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verb |
| pronunciation: |
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v r
flo
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| inflections: |
overflows, overflowing, overflowed |
| definition 1: |
to flow over the top edge of something.
The river overflows each spring.- synonyms:
- flood
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| definition 2: |
to be so full that the contents spill over the top edge.
The blocked sink overflowed.- synonyms:
- flood
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| definition 3: |
to spill from one space into another.
The crowd overflowed into the hallway.- similar words:
- flood, flow, spill
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| definition 4: |
to flood over or across.
The brook overflowed its banks and the nearby fields.- synonyms:
- deluge, flood, overrun
- similar words:
- engulf, submerge
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| related words: |
boil over, brim, burst, bustle, deluge, erupt, gush, lap, stream |
adverb + (v.)overflow
literally, practically
(v.)overflow
+ noun
aisle,
bank,
basement,
beer,
bookshelf,
butt,
cabinet,
can,
candy,
chair,
cigarette,
corn,
crowd,
dam,
dish,
ditch,
enthusiasm,
file,
floor,
flower,
gear,
geranium,
gutter,
hallway,
joy,
love,
milk,
pipe,
shrimp,
stack,
treasure,
vegetable,
waterway,
wicker
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
o
vr
flo
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| definition: |
that which flows over because the container is too full.
He caught the overflow in a bucket.- similar words:
- excess, spill
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| related words: |
abundance, deluge, flood, gush, hail |
adjective + (n.)overflow
combined, downtown, expected
verb + (n.)overflow
accommodate, cause, contain, control, draw, handle, prevent, store
(n.)overflow
+ verb
discharge, occur, spill
noun + (n.)overflow
discharge, pond, sewage, sewer, storm, toilet, water
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The word overflow
contains the following part:
over-
Old English
prefix
that means excessively, too much; over, on top, above
  Example words:
overboard, overcast, overcoat, overcome, overdo, overflow, overhead, overjoyed, overlap, overload, overlook, overpower, overtake, overwhelm
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