overused
Definitions
Verb
- Make use of too often or too extensively
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| 1 | covered | 2 | 104 |
| 2 | versed | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | oversized | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | overturned | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | obverse | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | hovered | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | overuse | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | overuses | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | overspend | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | overruled | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | overdosed | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | conversed | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | perused | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | oversee | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | oversea | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | overfed | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | overvalued | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | overstayed | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | overstated | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | overspends | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
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