HARDCOVER | • hardcover n. A book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather. • hardcover adj. (Of a book) Having a rigid binding. • HARDCOVER n. a book in hard covers, as opposed to a paperback. |
HERBIVORA | • Herbivora prop.n. (Archaic) An informal grouping of the plant-eating mammals. • Herbivora prop.n. (Obsolete) A former grouping of mammals that included non-marsupial flesh-eaters. • HERBIVORA n. an extensive division of Mammalia, comprising animals that feed almost exclusively upon vegetation. |
HERBIVORE | • herbivore n. An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet. • HERBIVORE n. an organism that eats plants or other autotrophic organisms. |
HERBIVORY | • herbivory n. (Ecology) The consumption of living plant tissue by animals. • HERBIVORY n. the eating of grass. |
HOVERPORT | • hoverport n. A terminal for hovercraft. • HOVERPORT n. a port for hovercraft. |
OVERHAIRS | • overhairs n. Plural of overhair. • OVERHAIR n. fur covering of some animals. |
OVERHEARD | • overheard v. Simple past tense and past participle of overhear. • OVERHEAR v. to hear without the speaker's knowledge or intention. |
OVERHEARS | • overhears v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overhear. • OVERHEAR v. to hear without the speaker's knowledge or intention. |
OVERHONOR | • OVERHONOR v. to honor too highly, also OVERHONOUR. |
OVERPERCH | • overperch v. (Obsolete, transitive) To perch upon; to fly over. • OVERPERCH v. to fly up and perch on, also OREPEARCH. |
OVERREACH | • overreach v. (Transitive, intransitive) To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree. • overreach v. (Transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one’s ability. • overreach v. (Transitive, intransitive, reflexive, equestrianism) Of a horse: to strike the heel of a forefoot with… |
OVERSHARE | • overshare v. To share too much or in excess. • overshare v. To offer inappropriate disclosure concerning one’s personal life to others, now especially on social media. • overshare n. An instance of sharing or divulging too much. |
OVERSHARP | • oversharp adj. Excessively sharp. • OVERSHARP adj. too sharp. |
OVERSHIRT | • overshirt n. A shirt intended to be worn over other clothes. • OVERSHIRT n. a shirt worn over another shirt without being tucked in. |
OVERTHREW | • overthrew v. Simple past tense of overthrow. • OVERTHROW v. to throw over, defeat. |
OVERTHROW | • overthrow v. (Transitive) To bring about the downfall of (A government, etc.), especially by force. • overthrow v. (Transitive, now rare) To throw down to the ground, to overturn. • overthrow n. A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force. |
THROWOVER | • throw␣over v. (Transitive) To end a romantic/sexual relationship with. • throw␣over v. (Transitive) To discard or give up (A plan or project, etc.). • THROWOVER n. a piece of material that is placed over an object to provide decoration, protection, or warmth. |