overhang
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- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
/əʊvəˈhaŋ/(UK)
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/əʊvəˈhaŋ/(UK) · /ˈəʊvəhaŋ/ · /ˈoʊvəɹˌhæŋ/(US)
Definition of overhang
6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To hang over (something).
“Her brow was overhung with coins of gold, / That sparkled o'er the auburn of her hair [...].”
“At that time, the upper part of the tower overhanged its base by about fourteen feet.”
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verb
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(transitive)To hang over (something).
“Her brow was overhung with coins of gold, / That sparkled o'er the auburn of her hair [...].”
“At that time, the upper part of the tower overhanged its base by about fourteen feet.”
- (intransitive)To impend.
noun
- The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.
- That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
- A fatty roll of pubis flab that hangs over one's genitals; a FUPA.
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Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base, such as a wave immediately before breaking, or a protruding cliff or rock wall.
“These are firstly for products which need a cool room; secondly for products which can be stored on a standard pallet without overhang; and thirdly for products known as "the uglies" which always overhang a standard pallet.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Old English oferhangan, corresponding to over- + hang.
Words you can make from overhang
162 playable · top: HANGOVER (15 pts)
Best play hangover 15 points6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
25 words- HAVEN 11 pts
- HAVER 11 pts
- HOVER 11 pts
- GANEV 9 pts
- GERAH 9 pts
- GRAVE 9 pts
- GROVE 9 pts
- HOGAN 9 pts
- VEGAN 9 pts
- HERON 8 pts
- HONER 8 pts
- NOVAE 8 pts
- RAVEN 8 pts
- ROVEN 8 pts
- AGONE 6 pts
- ANGER 6 pts
- ARGON 6 pts
- GENOA 6 pts
- GENRO 6 pts
- GONER 6 pts
- GROAN 6 pts
- ORANG 6 pts
- ORGAN 6 pts
- RANGE 6 pts
- REGNA 6 pts
4-letter words
54 words- HAVE 10 pts
- HOVE 10 pts
- ARGH 8 pts
- GAVE 8 pts
- HANG 8 pts
- HONG 8 pts
- VANG 8 pts
- VEGA 8 pts
- ARVO 7 pts
- AVER 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HOAR 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HONE 7 pts
- HORA 7 pts
- HORN 7 pts
- NAVE 7 pts
- NOVA 7 pts
- OVEN 7 pts
- OVER 7 pts
- RAVE 7 pts
- RHEA 7 pts
- ROVE 7 pts
- VANE 7 pts
- VENA 7 pts
- VERA 7 pts
- AGER 5 pts
- AGON 5 pts
- AGRO 5 pts
- AREG 5 pts
- ERGO 5 pts
- GAEN 5 pts
- GANE 5 pts
- GEAN 5 pts
- GEAR 5 pts
- GNAR 5 pts
- GOER 5 pts
- GONE 5 pts
- GORE 5 pts
- GRAN 5 pts
- OGRE 5 pts
- RAGE 5 pts
- RANG 5 pts
- AEON 4 pts
- AERO 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- ROAN 4 pts
3-letter words
54 words- HAG 7 pts
- HOG 7 pts
- VEG 7 pts
- VOG 7 pts
- AVE 6 pts
- AVO 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAO 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HON 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- NAV 6 pts
- NOH 6 pts
- OVA 6 pts
- RAH 6 pts
- REV 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- VAN 6 pts
- VAR 6 pts
- VOE 6 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- AGO 4 pts
- EGO 4 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GAR 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- GOA 4 pts
- GOR 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- NEG 4 pts
- NOG 4 pts
- ORG 4 pts
- RAG 4 pts
- REG 4 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
2-letter words
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