Index of English words, starting with "ov"

(1) - Overleap (v. t.) To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore.

(1) - Overlie (v. t.) To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant.

(1) - Overload (n.) An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.
(2) - Overload (v. t.) To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.

(1) - Overlook (v. t.) To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse.
(2) - Overlook (v. t.) To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
(3) - Overlook (v. t.) To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
(4) - Overlook (v. t.) Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter.
(5) - Overlook (v. t.) To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill.