8-Letter Words Containing OVER
Here's the list of all the 354 8-Letter Words Containing OVER in the English Language.
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| overview | 1. a general summary of a subject More Definitions → |
| coverage | 1. the total amount and type of insurance carried 2. the extent to which something is covered More Definitions → |
| recovery | 1. return to an original state 2. gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury More Definitions → |
| discover | 1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes 2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally More Definitions → |
| governor | 1. the head of a state government 2. a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) More Definitions → |
| covering | 1. a natural object that covers or envelops 2. an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) More Definitions → |
| overseas | 1. in a foreign country 2. being or passing over or across the sea More Definitions → |
| moreover | 1. denoting additional information More Definitions → |
| overcome | 1. win a victory over 2. get on top of; deal with successfully More Definitions → |
| overhead | 1. the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes 2. (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command More Definitions → |
| turnover | 1. the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers 2. a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling More Definitions → |
| governed | 1. the body of people who are citizens of a particular government More Definitions → |
| overtime | 1. work done in addition to regular working hours 2. playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie More Definitions → |
| overflow | 1. flow or run over (a limit or brim) 2. overflow with a certain feeling More Definitions → |
| override | 1. rule against 2. prevail over More Definitions → |
| overland | 1. traveling or passing over land More Definitions → |
| overload | 1. become overloaded 2. fill to excess so that function is impaired More Definitions → |
| overdose | 1. dose too heavily More Definitions → |
| makeover | 1. an overall beauty treatment (involving a person's hair style and cosmetics and clothing) intended to change or improve a person's appearance 2. a complete reconstruction and renovation of something More Definitions → |
| rollover | 1. the act of changing the institution that invests your pension plan without incurring a tax penalty More Definitions → |
| takeover | 1. a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force 2. a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation More Definitions → |
| overture | 1. orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio 2. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows More Definitions → |
| overcast | 1. the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds 2. gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover More Definitions → |
| overhaul | 1. travel past 2. make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to More Definitions → |
| overlook | 1. look past, fail to notice 2. be oriented in a certain direction More Definitions → |
| hangover | 1. disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol) 2. an official who remains in office after his term More Definitions → |
| oversize | 1. larger than normal for its kind More Definitions → |
| leftover | 1. a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists 2. not used up More Definitions → |
| pullover | 1. a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head More Definitions → |
| overkill | 1. the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required 2. any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal More Definitions → |
| overfull | 1. exceeding demand More Definitions → |
| overturn | 1. turn from an upright or normal position 2. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position More Definitions → |
| handover | 1. act of relinquishing property or authority etc More Definitions → |
| overcame | 1. win a victory over 2. get on top of; deal with successfully More Definitions → |
| overtake | 1. catch up with and possibly overtake 2. travel past More Definitions → |
| overseen | 1. watch and direct More Definitions → |
| overlord | 1. a person who has general authority over others More Definitions → |
| overlaid | 1. put something on top of something else 2. kill by lying on More Definitions → |
| overseer | 1. a person who directs and manages an organization More Definitions → |
| approver | 1. an authority with power to approve More Definitions → |
| overpass | 1. bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels More Definitions → |
| overhang | 1. project over 2. be suspended over or hang over More Definitions → |
| stopover | 1. a stopping place on a journey 2. a brief stay in the course of a journey More Definitions → |
| overpaid | 1. pay too much More Definitions → |
| overcoat | 1. a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter 2. an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) More Definitions → |
| overheat | 1. get excessively and undesirably hot 2. make excessively or undesirably hot More Definitions → |
| overplay | 1. exaggerate one's acting More Definitions → |
| overtook | 1. catch up with and possibly overtake 2. travel past More Definitions → |
| overrule | 1. rule against More Definitions → |
| overdone | 1. do something to an excessive degree 2. represented as greater than is true or reasonable More Definitions → |
| coverall | 1. a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing More Definitions → |
| covertly | 1. in a covert manner More Definitions → |
| overleaf | 1. on or to the other side of a page More Definitions → |
| coverlet | 1. a decorative bedspread (usually quilted) More Definitions → |
| overtone | 1. (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality 2. a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency More Definitions → |
| overwork | 1. the act of working too much or too long 2. use too much More Definitions → |
| holdover | 1. an official who remains in office after his term 2. something that has survived from the past More Definitions → |
| hungover | 1. Suffering the aftereffects of the consumption of alcohol More Definitions → |