overman
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
Definition of overman
4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A person who supervises others; a supervisor, especially in a mine.
“Despite the effects of the disease, he was subsequently promoted to overman and thereafter to undermanager.”
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noun
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A person who supervises others; a supervisor, especially in a mine.
“Despite the effects of the disease, he was subsequently promoted to overman and thereafter to undermanager.”
- A man with great powers; a superman.
verb
- To provide with too many personnel; overstaff.
name
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A surname.
“Honourable Members will perceive that it is stated, on the authority of Mr. Overman, vice-chairman of the Ampthill board, that the wages of the labourers in his neighbourhood had been raised since the law came into operation.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English overman (“a superior; leader; master”). Compare superman. By surface analysis, over- + man.
Words you can make from overman
110 playable · top: MAVEN (10 pts)
Best play maven 10 points6-letter words
2 words5-letter words
13 words4-letter words
38 words- MOVE 9 pts
- ARVO 7 pts
- AVER 7 pts
- NAVE 7 pts
- NOVA 7 pts
- OVEN 7 pts
- OVER 7 pts
- RAVE 7 pts
- ROVE 7 pts
- VANE 7 pts
- VENA 7 pts
- VERA 7 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- MANE 6 pts
- MANO 6 pts
- MARE 6 pts
- MEAN 6 pts
- MENO 6 pts
- MOAN 6 pts
- MORA 6 pts
- MORE 6 pts
- MORN 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NEMA 6 pts
- NOMA 6 pts
- NOME 6 pts
- NORM 6 pts
- OMEN 6 pts
- OMER 6 pts
- REAM 6 pts
- ROAM 6 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
38 words- AVE 6 pts
- AVO 6 pts
- NAV 6 pts
- OVA 6 pts
- REV 6 pts
- VAN 6 pts
- VAR 6 pts
- VOE 6 pts
- ARM 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MAR 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MOA 5 pts
- MON 5 pts
- MOR 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- NOM 5 pts
- OMA 5 pts
- RAM 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- ROM 5 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
18 wordsHooks
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