oval
-of or pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception; as, oval conceptions.
-having the figure of an egg; oblong and curvilinear, with one end broader than the other, or with both ends of about the same breadth; in popular usage, elliptical.
-broadly elliptical.
-a body or figure in the shape of an egg, or popularly, of an ellipse.

ovalbumen
-the albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin;
-- in distinction from serum albumin. see albumin.

ovalbumin
-alt. of ovalbumen

ovaliform
-having the form of an egg; having a figure such that any section in the direction of the shorter diameter will be circular, and any in the direction of the longer diameter will be oval.

ovally
-in an oval form.

ovant
-exultant.

ovaria
-of ovarium

ovarial
-of or pertaining to an ovary.

ovarian
-alt. of ovarial

ovaries
-of ovary

ovariole
-one of the tubes of which the ovaries of most insects are composed.

ovariotomist
-one who performs, or is skilled in, ovariotomy.

ovariotomy
-the operation of removing one or both of the ovaries; oophorectomy.

ovarious
-consisting of eggs; as, ovarious food.

ovaritis
-inflammation of the ovaries.

ovarium
-an ovary. see ovary.

ovariums
-of ovarium

ovary
-that part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. see illust. of flower.
-the essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. see illust. of discophora.

ovate
-shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest.
-having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal sectior of an egg, with the broader end basal.

ovate
-acuminate
-having an ovate form, but narrowed at the end into a slender point.

ovate
-cylindraceous
-having a form intermediate between ovate and cylindraceous.

ovate
-lanceolate
-having a form intermediate between ovate and lanceolate.

ovate
-oblong
-oblong. with one end narrower than the other; ovato
-oblong.

ovate
-rotundate
-having a form intermediate between that of an egg and a sphere; roundly ovate.

ovate
-subulate
-having an ovate form, but with a subulate tip or extremity.

ovated
-ovate.

ovation
-a lesser kind of triumph allowed to a commander for an easy, bloodless victory, or a victory over slaves.
-hence: an expression of popular homage; the tribute of the multitude to a public favorite.

ovato
-acuminate
-same as ovate
-acuminate.

ovato
-cylindraceous
-same as ovate
-cylindraceous.

ovato
-oblong
-same as ovate
-oblong.

ovato
-rotundate
-same as ovate
-rotundate.

oven
-a place arched over with brick or stonework, and used for baking, heating, or drying; hence, any structure, whether fixed or portable, which may be heated for baking, drying, etc.; esp., now, a chamber in a stove, used for baking or roasting.

ovenbird
-any species of the genus furnarius, allied to the creepers. they inhabit south america and the west indies, and construct curious oven
-shaped nests.
-in the united states, seiurus aurocapillus;
-- called also golden
-crowned thrush.
-in england, sometimes applied to the willow warbler, and to the long
-tailed titmouse.

over
-above, or higher than, in place or position, with the idea of covering;
-- opposed to under; as, clouds are over our heads; the smoke rises over the city.
-across; from side to side of;
-- implying a passing or moving, either above the substance or thing, or on the surface of it; as, a dog leaps over a stream or a table.
-upon the surface of, or the whole surface of; hither and thither upon; throughout the whole extent of; as, to wander over the earth; to walk over a field, or over a city.
-above;
-- implying superiority in excellence, dignity, condition, or value; as, the advantages which the christian world has over the heathen.
-above in authority or station;
-- implying government, direction, care, attention, guard, responsibility, etc.;
-- opposed to under.
-across or during the time of; from beginning to end of; as, to keep anything over night; to keep corn over winter.
-above the perpendicular height or length of, with an idea of measurement; as, the water, or the depth of water, was over his head, over his shoes.
-beyond; in excess of; in addition to; more than; as, it cost over five dollars.
-above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding; as, he triumphed over difficulties; the bill was passed over the veto.
-from one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter.
-from one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space or barrier;
-- used with verbs of motion; as, to sail over to england; to hand over the money; to go over to the enemy.
-also, with verbs of being: at, or on, the opposite side; as, the boat is over.
-from beginning to end; throughout the course, extent, or expanse of anything; as, to look over accounts, or a stock of goods; a dress covered over with jewels.
-from inside to outside, above or across the brim.
-beyond a limit; hence, in excessive degree or quantity; superfluously; with repetition; as, to do the whole work over.
-in a manner to bring the under side to or towards the top; as, to turn (one's self) over; to roll a stone over; to turn over the leaves; to tip over a cart.
-at an end; beyond the limit of continuance; completed; finished.
-upper; covering; higher; superior; also, excessive; too much or too great;
-- chiefly used in composition; as, overshoes, overcoat, over
-garment, overlord, overwork, overhaste.
-a certain number of balls (usually four) delivered successively from behind one wicket, after which the ball is bowled from behind the other wicket as many times, the fielders changing places.

over
-arm
-done (as bowling or pitching) with the arm raised above the shoulder. see overhard.

over
-busy
-too busy; officious.

over
-garment
-an outer garment.

over
-story
-the clearstory, or upper story, of a building.

overabound
-to be exceedingly plenty or superabundant.

overact
-to act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as, he overacted his part.
-to act upon, or influence, unduly.
-to act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action.

overaction
-per/ormance to excess; exaggerated or excessive action.

overaffect
-to affect or care for unduly.

overagitate
-to agitate or discuss beyond what is expedient.

overall
-everywhere.

overalls
-a kind of loose trousers worn over others to protect them from soiling.
-waterproof leggings.

overanxiety
-the state of being overanxious; excessive anxiety.

overanxious
-anxious in an excessive or needless degree.

overarch
-to make or place an arch over; to hang over like an arch.

overawe
-to awe exceedingly; to subjugate or restrain by awe or great fear.

overawed
-of overawe

overawful
-awful, or reverential, in an excessive degree.

overawing
-of overawe

overbalance
-to exceed equality with; to outweigh.
-to cause to lose balance or equilibrium.
-excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent; as, an overbalance of exports.

overbarren
-excessively barren.

overbattle
-excessively fertile; bearing rank or noxious growths.

overbear
-to bear down or carry down, as by excess of weight, power, force, etc.; to overcome; to suppress.
-to domineer over; to overcome by insolence.
-to bear fruit or offspring to excess; to be too prolific.

overbearing
-overpowering; subduing; repressing.
-aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical; dictatorial; insolent.

overbend
-to bend to excess.
-to bend over.

overbid
-to bid or offer beyond, or in excess of.

overbide
-to outlive.

overblow
-to blow over, or be subdued.
-to force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing.
-to blow away; to dissipate by wind, or as by wind.

overboard
-over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water; as, to fall overboard.

overboil
-to boil over or unduly.

overbold
-excessively or presumptuously bold; impudent.

overbookish
-excessively bookish.

overbounteous
-bounteous to excess.

overbow
-to bend or bow over; to bend in a contrary direction.

overbreed
-to breed to excess.

overbrim
-to flow over the brim; to be so full as to overflow.

overbrow
-to hang over like a brow; to impend over.

overbuild
-to build over.
-to build too much; to build beyond the demand.

overbuilt
-having too many buildings; as, an overbuilt part of a town.

overbulk
-to oppress by bulk; to overtower.

overburden
-to load with too great weight or too much care, etc.
-the waste which overlies good stone in a quarry.

overburdensome
-too burdensome.

overburn
-to burn too much; to be overzealous.

overbuy
-to buy too much.
-to buy at too dear a rate.

overcame
-of overcome

overcanopy
-to cover as with a canopy.

overcapable
-too capable.

overcare
-excessive care.

overcareful
-too careful.

overcarking
-too anxious; too full of care.

overcarry
-to carry too far; to carry beyond the proper point.

overcast
-to cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.
-to compute or rate too high.
-to take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.

overcatch
-to overtake.

overcautious
-too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess.

overchange
-too much or too frequent change; fickleness.

overcharge
-to charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.
-to fill too full; to crowd.
-to charge excessively; to charge beyond a fair rate or price.
-to exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description.
-to make excessive charges.
-an excessive load or burden.
-an excessive charge in an account.

overclimb
-to climb over.

overcloud
-to cover or overspread with clouds; to becloud; to overcast.

overcloy
-to fill beyond satiety.

overcoat
-a coat worn over the other clothing; a greatcoat; a topcoat.

overcold
-cold to excess.

overcolor
-to color too highly.

overcome
-of overcome
-to get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
-to overflow; to surcharge.
-to come or pass over; to spreads over.
-to gain the superiority; to be victorious.

overcomer
-one who overcomes.

overcoming
-of overcome
-conquering; subduing.

overconfidence
-excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust.

overconfident
-confident to excess.

overcostly
-too costly.

overcount
-to rate too high; to outnumber.

overcover
-to cover up.

overcredulous
-too credulous.

overcrow
-to crow, exult, or boast, over; to overpower.

overcrowd
-to crowd too much.

overcunning
-exceedingly or excessively cunning.

overcurious
-too curious.

overdare
-to dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.

overdate
-to date later than the true or proper period.

overdeal
-the excess.

overdelicate
-too delicate.

overdelighted
-delighted beyond measure.

overdid
-of overdo

overdight
-covered over.

overdo
-to do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
-to overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength.
-to surpass; to excel.
-to cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.
-to labor too hard; to do too much.

overdoer
-one who overdoes.

overdoing
-of overdo

overdone
-of overdo

overdose
-to dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.
-too great a dose; an excessive dose.

overdraw
-to exaggerate; to overdo.
-to make drafts upon or against, in excess of the proper amount or limit.

overdrawing
-of overdraw

overdrawn
-of overdraw

overdress
-to dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much.

overdrew
-of overdraw

overdrink
-to drink to excess.

overdrown
-to wet or drench to excess.

overdry
-to dry too much.

overdtive
-to drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.

overdue
-due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival or payment, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note.

overdye
-to dye with excess of color; to put one color over (another).

overeager
-too eager; too impatient.

overearnest
-too earnest.

overeat
-to gnaw all over, or on all sides.
-to eat to excess;
-- often with a reflexive.

overelegant
-too elegant.

overempty
-to make too empty; to exhaust.

overest
-uppermost; outermost.

overestimate
-to estimate too highly; to overvalue.
-an estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the vote.

overexcite
-to excite too much.

overexcitement
-excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited.

overexert
-to exert too much.

overexertion
-excessive exertion.

overexquisite
-too exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful.

overeye
-to superintend; to oversee; to inspect.
-to see; to observe.

overfall
-a cataract; a waterfall.
-a turbulent surface of water, caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges; also, a dangerous submerged ridge or shoal.

overfatigue
-excessive fatigue.
-to fatigue to excess; to tire out.

overfed
-of overfeed

overfeed
-to feed to excess; to surfeit.

overfeeding
-of overfeed

overfierce
-excessively fierce.

overfish
-to fish to excess.

overflew
-of overfly

overfloat
-to overflow.

overflourish
-to make excessive display or flourish of.
-to embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to varnish over.

overflow
-to flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.
-to flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
-to run over the bounds.
-to be superabundant; to abound.
-a flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
-that which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance.
-an outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.

overflowed
-of overflow

overflowing
-of overflow
-an overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.

overflowingly
-in great abundance; exuberantly.

overflown
-of overfly

overflush
-to flush to excess.

overflutter
-to flutter over.

overflux
-overflow; exuberance.

overfly
-to cross or pass over by flight.

overflying
-of overfly

overfond
-fond to excess.

overforce
-excessive force; violence.

overforward
-forward to excess; too forward.

overfraught
-of overfreight

overfree
-free to excess; too liberal; too familiar.

overfreight
-to put too much freight in or upon; to load too full, or too heavily; to overload.

overfreighted
-of overfreight

overfreighting
-of overfreight

overfrequent
-too frequent.

overfrieze
-to cover with a frieze, or as with a frieze.

overfront
-to confront; to oppose; to withstand.

overfruitful
-too fruitful.

overfull
-too full; filled to overflowing; excessively full; surfeited.

overfullness
-the state of being excessively or abnormally full, so as to cause overflow, distention, or congestion; excess of fullness; surfeit.

overgarrison
-to garrison to excess.

overgaze
-to gaze; to overlook.

overget
-to reach; to overtake; to pass.
-to get beyond; to get over or recover from.

overgild
-to gild over; to varnish.

overgird
-to gird too closely.

overgive
-to give over; to surrender; to yield.

overglad
-excessively or unduly glad.

overglance
-to glance over.

overglide
-to glide over.

overgloom
-to spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow.

overgo
-to travel over.
-to exceed; to surpass.
-to cover.
-to oppress; to weigh down.

overgoing
-of overgo

overgone
-of overgo

overgorge
-to gorge to excess.

overgrace
-to grace or honor exceedingly or beyond desert.

overgrassed
-overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass.

overgreat
-too great.

overgreatness
-excessive greatness.

overgreedy
-excessively greedy.

overgrew
-of overgrow

overgross
-too gross.

overground
-situated over or above ground; as, the overground portion of a plant.

overgrow
-to grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank.
-to grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress.
-to grow beyond the fit or natural size; as, a huge, overgrown ox.

overgrowing
-of overgrow

overgrown
-of overgrow

overgrowth
-excessive growth.

overhale
-see overhaul.

overhall
-see overhaul.

overhand
-the upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
-over and over;
-- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.
-done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder.
-in an overhand manner or style.

overhandle
-to handle, or use, too much; to mention too often.

overhang
-to impend or hang over.
-to hang over; to jut or project over.
-to jut over.
-in a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.
-specifically: the projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part; as, the overhang of a roof, of the eaves, etc.
-the portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
-the projection of a part beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is supported; as, the overhang of a shaft; i. e., its projection beyond its bearing.

overhanging
-of overhang

overhappy
-exceedingly happy.

overharden
-to harden too much; to make too hard.

overhardy
-too hardy; overbold.

overhaste
-too great haste.

overhasty
-too hasty; precipitate; rash.

overhaul
-to haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.
-to gain upon in a chase; to overtake.
-alt. of overhauling

overhauled
-of overhaul

overhauling
-of overhaul
-a strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.

overhead
-aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.

overhear
-to hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice.
-to hear again.

overheard
-of overhear

overhearing
-of overhear

overheat
-to heat to excess; to superheat.

overheavy
-excessively heavy.

overhele
-to hele or cover over.

overhent
-to overtake.

overhigh
-too high.

overhighly
-too highly; too greatly.

overhip
-to pass over by, or as by a hop; to skip over; hence, to overpass.

overhipped
-of overhip

overhipping
-of overhip

overhold
-to hold or value too highly; to estimate at too dear a rate.

overhung
-of overhang
-covered over; ornamented with hangings.
-suspended from above or from the top.

overinfluence
-to influence in an excessive degree; to have undue influence over.

overinform
-to inform, fill, or animate, excessively.

overissue
-an excessive issue; an issue, as of notes or bonds, exceeding the limit of capital, credit, or authority.
-to issue in excess.

overjealous
-excessively jealous; too jealous.

overjoy
-to make excessively joyful; to gratify extremely.
-excessive joy; transport.

overjump
-to jump over; hence, to omit; to ignore.

overking
-a king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes.

overknowing
-too knowing or too cunning.

overlabor
-to cause to labor excessively; to overwork.
-to labor upon excessively; to refine unduly.

overlabored
-of overlabor

overlaboring
-of overlabor

overlade
-to load with too great a cargo; to overburden; to overload.

overladed
-of overlade

overladen
-of overlade

overlading
-of overlade

overlaid
-of overlay

overlain
-of overlie

overland
-being, or accomplished, over the land, instead of by sea; as, an overland journey.
-by, upon, or across, land.

overlander
-one who travels over lands or countries; one who travels overland.

overlanguaged
-employing too many words; diffuse.

overlap
-to lap over; to lap.
-the lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof.
-an extension of geological beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either in one or in all directions.

overlarge
-too large; too great.

overlargeness
-excess of size or bulk.

overlash
-to drive on rashly; to go to excess; hence, to exaggerate; to boast.

overlashing
-excess; exaggeration.

overlate
-too late; exceedingly late.

overlave
-to lave or bathe over.

overlavish
-lavish to excess.

overlay
-to lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
-to smother with a close covering, or by lying upon.
-to put an overlay on.
-a covering.
-a piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
-of overlie

overlayer
-one who overlays; that with which anything is overlaid.

overlaying
-of overlay
-a superficial covering; a coating.

overlead
-to domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity.

overleap
-to leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore.

overlearned
-too learned.

overleather
-upper leather.

overleaven
-to leaven too much; hence, to change excessively; to spoil.

overliberal
-too liberal.

overliberally
-in an overliberal manner.

overlick
-to lick over.

overlie
-to lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant.

overlight
-too strong a light.
-too light or frivolous; giddy.

overliness
-the quality or state of being overly; carelessness.

overlinger
-to cause to linger; to detain too long.

overlip
-the upper lip.

overlive
-to outlive.
-to live too long, too luxuriously, or too actively.

overliver
-a survivor.

overload
-to load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.
-an excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.

overloaded
-of overload

overloading
-of overload

overlogical
-excessively logical; adhering too closely to the forms or rules of logic.

overlong
-too long.

overlook
-to look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill.
-hence: to supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter.
-to inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
-to look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
-to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse.

overlooked
-of overlook

overlooker
-one who overlooks.

overlooking
-of overlook

overloop
-see orlop.

overlord
-one who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master.

overlordship
-lordship or supremacy of a person or a people over others.

overloud
-too loud; noisy.

overlove
-to love to excess.

overluscious
-excessively luscious.

overlusty
-too lusty, or lively.

overly
-careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough.
-excessive; too much.
-in an overly manner.

overlying
-of overlie
-lying over or upon something; as, overlying rocks.

overmagnify
-to magnify too much.

overmalapert
-excessively malapert or impudent.

overmanner
-in an excessive manner; excessively.

overmarch
-to march too far, or too much; to exhaust by marching.

overmast
-to furnish (a vessel) with too long or too heavy a mast or masts.

overmaster
-to overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.

overmatch
-to be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish.
-to marry (one) to a superior.
-one superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched.

overmeasure
-to measure or estimate too largely.
-excessive measure; the excess beyond true or proper measure; surplus.

overmeddle
-to meddle unduly.

overmeddling
-excessive interference.

overmellow
-too mellow; overripe.

overmerit
-excessive merit.

overmickle
-overmuch.

overmix
-to mix with too much.

overmodest
-modest to excess; bashful.

overmoist
-excessively moist.

overmoisture
-excess of moisture.

overmore
-beyond; moreover.

overmorrow
-the day after or following to
-morrow.

overmost
-over the rest in authority; above all others; highest.

overmount
-to mount over; to go higher than; to rise above.

overmuch
-too much.
-in too great a degree; too much.
-an excess; a surplus.

overmuchness
-the quality or state of being in excess; superabundance.

overmultiply
-to multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often.

overmultitude
-to outnumber.

overname
-to name over or in a series; to recount.

overneat
-excessively neat.

overnice
-excessively nice; fastidious.

overnight
-the fore part of the night last past; the previous evening.
-in the fore part of the night last past; in the evening before; also, during the night; as, the candle will not last overnight.

overnoise
-to overpower by noise.

overnumerous
-excessively numerous; too many.

overoffice
-to domineer over by virtue of office.

overofficious
-too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious.

overpaid
-of overpay

overpaint
-to color or describe too strongly.

overpamper
-to pamper excessively; to feed or dress too much.

overpart
-to give too important or difficult a part to.

overpass
-to go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits.
-to pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard.
-to surpass; to excel.
-to pass over, away, or off.

overpassed
-of overpass

overpassing
-of overpass

overpassionate
-passionate to excess.

overpatient
-patient to excess.

overpay
-to pay too much to; to reward too highly.

overpaying
-of overpay

overpeer
-to peer over; to rise above.

overpeople
-to people too densely.

overperch
-to perch upon; to fly over.

overpersuade
-to persuade or influence against one's inclination or judgment.

overpester
-to pester exceedingly or excessively.

overpicture
-to surpass nature in the picture or representation of.

overplease
-to please excessively.

overplus
-that which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed; surplus.

overply
-to ply to excess; to exert with too much vigor; to overwork.

overpoise
-to outweigh; to overbalance.
-preponderant weight; a counterbalance.

overpolish
-to polish too much.

overponderous
-too heavy.

overpost
-to post over; to pass over swiftly, as by post.

overpotent
-too potent or powerful.

overpower
-to excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes.
-a dominating power.

overpowered
-of overpower

overpowering
-of overpower
-excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible.

overpraise
-to praise excessively or unduly.

overpraising
-the act of praising unduly; excessive praise.

overpress
-to bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm.
-to overcome by importunity.

overpressure
-excessive pressure or urging.

overprize
-toprize excessively; to overvalue.

overproduction
-excessive production; supply beyond the demand.

overprompt
-too prompt; too ready or eager; precipitate.

overproof
-containing more alcohol than proof spirit; stronger than proof spirit; that is, containing more than 49.3 per cent by weight of alcohol.

overproportion
-to make of too great proportion.

overproud
-exceedingly or unduly proud.

overprovident
-too provident.

overprovoke
-to provoke excessively.

overquell
-to quell or subdue completely.

overquietness
-too much quietness.

overrake
-to rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea.

overraked
-of overrake

overraking
-of overrake

overran
-of overrun

overrank
-too rank or luxuriant.

overrate
-to rate or value too highly.
-an excessive rate.

overrated
-of overrate

overrating
-of overrate

overraught
-of overreach

overreach
-to reach above or beyond in any direction.
-to deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.
-to reach too far
-to strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot;
-- said of horses.
-to sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
-to cheat by cunning or deception.
-the act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot;
-- said of horses.

overreached
-of overreach

overreacher
-one who overreaches; one who cheats; a cheat.

overreaching
-of overreach

overread
-to read over, or peruse.

overready
-too ready.

overreckon
-to reckon too highly.

overred
-to smear with red.

overrefine
-to refine too much.

overrefinement
-excessive refinement.

overrent
-to rent for too much.

overrich
-exccessively rich.

overrid
-of override

overridden
-of override

override
-to ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.
-to suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto.
-to ride beyond; to pass; to outride.
-to ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.

overriding
-of override

overrigged
-having too much rigging.

overrighteous
-excessively righteous;
-- usually implying hypocrisy.

overrigid
-too rigid; too severe.

overrigorous
-too rigorous; harsh.

overripe
-matured to excess.

overripen
-to make too ripe.

overroast
-to roast too much.

overrode
-of override
-of override

overrule
-to rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
-to rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, god overrules the purposes of men; the chairman overruled the point of order.
-to supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.
-to be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, god rules and overrules.

overruled
-of overrule

overruler
-one who, or that which, controls, governs, or determines.

overruling
-of overrule
-exerting controlling power; as, an overruling providence.

overrun
-of overrun
-to run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch grass.
-to exceed in distance or speed of running; to go beyond or pass in running.
-to go beyond; to extend in part beyond; as, one line overruns another in length.
-to abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.
-to carry over, or back, as type, from one line or page into the next after, or next before.
-to extend the contents of (a line, column, or page) into the next line, column, or page.
-to run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess.
-to extend beyond its due or desired length; as, a line, or advertisement, overruns.

overrunner
-one that overruns.

overrunning
-of overrun

oversaturate
-to saturate to excess.

oversaw
-of oversee

oversay
-to say over; to repeat.

overscented
-scented excessively.
-covered or concealed by a different odor.

overscrupulosity
-overscrupulousness.

overscrupulous
-scrupulous to excess.

overscrupulousness
-the quality or state of being overscrupulous; excess of scrupulousness.

oversea
-beyond the sea; foreign.
-alt. of overseas

oversearch
-to search all over.

overseas
-over the sea; abroad.

overseason
-to season too highly.

oversee
-to superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook.
-to omit or neglect seeing.
-to see too or too much; hence, to be deceived.

overseeing
-of oversee

overseen
-of oversee

overseer
-one who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways.

overseership
-the office of an overseer.

oversell
-to sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price.
-to sell beyond means of delivery.

overselling
-of oversell

overset
-of overset
-to turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, or a proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom upwards; to upset; as, to overset a chair, a coach, a ship, or a building.
-to cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot.
-to fill too full.
-to turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset.
-an upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage.
-an excess; superfluity.

oversetting
-of overset

overshade
-to cover with shade; to render dark or gloomy; to overshadow.

overshadow
-to throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure.
-fig.: to cover with a superior influence.

overshadowed
-of overshadow

overshadower
-one that throws a shade, or shadow, over anything.

overshadowing
-of overshadow

overshadowy
-overshadowing.

overshake
-to shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse.

overshine
-to shine over or upon; to illumine.
-to excel in shining; to outshine.

overshoe
-a shoe that is worn over another for protection from wet or for extra warmth; esp., an india
-rubber shoe; a galoche.

overshoot
-to shoot over or beyond.
-to pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
-to exceed; as, to overshoot the truth.
-to fly beyond the mark.

overshooting
-of overshoot

overshot
-of overshoot
-from overshoot, v. t.

oversight
-watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.
-an overlooking; an omission; an error.
-escape from an overlooked peril.

oversize
-to surpass in size.
-to cover with viscid matter.

overskip
-to skip or leap over; to treat with indifference.

overskirt
-an upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped.

overslaugh
-a bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in the hudson river.
-to hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an impediment; as, to overslaugh a bill in a legislative body; to overslaugh a military officer, that is, to hinder his promotion or employment.

oversleep
-to sleep beyond; as, to oversleep one's self or one's usual hour of rising.
-to sleep too long.

overslide
-to slide over or by.

overslip
-to slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity.

overslop
-an outer garment, or slop.

overslow
-to render slow; to check; to curb.
-too slow.

oversman
-an overseer; a superintendent.
-an umpire; a third arbiter, appointed when two arbiters, previously selected, disagree.

oversmen
-of oversman

oversnow
-to cover with snow, or as with snow.

oversold
-of oversell

oversoon
-too soon.

oversorrow
-to grieve or afflict to excess.

oversoul
-the all
-containing soul.

oversow
-to sow where something has already been sown.

overspan
-to reach or extend over.

overspeak
-to exceed in speaking; to speak too much; to use too many words.

overspin
-to spin out to too great length; to protract unduly.

overspread
-of overspread
-to spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth.
-to be spread or scattered over.

overspreading
-of overspread

overspring
-to spring or leap over.

overstaid
-of overstay

overstand
-to stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions.

overstare
-to outstare.
-to stare wildly.

overstate
-to state in too strong terms; to exaggerate.

overstated
-of overstate

overstatement
-an exaggerated statement or account.

overstating
-of overstate

overstay
-to stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time.

overstayed
-of overstay

overstaying
-of overstay

overstep
-to step over or beyond; to transgress.

overstepped
-of overstep

overstepping
-of overstep

overstock
-stock in excess.
-to fill too full; to supply in excess; as, to overstock a market with goods, or a farm with cattle.

overstocked
-of overstock

overstocking
-of overstock

overstore
-to overstock.

overstrain
-to strain one's self to excess.
-to stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves.

overstrained
-of overstrain

overstraining
-of overstrain

overstraitly
-too straitly or strictly.

overstraw
-to overstrew.

overstrew
-to strew or scatter over.

overstrict
-excessively strict.

overstride
-to stride over or beyond.

overstrike
-to strike beyond.

overstrow
-see overstrew.

overstudious
-too studious.

oversubtile
-excessively subtile.

oversum
-a sum or quantity over; surplus.

oversupply
-to supply in excess.
-an excessive supply.

oversure
-excessively sure.

oversway
-to bear sway over.

overswell
-to swell or rise above; to overflow.

overt
-open to view; public; apparent; manifest.
-not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.

overtake
-to come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to catch up with.
-to come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to overcome.
-hence, figuratively, in the past participle (overtaken), drunken.

overtaken
-of overtake

overtaking
-of overtake

overtalk
-to talk to excess.

overtask
-to task too heavily.

overtax
-to tax or to task too heavily.

overtedious
-too tedious.

overtempt
-to tempt exceedingly, or beyond the power of resistance.

overthrew
-of overthrow

overthrow
-to throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.
-to cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy.
-the act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin.
-the act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head.
-a faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run.

overthrowing
-of overthrow

overthrown
-of overthrow

overthwart
-having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
-crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing.
-across; crosswise; transversely.
-across; from alde to side of.
-that which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.
-to cross; to oppose.

overthwartly
-in an overthwart manner; across; also, perversely.

overthwartness
-the state of being overthwart; perverseness.

overtilt
-to tilt over; to overturn.

overtime
-time beyond, or in excess of, a limit; esp., extra working time.

overtire
-to tire to excess; to exhaust.
-to become too tired.

overtitle
-to give too high a title to.

overtly
-publicly; openly.

overtoil
-to overwork.
-to weary excessively; to exhaust.

overtone
-one of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by some aliquot portion of the vibrating sting or column of air which yields the fundamental tone; one of the natural harmonic scale of tones, as the octave, twelfth, fifteenth, etc.; an aliquot or "partial" tone; a harmonic. see harmonic, and tone.

overtook
-of overtake

overtop
-to rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above.
-to go beyond; to transcend; to transgress.
-to make of less importance, or throw into the background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure.

overtopped
-of overtop

overtopping
-of overtop

overtower
-to tower over or above.
-to soar too high.

overtrade
-to trade beyond one's capital; to buy goods beyond the means of paying for or seleng them; to overstock the market.

overtrading
-the act or practice of buying goods beyond the means of payment; a glutting of the market.

overtread
-to tread over or upon.

overtrip
-to trip over nimbly.

overtroubled
-excessively troubled.

overtrow
-to be too trustful or confident; to trust too much.

overtrust
-excessive confidence.
-to trust too much.

overture
-an opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber.
-disclosure; discovery; revelation.
-a proposal; an offer; a proposition formally submitted for consideration, acceptance, or rejection.
-a composition, for a full orchestra, designed as an introduction to an oratorio, opera, or ballet, or as an independent piece;
-- called in the latter case a concert overture.
-to make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.

overturn
-to turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.
-to subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.
-to overpower; to conquer.
-the act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn of parties.

overturnable
-capable of being, or liable to be, overturned or subverted.

overturned
-of overturn

overturner
-one who overturns.

overturning
-of overturn

overvail
-see overveil.

overvaluation
-excessive valuation; overestimate.

overvalue
-to value excessively; to rate at too high a price.
-to exceed in value.

overvalued
-of overvalue

overvaluing
-of overvalue

overveil
-to veil or cover.

overview
-an inspection or overlooking.

overvote
-to outvote; to outnumber in votes given.

overwalk
-to walk over or upon.

overwar
-to defeat.

overwary
-too wary; too cautious.

overwash
-to overflow.

overwasted
-wasted or worn out; /onsumed; spent

overwatch
-to watch too much.
-to weary or exhaust by watching.

overwax
-to wax or grow too rapindly or too much.

overweak
-too weak; too feeble.

overwear
-to wear too much; to wear out.

overweary
-to weary too much; to tire out.

overweather
-to expose too long to the influence of the weather.

overween
-to think too highly or arrogantly; to regard one's own thinking or conclusions too highly; hence, to egotistic, arrogant, or rash, in opinion; to think conceitedly; to presume.

overweener
-one who overweens.

overweening
-unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.
-conceit; arrogance.

overweigh
-to exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down.

overweight
-weight over and above what is required by law or custom.
-superabundance of weight; preponderance.
-overweighing; excessive.

overwell
-to overflow.

overwent
-of overgo

overwet
-excessive wetness.

overwhelm
-to cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly.
-to project or impend over threateningly.
-to cause to surround, to cover.
-the act of overwhelming.

overwhelmed
-of overwhelm

overwhelming
-of overwhelm
-overpowering; irresistible.

overwind
-to wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum.

overwing
-to outflank.

overwise
-too wise; affectedly wise.

overwit
-to outwit.

overword
-to say in too many words; to express verbosely.

overwork
-to work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.
-to fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.
-to decorate all over.
-to work too much, or beyond one's strength.
-work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.

overworked
-of overwork

overworking
-of overwork

overworn
-worn out or subdued by toil; worn out so as to be trite.

overwrest
-to wrest or force from the natural or proper position.

overwrestle
-to subdue by wrestling.

overwrought
-of overwork
-wrought upon excessively; overworked; overexcited.

overzeal
-excess of zeal.

overzealous
-too zealous.

ovicapsule
-the outer layer of a graafian follicle.
-same as ootheca.

ovicell
-one of the dilatations of the body wall of bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undegro the first stages of their development. see illust. of chilostoma.

ovicyst
-the pouch in which incubation takes place in some tunicata.

ovidian
-of or pertaining to the latin poet ovid; resembling the style of ovid.

oviducal
-of or pertaining to oviducts; as, oviducal glands.

oviduct
-a tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the exterior of the animal or to the part where further development takes place. in mammals the oviducts are also called fallopian tubes.

oviferous
-egg
-bearing;
-- applied particularly to certain receptacles, as in crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been excluded from the formative organs, until they are hatched.

oviform
-having the form or figure of an egg; egg
-shaped; as, an oviform leaf.

ovigerons
-bearing eggs; oviferous.

ovile
-see ovine.

ovine
-of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.

ovioular
-of or pertaining to an egg.

ovipara
-an artifical division of vertebrates, including those that lay eggs;
-- opposed to vivipara.

oviparity
-generation by means of ova. see generation.

oviparous
-producing young from rggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion;
-- opposed to viviparous.

oviposit
-to lay or deposit eggs;
-- said esp. of insects.
-to deposit or lay (an egg).

oviposited
-of oviposit

ovipositing
-of oviposit
-alt. of oviposition

oviposition
-the depositing of eggs, esp. by insects.

ovipositor
-the organ with which many insects and some other animals deposit their eggs. some ichneumon files have a long ovipositor fitted to pierce the eggs or larvae of other insects, in order to lay their own eggs within the same.

ovisac
-a graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum or ova.
-the inner layer of the fibrous wall of a graafian follicle.

ovist
-same as ovulist.

ovococci
-of ovococcus

ovococcus
-a germinal vesicle.

ovoid
-alt. of ovoidal
-a solid resembling an egg in shape.

ovoidal
-resembling an egg in shape; egg
-shaped; ovate; as, an ovoidal apple.

ovolo
-a round, convex molding. see illust. of column.

ovology
-that branch of natural history which treats of the origin and functions of eggs.

ovoplasma
-yolk; egg yolk.

ovotesttis
-an organ which produces both ova and spermatozoids; an hermaphrodite gland.

ovoviviparous
-oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes and reptiles.

ovula
-of ovulum

ovular
-relating or belonging to an ovule; as, an ovular growth.

ovulary
-pertaining to ovules.

ovulate
-containing an ovule or ovules.

ovulation
-the formation of ova or eggs in the ovary, and the discharge of the same. in the mammalian female the discharge occurs during menstruation.

ovule
-the rudiment of a seed. it grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. the attached base of the ovule is the hilum, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the chalaza, and their minute orifice is the foramen.
-an ovum.

ovuliferous
-producing ovules.

ovulist
-a believer in the theory (called encasement theory), current during the last century, that the egg was the real animal germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the other. also called ovist.

ovulite
-a fossil egg.

ovulum
-an ovule.

ovum
-a more or less spherical and transparent mass of granular protoplasm, which by a process of multiplication and growth develops into a mass of cells, constituting a new individual like the parent; an egg, spore, germ, or germ cell. see illust. of mycropyle.
-one of the series of egg
-shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved.

ovums
-of ovum

overfill
-to fill to excess; to surcharge.