10-letter words starting with ove
- overcharge — to charge (a purchaser) too high a price: When the manager realized we'd been overcharged, she gave us a credit for the difference.
- overclouds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcloud.
- overcolour — (transitive) To exaggerate.
- overcometh — Archaic third-person singular form of overcome.
- overcoming — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
- overcommit — to commit more than is feasible, desirable, or necessary.
- overcooked — Simple past tense and past participle of overcook.
- overcostly — Too costly. (from 16th c.).
- overcredit — commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due.
- overcrowds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcrowd.
- overdesign — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- overdirect — excessively direct
- overdosage — Excessive dosage; taking too much of a pharmaceutical drug.
- overdosing — Present participle of overdose.
- overdrafts — Plural form of overdraft.
- overdrawer — a person who overdraws something, especially a bank account.
- overdriven — Driven too hard; exhausted.
- overdrives — Plural form of overdrive.
- overdubbed — Simple past tense and past participle of overdub.
- overeating — Gluttony, the act of eating to excess (either to discomfort or more than required for proper health).
- overexcite — to excite too much.
- overexpand — to expand excessively
- overexpose — to expose too much, as to the sun, cold, or light rays (often used reflexively): Be careful of overexposing yourself to the sun.
- overextend — to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify.
- overfacile — excessively facile
- overfavour — to favour too much
- overflight — an air flight that passes over a specific area, country, or territory: Overflights of foreign aircraft are closely monitored.
- overfondly — with excessive affection
- overfreely — in an excessively forward, free or liberal manner
- overfulfil — to fulfil to a greater degree than required
- overglance — to glance over
- overgovern — to govern too much
- overgrazed — to graze (land) to excess.
- overgreedy — too greedy
- overground — In an overground transport system, vehicles run on the surface of the ground, rather than below it.
- overgrowth — a growth overspreading or covering something.
- overhandle — to handle, or mention, too much
- overheated — Someone who is overheated is very angry about something.
- overhonour — to honour too highly
- overijssel — a province in the E Netherlands. Capital: Zwolle.
- overimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- overinform — to animate or inform excessively
- overinsure — to insure in excess of actual value
- overlabour — excessive toil
- overlapped — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- overlaunch — (in shipbuilding) to overlap planks
- overlavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- overlaying — to lay or place (one thing) over or upon another.
- overlearnt — relating to repetitive practice or learning
- overleaven — to leaven too much; to spoil