| HOVERFLY | • hoverfly n. Any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers. • hover-fly n. (Dated) Alternative form of hoverfly; any insect, of the Syrphidae family, having wasp-like markings. • HOVERFLY n. a fly noted for hovering. |
| OVERFALL | • overfall n. A turbulent section of a body of water, caused by strong currents passing over submerged ridges. • overfall n. Part of a garment that hangs so as to cover a lower part. • overfall v. (Transitive) To fall on or spill over so as to cover (something). |
| OVERFAST | • overfast adj. Too quick. • overfast adv. Too quickly. • OVERFAST adj. too fast. |
| OVERFEAR | • overfear v. (Transitive) To fear excessively; to be too afraid of. • OVERFEAR v. to fear too much. |
| OVERFEED | • overfeed v. (Transitive) To feed a person or animal too much. • overfeed v. (Intransitive) To eat more than is necessary. • overfeed v. To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from above. |
| OVERFELL | • overfell v. Simple past tense and past participle of overfall. • overfell v. To fell too many trees. • OVERFALL v. to fall over. |
| OVERFILL | • overfill v. To fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate. • overfill n. An instance of overfilling. • OVERFILL v. to fill to overflowing. |
| OVERFINE | • overfine adj. Excessively fine. • OVERFINE adj. too refined. |
| OVERFISH | • overfish v. (Transitive, intransitive) To fish excessively, often substantially reducing over several years the… • OVERFISH v. to deplete the fish supply too much. |
| OVERFLEW | • overflew v. Simple past tense of overfly. • OVERFLY v. to fly over. |
| OVERFLOW | • overflow n. The spillage resultant from overflow; excess. • overflow n. Outlet for escape of excess material. • overflow n. (Computing) The situation where a value exceeds the available numeric range. |
| OVERFOLD | • overfold n. (Geology) A fold whereby the strata are forced through an angle of more than 90 degrees, so that younger… • overfold v. (Transitive) To fold excessively. • OVERFOLD v. to fold over. |
| OVERFOND | • overfond adj. Excessively fond. • over-fond adj. Alternative form of overfond. • OVERFOND adj. foolish to excess. |
| OVERFOUL | • overfoul v. (Transitive) To foul excessively. • OVERFOUL adj. excessively foul. |
| OVERFREE | • overfree adj. Too liberal or familiar. • OVERFREE adj. too liberal. |
| OVERFULL | • overfull adj. Excessively filled; full to overflowing. • overfull n. (Poker) A full house that beats someone else’s full house. • OVERFULL adj. too full. |
| OVERFUND | • overfund v. To supply with more funds than necessary or appropriate. • OVERFUND v. to fund more than required. |