English Words: O

15,494 words · Page 281 of 310

overshooternoun

One who overshoots.

overshopverb

To spend too much time or money shopping.

overshortadj

Excessively short.

overshortenverb

To shorten too much; make excessively or inappropriately short.

overshorteningverb

present participle and gerund of overshorten

overshotverb

simple past and past participle of overshoot

overshowverb

to show excessively or too much

overshowerverb

To shower from above; to dispense liberally to.

overshrinkverb

To shrink excessively.

overshroudverb

To cover from above like a shroud.

oversialylatedadj

Excessively sialylated

oversialylationnoun

Excessive sialylation

oversickadj

Excessively unwell.

oversideadj

Located or positioned over the side, especially of a ship.

oversightnoun

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

oversighternoun

A person having oversight; an overseer or supervisor.

oversightlyadj

Offering a clear and readily grasped overview (of something).

oversignalverb

To signal excessively.

oversignednoun

A person, mentioned in a document, whose name and signature appear at the beginning.

oversignificationnoun

The process or result of oversignifying; (attachment of) excessive significance (to something).

oversignifyverb

To have or be ascribed too much meaning or importance.

oversilentadj

Excessively silent.

oversilververb

To cover with, or as if with, silver.

oversimilaradj

Excessively similar.

oversimpleadj

Excessively simple; lacking the necessary complexity.

oversimplicitynoun

Excessive simplicity.

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.

oversimplifiernoun

One who oversimplifies.

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.

oversimplisticadj

Too simplistic.

oversimplisticallyadv

In an oversimplistic way.

oversimplyadv

In a way that is too simple; without the necessary detail or complexity.

oversincereadj

Excessively sincere.

oversingverb

To sing with too much effort or embellishment.

oversitverb

To preside over, govern, rule; to control.

oversiteadj

Laid over the ground, or built above an existing site.

oversittingnoun

Excessive sitting; too much time spent in a seated position.

oversizeadj

Larger than normal.

oversizedadj

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

oversizednessnoun

The state or quality of being oversized.

overskateverb

To skate beyond the puck, thus losing control of it.

overskepticaladj

Excessively skeptical.

overskepticismnoun

Excessive skepticism.

overskiesadj

interplanetary, intergalactic.

overskimverb

To skim excessively; to remove too much material from, by skimming.

overskipverb

To skip or leap over

overskirtnoun

A skirt worn visibly, especially over another layer, such as a petticoat.

overskynoun

The sky that is directly above one, as opposed to that seen on the horizon.

overslackadj

Excessively slack.

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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 281. 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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