All English words - page 3834

Meanings of Over-bright:

adjective

Too full of light

Usage examples:

In some places, residents are disturbed by over-bright street lighting., the more vivid colours are…

Meanings of Over-elaborate:

adjective

Containing too much careful detail or too many detailed parts

Usage examples:

The book is spoiled by over-elaborate writing., he refused most of the overelaborate meal, saying t…

Meanings of Over-elaboration:

noun

The addition of too much information, too much careful detail, or too many detailed parts

Usage examples:

In my opinion, his new song suffers from over-elaboration., she manages to avoid any literary overe…

Meanings of Over-embellished:

verb

To add too many details to something, usually in an effort to make it better, or more interesting or exciting

Usage examples:

Don't overembellish your skills or experience on your cv., i have a tendency to over-embellish with…

Meanings of Over-emotional:

adjective

Having feelings that are too strong, or expressing feelings in too strong a way

Usage examples:

I didn't tell her because she always reacts in an over-emotional way., i remember a meeting the eve…

Meanings of Over-enthusiasm:

noun

Too much enthusiasm

Usage examples:

She tends to get into trouble because of her overenthusiasm for the causes she supports., he was mo…

Meanings of Over-enthusiastic:

adjective

Too enthusiastic

Usage examples:

Her haircut looked as if her mother had been over-enthusiastic with the kitchen scissors., one over…

Meanings of Over-fastidious:

adjective

Giving too much attention to small details and wanting everything to be more correct than is necessary or helpful

Usage examples:

He is critical of others, over-fastidious, and likes to be in charge of everything., her pronunciat…

Meanings of Over-here:

phrasal verb

To give something or someone that you control to someone else

Usage examples:

Eventually he turned over control of the company to his son., they are identifying the guilty and t…

Meanings of Over-ones-head:

idiom

To speak to or ask permission from someone who has more authority than the person who you would normally go to in that situation

Usage examples:

Amanda was refusing to give me the week off so i went over her head and spoke to the boss.

Meanings of Over-optimistic:

adjective

Too hopeful, or too ready to believe that good things will happen in the future

Usage examples:

He fears that analysts are being over-optimistic about future company earnings., planning for the p…

Meanings of Over-particular:

adjective

Someone who is over-particular is never satisfied and always wants close attention to be given to every detail.

Usage examples:

Not over-particular about it was said that he had not been over-particular about the means by which…

Meanings of Over-praise:

verb

To praise someone or something too much, when they do not deserve it

Usage examples:

It is difficult to overpraise the excellence of this extraordinary work., undoubtedly, he was over-…

Meanings of Over-t:

idiom

Used for saying that it is still possible for a situation to change

Meanings of Over-the:

preposition

Above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thing covers the ...

Meanings of Over-the-hill:

phrase

Old and past one's best.

Usage examples:

A once famous ballerina, now over the hill

idiom

No longer able to do something well because of age

Usage examples:

I don’t think of myself as being over the hill yet.

Meanings of Over-the-moon:

To be very pleased

Usage examples:

She was over the moon about/with her new bike.

phrase

Extremely happy; delighted.

Usage examples:

They're going on holiday on wednesday so they're all over the moon

Meanings of Over-the-odds:

idiom

More than something is really worth

Usage examples:

It's a nice enough car but i'm sure she paid over the odds for it.

Meanings of Over-the-top:

idiom

Far more than usual or expected

adverb

To an excessive or exaggerated degree.

Usage examples:

Some performances go over the top

adjective

Excessive or exaggerated.

Usage examples:

Failed, over-the-top attempts at humour

Meanings of Overabound:

verb

To abound too much with or in something; †(of things) to be too abundant or plentiful (obsolete).

Meanings of Overabounded:

verb

To abound too much with or in something; †(of things) to be too abundant or plentiful (obsolete).

Meanings of Overabounding:

adjective

Greatly or excessively abundant.

Meanings of Overabounds:

verb

To abound too much with or in something; †(of things) to be too abundant or plentiful (obsolete).

Meanings of Overabundance:

noun

An excessive quantity.

Usage examples:

The country suffers from an overabundance of laws

Meanings of Overabundant:

adjective

Excessive in quantity.

Usage examples:

Overabundant microbial growth