Emily Dickinson Lexicon

O-VER-LY'ING, ppr.

Lying over.

O-VER-MAST', v.t.

To furnish with a mast or with masts that are too long or too heavy for the weight of keel.

O-VER-MAST'ED, pp.

Having masts too long or too heavy for the ship. Mar. Dict.

O-VER-MAS'TER, v.t.

To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern. Milton.

O-VER-MATCH', n.

One superior in power; one able to overcome. Milton. Addison.

O-VER-MATCH', v.t.

To be too powerful for; to conquer; to subdue; to suppress by superior force. Dryden.

O-VER-MATCH'ED, a.

Exceeded in power.

O-VER-MEAS-URE, n. [overmezh'ur.]

Excess of measure; something that exceeds the measure proposed.

O-VER-MEAS-URE, v.t. [overmezh'ur.]

To measure or estimate too largely. Bacon.

O-V-ER-MIX', v.t.

To mix with too much. Creech.

O-VER-MOD'EST, a.

Modest to excess; bashful. Hales.

O'VER-MOST, a.

Highest; over the rest in authority. Ainsworth.

O-VER-MUCH', a.

Too much; exceeding what is necessary or proper. Locke.

O-VER-MUCH', adv.

In too great a degree. Hooker.

O-VER-MUCH', n.

More than sufficient. Milton.

O-VER-MUCH'NESS, n.

Superabundance. [Not used and barbarous.] B. Jonson.

O-VER-MUL'TI-TUDE, v.t.

To exceed in number. [Not used.] Milton.

O-VER-NAME', v.t.

To name over or in a series. [Not used.] Shak.

O-VER-NEAT', a.

Excessively neat. Spectator.

O-VER-NIGHT', n.

Night before bed-time. [See Over, prep.] Shak.

O-VER-NOISE', v.t. [overnoiz'.]

To overpower by noise. Cowley.

O-VER-OF-FEND'ED, a.

Offended to excess. Steele.

O-VER-OF'FICE, v.t.

To lord by virtue of an office. [Not used.] Shak.

O-VER-OF-FI'CIOUS, a.

Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too importunate. Collier.

O-VER-PAID', pp.

1. Paid more than is due.
2. Rewarded beyond merit.