All English words - page 3838

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

Meanings of Overachieve:

verb

Do better than expected; achieve more than is standard or usual.

Usage examples:

David continued to overachieve all through high school

Meanings of Overachieved:

verb

Do better than expected; achieve more than is standard or usual.

Usage examples:

David continued to overachieve all through high school

Meanings of Overachiever:

noun

A person who does more than they are expected to do or who is more successful than others

Usage examples:

She was a classic overachiever at college.

Meanings of Overachieving:

adjective

Performing better or achieving more than is expected or standard.

Usage examples:

I had a spectacularly overachieving older brother

verb

Do better than expected; achieve more than is standard or usual.

Usage examples:

David continued to overachieve all through high school

Meanings of Overact:

verb

(of an actor or actress) act a role in an exaggerated manner.

Usage examples:

A weepy actress with a strong tendency to overact

Meanings of Overacted:

verb

(of an actor or actress) act a role in an exaggerated manner.

Usage examples:

A weepy actress with a strong tendency to overact

Meanings of Overacting:

noun

Exaggerated or over-theatrical acting.

Usage examples:

There was a certain amount of overacting

verb

(of an actor or actress) act a role in an exaggerated manner.

Usage examples:

A weepy actress with a strong tendency to overact

Meanings of Overaction:

noun

Action in excess of what is proper, necessary, or normal.

Meanings of Overactive:

adjective

Excessively active.

Usage examples:

The product of an overactive imagination

Meanings of Overactiveness:

noun

The quality or condition of being overactive; (medicine and physiology) abnormally active behaviour of a gland or other organ.

Meanings of Overacts:

verb

(of an actor or actress) act a role in an exaggerated manner.

Usage examples:

A weepy actress with a strong tendency to overact

Meanings of Overaffect:

verb

To affect or influence too much.

Meanings of Overaffected:

verb

To affect or influence too much.

Meanings of Overage:

noun

An excess or surplus, especially the amount by which a sum of money is greater than a previous estimate.

Usage examples:

The company will make its money from overages when the film does well enough

adjective

Over a certain age limit.

Usage examples:

They were banned after fielding overage players

Meanings of Overages:

noun

An excess or surplus, especially the amount by which a sum of money is greater than a previous estimate.

Usage examples:

The company will make its money from overages when the film does well enough

adjective

Over a certain age limit.

Usage examples:

They were banned after fielding overage players

Meanings of Overall:

adjective

Taking everything into account.

Usage examples:

The governors and head have overall responsibility for managing the school

adverb

Taken as a whole; in all.

Usage examples:

Overall, 10,000 jobs will go

noun

A loose-fitting coat or one-piece garment worn over ordinary clothes for protection against dirt or heavy wear.

Usage examples:

Men in grubby blue overalls

Meanings of Overalls:

noun

A loose-fitting coat or one-piece garment worn over ordinary clothes for protection against dirt or heavy wear.

Usage examples:

Men in grubby blue overalls

adjective

Taking everything into account.

Usage examples:

The governors and head have overall responsibility for managing the school

adverb

Taken as a whole; in all.

Usage examples:

Overall, 10,000 jobs will go

Meanings of Overambitious:

adjective

Excessively ambitious.

Usage examples:

He blamed his parents for being overambitious on his behalf