English Words Starting With O

• overland mail

  nounLow
  /ˈəʊvəˌlænd ˈmeɪl/The transport of letters and parcels over land, rather than by sea.
• overland park

  nounLow (Geographically specific; common in local/regional US contexts)
  /ˌəʊvəlænd ˈpɑːk/A proper noun; the name of a city in the US state of Kansas, a major suburb of Kansas City.
• overland stage

  nounLow
  /ˌəʊvəˈlænd steɪdʒ/A stagecoach or leg of a journey that travels across land, particularly across long distances of unsettled or wilderness terrain, as opposed to by sea or air.
• overland trail

  nounLow to Medium
  /ˈəʊvəˌlænd treɪl/A route for travelling long distances on land, as opposed to by sea or air, often through difficult or undeveloped terrain.
• overlap

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/to cover something partly by extending over its edge.
• overlay

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌəʊvəˈleɪ/ (verb), /ˈəʊvəleɪ/ (noun)To cover something with a thin layer or sheet of a different material; to lie on top of something else.
• overlay glass

  nounLow
  /ˌəʊ.və.leɪ ˈɡlɑːs/A separate, often protective, piece of glass placed on top of another surface or display.
• overlea

  nounVery Low / Technical
  /ˈəʊvəliː/(in weaving) The part of a fabric or yarn that projects over the edge, often left as a fringe or selvage.
• overleap

  verb-transitiveRare/Literary
  /ˌəʊvəˈliːp/To leap over or across something; to overcome or surpass an obstacle, limit, or stage.
• overlearn

  verb-transitiveC1-C2 / Low
  /ˌəʊvəˈlɜːn/To learn or study something to a point beyond what is required for basic mastery or recall.
• overleverage

  verb-ambitransitiveC1/C2 (Low frequency outside finance/economics)
  /ˌəʊvəˈlɛv(ə)rɪdʒ/to take on too much debt relative to one's assets or capital; to use excessive borrowing
• overlie

  verbverb-transitiveLow frequency
  /ˌəʊvəˈlʌɪ/To lie on top of or cover something, often in a physical or metaphorical sense of covering or overlaying.
• overline

  nounLow
  /ˈəʊvəlaɪn/A line drawn or printed over a character, especially a letter or number, often for notation or emphasis.
• overlive

  verbRare / Archaic
  /ˌəʊvəˈlɪv/To live longer than someone or something; to survive.
• overload

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/ (verb), /ˈəʊvələʊd/ (noun)To load or burden with too much of something, exceeding a safe or manageable capacity.
• overlook

  nounverbverb-transitiveB2
  /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/To fail to notice, consider, or observe something; or to provide a view from above.
• overlooked

  adjectiveverbB2
  /ˌəʊvəˈlʊkt/To fail to notice, consider, or see something.
• overlooker

  nounC1
  /ˌəʊvəˈlʊkə/A person who supervises or watches over workers, typically in a factory or industrial setting.
• overlord

  nounverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈəʊvəlɔːd/A person who has power over others, especially a feudal superior to whom loyalty and service are due.
• overman

  nounverbverb-transitiveLow
  /ˌəʊvəˈman/To supply with more men than required, or to dominate or treat as superior.

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