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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-vōte', v. t.p. 933To outvote; to outnumber in votes given. K. Charles.
  2. O'ver-walk', v. t.p. 933To walk over or upon.
  3. O'ver-wār', v. t.p. 933To surpass in war; to conquer. [Obs.] Warner.
  4. Ō'ver-wār'y, a.p. 933Excessively cautious; too wary.
  5. O'ver-wash', v. t.p. 933To wash or flow over; to overflow.
  6. Ō'ver-wāst'ed, a.p. 933Wasted or worn out; consumed; spent. [Obs.] Drayton.
  7. Ō'ver-watch', v. t.p. 933To watch to excess; to subdue by long want of rest. Dryden.
  8. Ō/ver-wāx', v. i.p. 933To wax or grow too rapidly or too much. [Obs.] R. of Gloucester.
  9. Ō'/ver-wēak', a.p. 933Too weak; too feeble.
  10. O'ver-weär', v. t.p. 933To wear too much.
  11. O'ver-wēa'ry, v. t.p. 933To subdue with fatigue.
  12. Ō'ver-wĕath'er, v. t.p. 933To bruise or batter by violence of weather.
  13. O'ver-ween', v. i.p. 933To be too high, favorable, or flattering, in one's estimate or judgment. “The conceits of a warmed or overweening brain.” Locke. 2. Hence, to be arrogant in one's thoughts or claims. “Overweening…
  14. Ō'ver-ween'er, n.p. 933One who overweens. [Rare.]
  15. Ō'ver-ween'ing-ly, adv.p. 933In an overweening manner. “Whose peculiar words he overweeningly assumes.” Milton.
  16. Ō′ver-weigh′, v. t.p. 933To exceed in weight; to outweigh; to overbalance. Hooker.
  17. O'ver-weight', n.p. 933Weight over and above what is required by law or custom. 2. Superabundance of weight; preponderance.
  18. Ō'ver-weight, a.p. 933Overweighing; excessive. [Obs.] “Of no overweight worth.” Fuller.
  19. Ō'ver-wĕt, n.p. 933Excessive wetness or dampness; excess of moisture. [Obs.] Another ill accident is, overwet at sowing time. Bacon.
  20. Ō/ver-whĕlm′, v. t.p. 933To overspread or crush beneath something violent and weighty, that covers or encompasses the whole; as, to overwhelm with waves. 2. Hence, to immerse and bear down; to overcome; to crush; as, to be…
  21. O'ver-whelm, n.p. 933The act of overwhelming. [Obs.] Young.
  22. Ō'ver-whēlm'ing-ly, adv.p. 933In a manner to overwhelm.
  23. Ō'ver-wīng', v. t.p. 933To outflank. [Obs.] Milton.
  24. Ō'ver-wīse', a.p. 933Wise to affectation.
  25. Ō'ver-wīse'ness, n.p. 933Pretended or affected wisdom. [Obs.] Raleigh.
  26. Ō'ver-wit', v. t.p. 933To surpass in wit or cunning; to outwit. Swift.
  27. ŏ'ver-wood'y, a.p. 933Too woody.
  28. O'ver-word', v. t.p. 933To say in too many words; to express verbosely.
  29. Ō'ver-work', v. i. & t.p. 933To work beyond the strength, or to cause to labor too much; to tire. South.
  30. Ō'ver-work, n.p. 933Work done beyond the amount required by stipulation, or regular hours of business; excessive or exhausting labor.
  31. Ō'ver-wōrn', a.p. 933Worn out; subdued by toil. 2. Spoiled by time; trite. “The overworn theme and stuffing of his discourse.” Milton.
  32. Ō/ver-wrĕst' (-rĕst'), v. t.p. 933To wrest or force from the natural or proper position. [Obs.] Shak.
  33. Ō'ver-wrĕs'tle, v. t.p. 933To subdue by wrestling. Spenser.
  34. Ō'ver-wrōught', p. p.p. 933of overwork. 1. Labored to excess. Dryden. 2. Worked all over; as, overwrought with ornaments. Pope.
  35. Ō’ver-yēared’, a.p. 933Too old. [Obs.] “Whose fruit was ripe, not overyeared.” Fairfax.
  36. Ō'ver-zēaled', a.p. 933Too much excited with zeal; ruled by too much zeal. [Obs.] Fuller.
  37. Ō'ver-zē'al'ous, a.p. 934Too zealous; - eager to excess.
  38. ŏ'vi-bōs, n.p. 934(Zōöl.) A genus of animals inhabiting the northern parts of North America; the musk-ox. See Musk-ox.
  39. O-vĭc'ū-lar, a.p. 934Pertaining to an egg.
  40. O-vid'i-an, a.p. 934Belonging to, or resembling, the style of the Latin poet Ovid.
  41. O'vi-dūct, n.p. 934(Anat.) A passage for the ovum or egg from the ovary to the womb, or to an external outlet. Brande.
  42. O-vĭf'er-ōŭs, a.p. 934Egg-bearing;—an epithet applied to certain receptacles for eggs, after being excluded from the formative organs.
  43. Ō'vi-fōrm, a.p. 934Having the form or figure of an egg.
  44. O-vĭg'er-ōŭs, a.p. 934Bearing eggs; oviferous.
  45. Ō'vine, a.p. 934Pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.
  46. O-vĭp'a-roŭs, a.p. 934Developing young in eggs, which are afterward separated from the parent, and which are usually hatched after exclusion from the body.
  47. Ō'vi-pōs'it, v. i.p. 934To lay or deposit eggs;—said especially of insects.
  48. Ō'vi-pōs'it, v. t.p. 934To deposit or lay, as an egg.
  49. O'vi-pōs'it-ing or O'vi-po-sĭ'tion, n.p. 934The laying or depositing of eggs, especially by insects. Kirby.
  50. Ō'vi-pŏs'ĭ-tor, n.p. 934(Entom.) The organ by which eggs are deposited. In some ichneumons it is long and fitted to pierce the eggs or larvæ of insects, in order to lay their own eggs within the same. Dana.
  51. Ō'vi-sāc, n.p. 934The cavity in an ovary which contains the egg or ovum; a sac containing an egg or eggs.
  52. Ō'void or O-void'al, a.p. 934Having a shape resembling that of an egg; as, an ovoidal fruit.
  53. Ō'vo-lo, n.p. 934(Arch.) A round molding, the quarter of a circle;—called also the quarter-round. [See Illust. of Molding.] ☞ It is often decorated with the egg and anchor, in which case it is called echinus. See…
  54. O-vŏl'o-gy, n.p. 934That branch of natural history which investigates and treats of the origin and functions of eggs; oölogy.
  55. Ō'vo-vī-vip'a-roŭs, a.p. 934Oviparous, but hatching the egg while within the body, as some fish and reptiles.
  56. Ō'vu-la-ry, a.p. 934Pertaining to ovules.
  57. Ō'vu-lā'tion, n.p. 934(Physiol.) The formation of ova or eggs in the ovary, and the discharge of the same. In the human female, the discharge of ova is attended by the phenomena of menstruation.
  58. Ō'vūle, n.p. 934(Bot.) The rudimentary state of a seed. It consists essentially of a nucleus developed directly from the placenta. See SEED.
  59. Ō'vu-līf'er-ōŭs, a.p. 934Producing ovules.
  60. Ō'vu-līte, n.p. 934A fossil egg.