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Definition overhead

Etymology 1

From Middle English owerheved, over-hed, over hede (adverb), from Old English oferh?afod (adverb), equivalent to over- +‎ head. Compare German Low German overhoopt, �verhoopt, German �berhaupt.

Adjective

overhead (comparative more overhead, superlative most overhead)

  1. located above, especially over the head
  2. (soccer) kicked over one's own head
Noun

overhead (countable and uncountable, plural overheads)

  1. (uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
  2. (countable, business, accounting) The items or classes of expense not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
  3. (uncountable) Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to the progress or outcome of the project or activity.
  4. (uncountable, business) Wasted money.
  5. (tennis) A smash.
  6. (nautical) The ceiling of any enclosed space below decks in a vessel.
  7. A compartment above the seats for stowing luggage in a passenger aircraft.
  8. (transport) The system of overhead wires used to power electric transport, such as streetcars, trains, or buses.
  9. (computing) Data or steps of computation that is only used to facilitate the computations in the system and is not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed.
  10. (juggling, by ellipsis) An overhead throw.
Adverb

overhead (comparative more overhead, superlative most overhead)

  1. Above one's head; in the sky.
  2. (archaic) Per head; for each individual.

Etymology 2

Noun

overhead (plural overheads)

  1. (countable) An overhead projector.
  2. (countable) A sheet of transparent material with an image used with an overhead projector; an overhead transparency.

Results 160 Words with the letters OVERHEAD

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14 letter words with the letters OVERHEAD ↑
OVEREMPHASIZED 36
13 letter words with the letters OVERHEAD ↑
OVERHARVESTED 24
PHOTOENGRAVED 26
VIDEOGRAPHERS 25
VIDEOGRAPHIES 25
12 letter words with the letters OVERHEAD ↑
OVERACHIEVED 26
OVERBLEACHED 26
OVERSHADOWED 23
OVERSLAUGHED 23
SLAVEHOLDERS 21
VIDEOGRAPHER 24
11 letter words with the letters OVERHEAD ↑
OVERCHARGED 23
OVERCOACHED 24
OVERHANDLED 21
OVERHANDLES 20
OVERMATCHED 24
OVERREACHED 21
SLAVEHOLDER 20
10 letter words with the letters OVERHEAD ↑
OVERARCHED 20
OVERHANDED 19
OVERHANDLE 19
OVERHAULED 19
OVERHEAPED 20
OVERHEATED 17
9 letter words with the letters OVERHEAD ↑
OVERHATED 16
OVERHEADS 16
OVERHEARD 16
8 letter words with the letters OVERHEAD ↑
OVERHEAD 15
7 letter words with the letters OVERHEAD ↑
HAVERED 14
HOVERED 14
6 letter words with the letters OVERHEAD ↑
ADHERE 9
EVADER 11
HEADER 9
HEAVED 13
HEAVER 12
OVERED 11
REAVED 11
5 letter words with the letters OVERHEAD ↑
ADORE 6
DEAVE 10
DRAVE 10
DROVE 10
EARED 6
EAVED 10
ERODE 6
EVADE 10
HARED 8
HAVER 11
HEARD 8
HEAVE 11
HEDER 8
HOARD 8
HORDE 8
HOVER 11
OARED 6
OREAD 6
RAVED 10
REAVE 9
ROVED 10
4 letter words with the letters OVERHEAD ↑
AERO 4
AHED 7
ARVO 8
AVER 8
DARE 5
DEAR 5
DEER 5
DERE 5
DEVA 9
DOER 5
DORE 5
DOVE 9
DREE 5
EAVE 8
EVER 8
HADE 7
HAED 7
HARD 7
HARE 6
HAVE 10
HEAD 7
HEAR 6
HEED 7
HERD 7
HERE 6
HERO 6
HOAR 6
HOED 7
HOER 6
HORA 6
HOVE 10
ODAH 7
ODEA 5
OHED 7
ORAD 5
OVER 8
RAVE 8
READ 5
REDE 5
REDO 5
REED 5
RHEA 6
ROAD 5
RODE 5
ROVE 8
VEER 8
VERA 8
3 letter words with the letters OVERHEAD ↑
ADO 4
ARE 3
AVE 7
AVO 7
DAH 6
DEE 4
DEV 8
DOE 4
DOR 4
EAR 3
EDH 6
ERA 3
ERE 3
EVE 7
HAD 6
HAE 5
HAO 5
HER 5
HOD 6
HOE 5
OAR 3
ODA 4
ODE 4
ORA 3
ORE 3
OVA 7
RAD 4
RAH 5
RED 4
REE 3
REV 7
RHO 5
ROD 4
ROE 3
VAR 7
VEE 7
VOE 7
2 letter words with the letters OVERHEAD ↑
AD 3
AE 2
AH 4
AR 2
DA 3
DE 3
DO 3
ED 3
EH 4
ER 2
HA 4
HE 4
HO 4
OD 3
OE 2
OH 4
OR 2
RE 2

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