English Words: O

15,494 words · Page 278 of 310

To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.

Someone or something thay controls, governs, or determines.

second-person singular simple present indicative of overrule

third-person singular simple present indicative of overrule

overrulinglyadv

So as to overrule.

To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.

One who, or that which, overruns.

overrunnestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of overrun

overrunnethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of overrun

oversaccharineadj

Excessively saccharine.

Excessively sad.

To project from a structure above (something); to overhang.

oversalariedadj

Given too large a salary; overpaid.

The sale of more of something than can be supplied.

oversalivationnoun

Excessive salivation.

To add too much salt to (something)

oversaltinessnoun

The quality of being oversalty.

Excessively salty.

An additional sample of a subpopulation, above and beyond the portion of a main sample that already belongs to that subpopulation.

To sand excessively.

Containing too much sand, or more sand than usual.

oversanguineadj

Too sanguine; overconfident, too disposed to hopes of success.

oversanguinelyadv

Too sanguinely.

Excessively sated.

oversatisfyverb

To do more than satisfy; to go beyond the requirements or wants of.

oversaturateverb

To saturate to excess.

oversaturatedverb

simple past and past participle of oversaturate

oversaturationnoun

supersaturation.

To cover (food) with too much sauce.

Excessively saucy.

To save more money than is necessary or prudent.

One who oversaves.

simple past of oversee

To say over again; to repeat.

Out of scale; much too large for the context in which it exists

Oversized; larger than the proper scale

overscalingnoun

Adjustment of a parameter to exceed a normal limit

The additional area around the four edges of a video image, outside of the safe area, that is not normally seen by the viewer.

To scare too much.

A decorative scarf worn over clothing.

overscatteredadj

Having something scattered over it.

overscatteringnoun

Excessive scattering; scattering too far or too much.

To give too much scent to (something or someone); to scent excessively.

Scented excessively.

overscheduleverb

To overfill the schedule of.

To school to excess; to give too much training.

overschooledverb

simple past and past participle of overschool

Synonym of overbar.

To scrawl over.

To screen excessively

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 278. 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.