshadowingnoun

A dominating shadow or malign influence.

overshootnoun

The amount by which something goes too far.

overshotverb

simple past and past participle of overshoot

oversightnoun

An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.

oversimplificationnoun

An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.

oversimplifiedadj

Having been simplified to the point where important information is not conveyed.

oversimplifyverb

To explain or present something in a way that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.

oversizeadj

Larger than normal.

oversizedadj

Very large; especially of something larger than normal for its type.

oversleptverb

simple past and past participle of oversleep

oversoldadj

In a stock or commodity market condition where there has been significant trading driving prices down to lower levels, levels which seem overextended or excessive on a short-term basis.

overspendverb

To spend too much money; especially, to spend more than one earns.

overspendingnoun

The spending of too much money.

overstateverb

To state or claim too much.

overstatedadj

Having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently.

overstatementnoun

An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.

overstayverb

To remain present after the agreed or appropriate departure time.

oversteernoun

The condition in which the rear wheels of a car don't follow the desired curve while cornering, the rear wheels losing a degree of traction and so skidding off the required line into a spin.

overstepverb

To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

overstockverb

To stock to an excessive degree.

overstretchedadj

Subject to demands that are more than can be reasonably handled.

overstuffedadj

Filled beyond capacity.

oversubscribedadj

Having insufficient capacity to meet the demand of those who are interested.

oversupplyverb

To supply more than is needed.

overtadj

Open and not concealed or secret.

overtakeverb

To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).

overtakenverb

past participle of overtake

overtakingnoun

The act by which one thing overtakes another.

overthinkverb

To think about; think over

overthrewverb

simple past of overthrow

overthrowverb

To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.

overthrownverb

past participle of overthrow

overtimenoun

Working time outside of one's regular hours.

overtiredadj

Overly tired

overtlyadv

In an overt manner; publicly; openly.

Overtonname

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

overtonenoun

A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series.

overtookverb

simple past of overtake

overturenoun

An opening; a recess or chamber.

overturnverb

To turn over, capsize or upset.

overturningnoun

The act by which something is overturned.

overuseverb

To use too much of (something); to use (it) too often.

overusedadj

Used too much, or too often.

overvalueverb

To assign an excessive value to something.

overviewnoun

A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.

overwatchverb

To watch over.

overweightadj

Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.

overwhelmverb

To engulf, surge over and submerge.

overwhelmedadj

Emotionally overpowered.

overwhelmingverb

present participle and gerund of overwhelm

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The English alphabetical index for the letter O contains 1,431 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 29 pages, and you are currently viewing page 27. 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.

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