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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-straw', v. t.p. 933To overstrew. [Obs.]
  2. Ō'ver-strew', v. t.p. 933To spread or scatter over. Shak.
  3. Ō'ver-strĭct', a.p. 933Excessively strict; unnecessarily strict.
  4. Ō′ver-strīde′, v. t.p. 933To stride over, across, or beyond.
  5. Ō'ver-strīke', v. t.p. 933To strike beyond. [Obs.]
  6. Ō'ver-strōng', a.p. 933Unduly or excessively strong.
  7. Ō’ver-strōw’, v. t.p. 933To strow upon; to cover by strowing or spreading over.
  8. Ō'ver stū'di-oŭs-ness, n.p. 933Excessive studiousness.
  9. Ō'ver-stūffed', a.p. 933Stuffed to excess.
  10. O'ver-sūb'tile, a.p. 933Excessively subtile.
  11. Ō'ver-sūm, n.p. 933The sum or quantity over; surplus. [Obs.] Holinshed.
  12. Ō′ver-sū′per-stĭ′tious, a.p. 933Excessively superstitious.
  13. Ō’ver-sup-plȳ’, v. t.p. 933To furnish more than is sufficient. Melmoth.
  14. Ō'ver-sup-plȳ', n.p. 933An excessive supply; a supply beyond demand. A general oversupply or excess of all commodities above the demand, so far as demand consists in means of payment, is thus shown to be an impossibility.…
  15. Ō'ver-sure′, a.p. 933Excessively sure; too confident.
  16. Ō'ver-swarm'ing, a.p. 933Swarming to excess.
  17. Ō'ver-swāy', v. t.p. 933To overrule; to bear down; to control. Hooker.
  18. Ō'ver-swēll', v. t.p. 933To swell or rise above; to overflow. Shak.
  19. Ō'ver-swīft', a.p. 933Too swift.
  20. O'vert, a.p. 933Open to view; public; apparent. Overt and apparent virtues bring forth praise. Bacon. 2. (Law.) Not covert; open; manifest; as, an overt act of treason. How else could it be that a market overt for…
  21. Ō'/ver-tāke', v. t.p. 933To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to catch. Had he not in his extremest need Been helped through the swiftness of his steed, He had him overtaken in his flight. Spenser. 2.…
  22. Ō'ver-talk', v. i.p. 933To talk to excess. Milton.
  23. Ō'ver-task', v. t.p. 933To impose too heavy a task or injunction on.
  24. Ō'ver-tāx′, v. t.p. 933To tax too heavily or too far.
  25. Ō'ver-tē'di-ous, a.p. 933Too tedious.
  26. Ō'ver-tĕmpt', v. t.p. 933To tempt exceedingly, or beyond the power of resistance. Milton.
  27. Ō'ver-thrōw', v. t.p. 933To throw over; to upset; to turn upside down. 2. Hence, to ruin; to demolish; to defeat utterly; to rout; to destroy; to subvert. “When the walls of Thebes he overthrew.” Dryden. Syn.—To demolish…
  28. Ō'ver-thrōw, n.p. 933The act of overturning; the state of being overturned or turned off the basis. Dear dame, your sudden overthrow much rueth me. Spenser.
  29. Ō'ver-thrōw'er, n.p. 933One who overthrows, defeats, or destroys.
  30. Ō'ver-thwart, a.p. 933Opposite; over the way or street. “Our overthwart neighbors.” Dryden. 2. Crossing at right angles. Entrance and access on all sides, by the felling of huge trees overthwart one another, was quite…
  31. Ō/ver-thwārt', prep.p. 933Across; from side to side of.
  32. Ō'ver-thwārt, n.p. 933That which thwarts; an unlucky circumstance. [Obs.] Surrey.
  33. Ō'ver-thwārt'ly, adv.p. 933Across; transversely. Peacham. 2. Perversely.
  34. Ō'ver-thwārt/ness, n.p. 933The state of being athwart, or lying across. 2. Perverseness; pervicacity. Johnson.
  35. Ō'ver-tĭlt', v. t.p. 933To overturn; to overset.
  36. Ō'ver-tīme, n.p. 933Time employed in overwork.
  37. Ō'ver-tīre', v. t.p. 933To tire to excess; to subdue by fatigue. Milton.
  38. Ō'ver-tĭ'tle, v. t.p. 933To give too high a title to. Fuller.
  39. Ō'vert-ly, adv.p. 933In open view; publicly; openly.
  40. Ō'ver-toil', v. i.p. 933To practice excessive toil; to overwork one's self. Then dozed a while herself, but overtoiled By that day's grief and travel. Tennyson.
  41. Ō/ver-tŏp’, v. t.p. 933To rise above the top of. “To o’ertop old Pelion.” Shak. 2. To go beyond; to transcend; to surpass; to excel. Wisdom Overtopping woman’s power. Shak. 3. To go beyond; to transgress; to disregard. If…
  42. Ō'/ver-tow'er, v. t.p. 933To tower over or above.
  43. Ō'ver-trāde', v. i.p. 933To trade beyond capital, or to purchase goods beyond the means of payment, or beyond the wants of the community.
  44. Ō/ver-trād'ing, n.p. 933The act or practice of buying goods beyond the means of payment, or beyond the wants of the community.
  45. Ō'ver-trēad', v. t.p. 933To tread over or upon. [Obs.]
  46. Ō'ver-trēat', v. t.p. 933To treat or manage; to win over; — to prevail upon to listen or comply. [Obs.] Surrey.
  47. Ō'ver-trĭp', v. t.p. 933To trip over; to walk nimbly over. Shak.
  48. Ō'ver-troub'led, a.p. 933Excessively troubled.
  49. Ō'ver-trōw', v. i.p. 933To be too trustful or confident. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  50. Ō/ver-trüst', v. t.p. 933To trust with too much confidence. Bp. Hall.
  51. Ō'ver-tūm'ble, v. t.p. 933To tumble or turn over; to upset.
  52. Ō'vert-ūre, n.p. 933Opening; disclosure; discovery. [Obs.] Shak. 2. That which is opened; an open space; a recess; a retreat. [Obs.] “The cave’s inmost overture.” Chapman. 3. Something offered for consideration; a…
  53. Ō'vert-ūre, v. t.p. 933To propose as an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.
  54. O'ver-tūrn', v. t.p. 933To turn or throw from a basis or foundation; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building. 2. To subvert; to ruin; to destroy. 3. To overpower; to conquer. Milton. Syn.—To demolish…
  55. Ō'ver-tŭrn, n.p. 933The state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow.
  56. Ō'ver-tŭrn'a-ble, a.p. 933Capable of being overturned or subverted. [Obs.]
  57. O'ver-tŭrn'er, n.p. 933One who overturns or subverts.
  58. O'ver-vāil', v. t.p. 933To cover; to spread over. Shak.
  59. Ō/ver-văl'ū-ā'tion, n.p. 933Inordinate valuation; overestimate.
  60. Ō′ver-văl′ūe, v. t.p. 933To value excessively or inordinately. “To overvalue human power.” Hooker.