A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else. A tangle of growth occurring at the top of trees involving vines and branches, common in jungles.
An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes.
Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
overgrowths
overgrowths
noun
plural of overgrowth
overstowage
overstrewing
overstrewing
verb
present participle of overstrew
oversweetening
oversweetening
verb
present participle of oversweeten
overthrowing
overthrowing
verb
present participle of overthrow
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
overwatering
overwatering
verb
present participle of overwater
overweight
overweight
adj
(investment, finance, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.
(of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
(transport, law, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
noun
(countable) An overweight person.
(countable, investment, finance) A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.
(uncountable, chiefly transport, law) An excess of weight.
(uncountable, healthcare) The condition of being overweight.
verb
(transitive) To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
overweightage
overweightage
noun
(India) Extra or undue weight or importance.
overweighted
overweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overweight
overweighting
overweighting
verb
present participle of overweight
overweights
overweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overweight
overwetting
overwetting
verb
present participle of overwet
overwintering
overwintering
noun
(medicine) The survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host
The action of overwintering
verb
present participle of overwinter
overwriting
overwriting
verb
present participle of overwrite
overwrought
overwrought
adj
Elaborate; overdone.
Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.