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Over-story

The clearstory, or upper story, of a building.

over-the-counter

able to be sold legally without a doctor's prescription; -- of medicinal drugs. Contrasted with prescription.

Overabound

To be exceedingly plenty or superabundant.

overachiever

A student who attains higher standards than expected based on the IQ score.

Overact

To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action.

Overaction

Performance to excess; exaggerated or excessive action.

Overagitate

To agitate or discuss beyond what is expedient.

Overalls

A kind of loose trousers worn over others to protect them from soiling.

Overanxiety

The state of being overanxious; excessive anxiety.

Overarch

To make or place an arch over; to hang over like an arch.

Overawe

To awe exceedingly; to intimidate or subjugate or restrain by awe or great fear.

Overawful

Awful, or reverential, in an excessive degree.

Overbalance

Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent; as, an overbalance of exports.

Overbattle

Excessively fertile; bearing rank or noxious growths.

Overbear

To bear fruit or offspring to excess; to be too prolific.

Overbid

To bid or offer beyond, or in excess of.

Overblow

To blow away; to dissipate by wind, or as by wind.

overblown

Having been given more publicity than warranted; having had ascribed more importance than was justified; as, an overblown medical discovery.

Overboard

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

Overbold

Excessively or presumptuously bold; impudent.

Overbow

To bend or bow over; to bend in a contrary direction.

Overbreed

To breed to excess; as, the bulls were so huge and overbred no matador wanted to fight them.

Overbrim

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

Overbrow

To hang over like a brow; to impend over.

Overbuilt

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

Overbulk

To oppress by bulk; to overtower.

Overburden

The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry.

Overburn

To burn too much; to be overzealous.

Overcarry

To carry too far; to carry beyond the proper point.

Overcast

To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.

overcast

Completely or almost completely covered over with clouds; -- of the sky.

Overchange

Too much or too frequent change; fickleness.

Overcloud

To cover or overspread with clouds; to becloud; to overcast.

overcoat

A coat worn over the other clothing; a greatcoat; a topcoat.

Overcome

To gain the superiority; to be victorious.

overcompensate

to make excessive corrections for fear of making an error.

overcount

A count{1} that is higher than the true number; an erroneously high number determined by counting incorrectly; the result of overcounting{2}.

overcrop

to exhaust (arable land) by excessive cultivation.

overcrow

To crow, exult, or boast, over; to overpower.

Overdare

To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.

Overdate

To date later than the true or proper period; to postdate.

Overdevelop

To develop excessively; to subject (a plate or film) too long to the developing process.

Overdo

To labor too hard; to do too much.

Overdose

Too great a dose; an excessive dose.

Overdraft

The act of overdrawing; a draft in excess of the credit balance; also, the amount or sum overdrawn.

overdress

To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much; to dress too formally for an informal occasion.

Overdrive

To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.

overdrive

A gearing device which causes the drive shaft of an automobile or other machine to rotate at a speed greater than that of the engine crankshaft.

overdue

Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival, payment, return, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note; a book overdue at the library; an overdue payment.

Overdye

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

Overeat

To gnaw all over, or on all sides.

Overestimate

An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the vote.

Overexertion

Excessive exertion; as, he strained his back from overexertion.

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