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— overtime adverb

over·tone noun 1 : one of the higher tones in a complex musical tone

2 : IMPLICATION, SUGGESTION

over·trick noun : a card trick won in excess of the number bid

over·ture noun [ORIGIN: ME, lit., opening, fr. AF, fr. VL *opertura, alter. of L apertura]

1 : an opening offer

2 : an orchestral introduction to a musical dramatic work

over·turn verb 1 : to turn over : UPSET

2 : INVALIDATE

over·view noun : a general survey : SUMMARY

over·ween·ing adjective 1 : unduly confident

2 : exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal : IMMODERATE

Synonyms

[1] complacent, conceited, egotistic, important, pompous, prideful, proud, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up, vain—more at CONCEITED

[2] devilish, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, lavish, overmuch, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable—more at EXCESSIVE

over·weight adjective 1 : having weight above what is required or allowed

2 : having bodily weight greater than normal

— overweight noun

Synonyms

chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, gross, obese, plump, portly, rotund, round—more at FAT

over·whelm verb 1 : OVERTHROW

2 : to cover over completely (as by a great wave) : SUBMERGE

3 : to overcome completely (as in thought or feeling)

Synonyms

[2] deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, submerge, swamp—more at FLOOD

[3] carry away, crush, devastate, floor, oppress, overcome, overpower, prostrate, snow under, swamp; also deluge, drown; confute, defeat, refute; demoralize, distress, disturb, rock, shatter, stagger, unman, unnerve, upset

over·whelm·ing adjective : EXTREME, GREAT <~ joy>

— over·whelm·ing·ly adverb

over·win·ter verb : to survive or pass the winter

over·work verb 1 : to work or cause to work too hard or long

2 : to use too much

— overwork noun

over·wrought adjective 1 : extremely excited

2 : elaborated to excess

Synonyms

[1] agitated, feverish, frenzied, heated, hectic, overactive—more at FEVERISH

[2] florid, ornate—more at ORNATE

ovi·duct noun : a tube that serves for the passage of eggs from an ovary

ovip·a·rous adjective : reproducing by eggs that hatch outside the parent's body

ovoid or ovoi·dal adjective : egg-shaped : OVAL

ovu·la·tion noun : the discharge of a mature egg from the ovary

— ovu·late verb

ovule noun : any of the bodies in a plant ovary that after fertilization become seeds

ovum noun, plural ova : EGG 2

ow interjection — used esp. to express sudden pain

owe verb owed; ow·ing 1 : to be under obligation to pay or render

2 : to be indebted to or for; also : to be in debt

owing to preposition : because of

Synonyms

because of, due to, through, with—more at BECAUSE OF

owl noun : any of an order of chiefly nocturnal birds of prey with a large head and eyes and strong talons

— owl·ish adjective

— owl·ish·ly adverb

owl·et noun : a young or small owl

1own adjective : belonging to oneself — used as an intensive after a possessive adjective

2own verb 1 : to have or hold as property

2 : to admit or confess frankly and fully : ACKNOWLEDGE; also : CONFESS

— own·er·ship noun

Synonyms

[1] command, enjoy, have, hold, occupy, possess, retain—more at HAVE

usually own up [2] acknowledge, admit, agree, allow, concede, confess, grant—more at ADMIT

own·er noun : one that owns : one that has the legal or rightful title whether the possessor or not

Synonyms

holder, possessor, proprietor—more at PROPRIETOR

3own pronoun : one or ones belonging to oneself

ox noun, plural ox·en also ox : any of the large domestic bovine mammals kept for milk, draft, and meat; especially : an adult castrated male ox

ox·blood noun : a moderate reddish brown

ox·bow noun 1 : a U-shaped collar worn by a draft ox

2 : a U-shaped bend in a river

— oxbow adjective

ox·ford noun : a low shoe laced or tied over the instep

ox·i·dant noun : OXIDIZING AGENT

— oxidant adjective