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Words Starting with "O"

Overaccumulate
C1verb
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Overaccumulate

To accumulate or gather something in excessive amounts.

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Overbroad
C1adjective
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Overbroad

Excessively broad or wide; too general in scope.

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Overcontrol
C1verb
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Overcontrol

To exert excessive control over someone or something.

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Overlord
C1noun
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Overlord

A person who has power over others; a ruler or master.

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Overpower
C1verb
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Overpower

To defeat or gain control over someone or something by superior force, strength, or numbers.

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Overreach
C1verb
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Overreach

To reach beyond or exceed the limits of something, often in a context of authority or capability.

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Overreacher
C1noun
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Overreacher

A person who attempts to do or achieve more than they are capable of, or who tries to gain an advantage through excessive ambition or cunning.

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Oversample
C1verb
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Oversample

To sample at a rate significantly higher than the Nyquist rate in signal processing, or to survey a larger or disproportionate number of respondents from a specific demographic group in statistics.

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Owl-like
C1adjective
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Owl-like

Resembling an owl in appearance, behavior, or sound, such as having large round eyes or making a hooting noise.

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Oysteresis
C1noun
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Oysteresis

The phenomenon in which the value of a physical property lags behind changes in the effect causing it.

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obstetrics
C1noun
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obstetrics

The branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth and the care of women giving birth.

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organ-stop
C1noun
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organ-stop

A component of a pipe organ that controls a particular set of pipes of the same timbre, operated by a knob or lever.

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