overhead
Definitions
Noun
- The expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
- (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
- (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
- A transparency for use with an overhead projector
- (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
- A hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
Adjective
- Located or originating from above
Adverb
- Above your head; in the sky
- Above the head; over the head
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "overhead".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "overhead".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "overhead".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | covered | 2 | 104 |
| 2 | overseas | 3 | 22 |
| 3 | overheard | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | overshadow | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | overheated | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | overheat | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | overeat | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | hovered | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | overpaid | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | overheads | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | overhear | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | riverhead | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | overheats | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | overhears | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | oversea | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | overfed | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | overhauled | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | loggerhead | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | copperhead | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | overused | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "overhead" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | overhead railway | 2 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "overhead" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "overhead" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "overhead".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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