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over-
51 ENTRIES FOUND:
over
(adverb)
over
(preposition)
over
(adjective)
over-
(prefix)
above
(preposition)
against
(preposition)
backward
(adverb)
balloon
(noun)
barrel
(noun)
bend
(verb)
big
(adverb)
body
(noun)
coal
(noun)
counter
(noun)
cry
(verb)
dead
(adjective)
done
(adjective)
easy
(adjective)
edge
(noun)
eye
(noun)
fall
(verb)
fat
(adjective)
fist
(noun)
give
(verb)
hand
(noun)
haul
(verb)
head
(noun)
heel
(noun)
hill
(noun)
hump
(noun)
lady
(noun)
leaf
(noun)
lean
(verb)
limit
(noun)
lord
(verb)
map
(noun)
matter
(noun)
milk
(noun)
mind
(noun)
moon
(noun)
new
(adjective)
odds
(noun)
place
(noun)
rake
(verb)
shop
(noun)
shoulder
(noun)
spill
(verb)
top
(noun)
transom
(noun)
wool
(noun)
write
(verb)
over-
/ˌoʊvɚ/
prefix
over-
/ˌoʊvɚ/
prefix
Britannica Dictionary definition of OVER-
1
a
:
too much or too great
over
confident
over
crowded
over
qualified
over
ripe
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b
:
so as to be better or beyond
over
achieve
over
take
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2
:
very or extremely
over
joyed
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3
:
above
over
coat
over
hang
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4
:
forward and often downward
over
bite
over
board
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