OVERHEAD
Scrabble letter values: O1V4E1R1H4E1A1D2 = 15
Definition
- adjective located or originating from above.
- adverb above your head.
- adverb above the head.
- noun the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance). — synonyms: operating_expense, operating_cost, budget_items
- noun (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command. — synonyms: command_processing_overhead_time, command_processing_overhead, command_overhead
- noun (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing. — synonyms: disk_overhead
- noun a transparency for use with an overhead projector. — synonyms: viewgraph
- noun (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship.
- noun a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head. — synonyms: smash
Examples
- “an overhead crossing”
- “in the sky”
- “planes were flying overhead”