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- overheardverb
Past tense and past participle of *overhear*: heard accidentally or without the speaker's knowledge.
- overlappingadjective
(adjective) Extending over and covering part of something else.
- overloadverb
(verb) To load with too great a burden or cargo.
- overlookverb
(verb) To fail to notice or consider something.
- overlookedverb
(verb) Past tense and past participle of *overlook*.
- overlyadverb
To an excessive degree; too much.
- overnightadverb
(adverb) During or for the length of a night.
- overratedadjective
Rated or valued more highly than is deserved.
- overreactingverb
Present participle of *overreact*: responding more emotionally or forcibly than is justified.
- overrideverb
(verb) To use one's authority to reject or disallow a decision or order.
- overruledverb
Past tense and past participle of *overrule*: rejected or disallowed by exercising one's authority.
- overseasadverb
(adverb) In or to a foreign country, especially one across the sea.
- oversightnoun
An unintentional failure to notice or do something; a mistake caused by carelessness.
- overthrowverb
(verb) To remove forcibly from power; to bring down a government or ruler.
- overtimenoun
(noun) Time worked in addition to one's normal working hours.
- overwhelmedadjective
(adjective) Completely overcome in mind or feeling; overcome with emotion or stress.
- overwhelmingadjective
Very great in amount, effect, or force; impossible to resist or ignore.
- owinterjection
An exclamation expressing sudden pain.
- oweverb
To be under obligation to pay or repay money.
- owedverb
Past tense and past participle of *owe*: had an obligation to pay or repay money, goods, or a service.
- owesverb
Third person singular present tense of *owe*: has an obligation to pay or repay money, goods, or a service.
- owlnoun
A nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes, a hooked beak, and typically a loud hooting call.
- ownadjective
Belonging to or for oneself and no one else.
- ownedverb
(verb) Past tense and past participle of *own*: had possession of something.
- ownernoun
A person who owns something.
- ownersnoun
Plural of *owner*: people who own something.
- ownershipnoun
The act, state, or right of possessing something.
- owningverb
Present participle of *own*: having possession of something.
- ownsverb
Third person singular present tense of *own*: has possession of something.
- oxnoun
A domesticated bovine animal, especially a castrated adult male used as a draft animal.
- oxygennoun
A colorless, odorless gas that is essential for respiration and combustion, constituting about 21 percent of the Earth's atmosphere.
- oyinterjection
An exclamation expressing dismay, exasperation, or grief, especially in Jewish contexts.
- oysternoun
A bivalve mollusk with rough irregular shells, several kinds of which are farmed for food or pearls.
- oystersnoun
Plural of *oyster*: bivalve mollusks often eaten as food or farmed for pearls.
- oznoun
Abbreviation for *ounce*, a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound (approximately 28.35 grams).
- panoun
(informal) One's father.
- pabloproper_noun
A male given name of Spanish origin, equivalent to English Paul.
- pacanoun
A large nocturnal rodent native to Central and South America, with spotted brown fur and valued for its meat.
- pacenoun
The speed at which something happens or develops.
- pacedverb
Simple past tense and past participle of "pace"; walked with slow, measured steps.
- pacemakernoun
A small electronic device implanted in the chest to regulate the heartbeat.
- pacemakersnoun
Medical devices implanted in the chest to help control abnormal heart rhythms by sending electrical impulses to regulate the heartbeat.
- pacernoun
A person or animal that paces, especially a horse trained to move at a specific gait.
- pacesnoun
Plural of "pace"; individual steps or strides.
- pacesetternoun
A person or organization that sets the standard or pace for others to follow.
- paceyproper_noun
An English surname; also used as a given name.
- pachinkonoun
A Japanese mechanical game resembling pinball, played for prizes or tokens.
- pacificadjective
(formal) Peaceful in nature; calm and tranquil.
- pacificationnoun
The act or process of bringing peace to a region or group, especially by military force.
- pacifiedverb
Simple past tense and past participle of "pacify"; brought peace or calm to.