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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Ō/ver-līe′, v. t.p. 931To lie over or upon something.
  2. Ō'vĕr-līght, n.p. 931Too strong a light.
  3. Ō'ver-light, a.p. 931Too light or trifling; excessively frivolous.
  4. Ō'ver-lĭn'ġer, v. t.p. 931To cause to continue or linger; to make to pine. [Obs.]
  5. Ō'ver-līve', v. t.p. 931To outlive; to live longer than another; to survive. Sidney.
  6. Ō'ver-līve', v. i.p. 931To live too long. Milton. 2. To live too fast or actively. [Rare.] “Overlived in this close London life.” Browning.
  7. Ō'ver-lĭv'er, n.p. 931One that lives longest; a survivor. Bacon.
  8. Ō'/ver-lōad', v. t.p. 931To load with too heavy a burden or cargo; to fill to excess; as, to overload the stomach or a vehicle.
  9. Ō/ver-lŏg'ic-al, a.p. 931Excessively logical; servilely adhering to the mere forms or rules of logic. Milton.
  10. Ō′/ver-lōng′, a.p. 931Too long.
  11. Ō/ver-lōōk', v. t.p. 931To look over or beyond, as from an elevated position; and specifically, (a.) To view from a high place; as, to overlook the sea. (b.) To afford an elevated prospect of. The pile o'erlooked the town.…
  12. Ō'ver-lōok'er, n.p. 931One who overlooks; a superintendent.
  13. O'ver-lōop, n.p. 931The same as ORLOP. See ORLOP.
  14. Ō'ver-lōrd, n.p. 931One who is lord over another; a superior; a master. “The command of his king and overlord.” W. Scott.
  15. Ō'ver-lōve', v. t.p. 931To love to excess; to prize or value too much. Bp. Hall.
  16. Ō/ver-lŭs'ciōŭs, a.p. 931Excessively luscious or sweet. Bacon.
  17. Ō'ver-lŭs'ty, a.p. 931Too lusty.
  18. Ō'ver-ly, a.p. 931Careless; negligent; inattentive. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 2. Excessive. 3. Superficial; not deep or thorough. [Scot.]
  19. Ō'ver-ly, adv.p. 931In a careless manner; slightingly. 2. Excessively; extremely.
  20. Ō/ver-ly'ing, p. a.p. 931Lying over. Overlying rocks (Geol.), rocks which lie over or among those of the regular strata.
  21. Ō'ver-mäg'ni-fy, v. t.p. 931To magnify too much.
  22. Ō'ver-māi'a-pĕrt, a.p. 931Excessively malapert or - impudent.
  23. Ō'ver-mān'ner, adv.p. 931Above measure; excessively.
  24. Ō'ver-mărch', v. t.p. 931To fatigue or wear out by too much marching.
  25. O'ver-mäst', v. t.p. 931(Naut.) To furnish with a mast or with masts that are too long or too heavy for the weight of keel.
  26. Ō'ver-mās'ter, v. t.p. 931To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern. And with a strong o'ermastering grasp the rearing war-horse lead. Hemans.
  27. Ō'ver-mā'tch', v. t.p. 931To be too powerful for; to conquer; to subdue; to suppress by superior force.
  28. Ō'ver-mā'tch, n.p. 931One superior in power; one able — to overcome. Addison.
  29. Ō'ver-mēaṣ'ure, v. t.p. 931To measure or estimate too largely.
  30. Ō'ver-mēas/ure, n.p. 931Excess of measure; something that exceeds the measure proposed; surplus.
  31. O'ver-mĕd'dle, v. i.p. 931To meddle unduly.
  32. Ō'ver-mĕd'dling, n.p. 931Excessive interference. “Justly shent for their overmeddling.” Fuller.
  33. Ō'ver-mĕr'it, n.p. 931Excessive merit. Bacon.
  34. O'ver-mick'le, a. & adv.p. 931Overmuch. [Obs. or - Prov. Eng.]
  35. Ō'ver-mīx', v. t.p. 931To mix with too much. Creech.
  36. Ō'ver-mōd'est, a.p. 931Modest to excess; bashful.
  37. Ō'ver-mŏd'est-ly, adv.p. 931Too modestly.
  38. Ō/ver-moist', a.p. 931Excessively moist.
  39. Ō'ver-moist'ūre, n.p. 931Excess of moisture.
  40. Ō′ver-mōre′, adv.p. 931Beyond; also, moreover. [Obs.]
  41. Ō'ver-mōr'rōw, n.p. 931The day after or following to-morrow.
  42. Ō'ver-mōst, a.p. 931Over the rest in authority; highest. Ainsworth.
  43. Ō'ver-mount', v. t.p. 931To mount over; to go higher than.
  44. Ō/ver-mūch’, a.p. 931Too much; exceeding what is necessary or proper.
  45. Ō'ver-mŭch', adv.p. 931In too great a degree.
  46. Ō'ver-mŭch', n.p. 931More than sufficient.
  47. Ō'ver-mūch'ness, n.p. 931Superabundance. [Rare and inelegant.] B. Jonson.
  48. Ō'ver-mul'ti-plý, v. t.p. 931To multiply too much; to repeat too frequently or too many times.
  49. Ō'ver-mūl'ti-tūde, v. t.p. 931To exceed in number; to outnumber. [Obs.] Milton.
  50. Ō'ver-nāme', v. t.p. 931To name over or in a series; to recount. [Obs.] Shak.
  51. Ō'ver-nēat', a.p. 931Excessively neat. Spectator.
  52. O'ver-nīce', a.p. 931Excessively nice; fastidious.
  53. Ō/ver-nīce′ly, adv.p. 931In an overnice manner; too nicely.
  54. Ō'ver-nīght', n.p. 931The time when evening is past and night is begun: more usually, the night following yesterday, or the previous evening. If I had given you this at overnight, She might have been o'ertaken. Shak.
  55. O'ver-nīght', adv.p. 931During the night; more usually, during the night previous, or the night following yesterday; yesterday night; last night. I had been telling her all that happened overnight. Dickens.
  56. Ōver-noise', v. t.p. 931To overpower by noise. [Obs.] Cowley.
  57. Ō'ver-nū'mer-oŭs, a.p. 931Excessively numerous.
  58. Ō'ver-of-fĕnd'ed, a.p. 931Offended to excess. Steele.
  59. Ō'ver-ŏf'fĭçe, v. t.p. 931To lord it over by virtue of an office. [Obs.] Shak.
  60. Ō'ver-of-fi'cious, a.p. 931Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too importunate. Collier.