overhead
Located above, especially over the head.
Adjective 2 meanings
Located above, especially over the head.
“Place your luggage in the overhead lockers.”
Kicked over one's own head.
Noun 4 meanings
The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
The items or classes of expense not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to its progress or outcome.
Wasted money.
Adverb 1 meaning
Above one's head; in the sky.
“birds flying overhead”
Preposition 1 meaning
Above.
Etymology
From Middle English owerheved, over-hed, over hede (adverb), from Old English oferhēafod (adverb), equivalent to over- + head. Compare German Low German overhoopt, överhoopt, German überhaupt. Piecewise doublet of overchief.
OVERHEAD at a glance
OVERHEAD has 8 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + H 4 + E 1 + A 1 + D 2) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,832 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with overhead
All rhymesOne letter away
- OVERHEAT14
- OVERHEAR14
- OVERREAD12
- OVERHEAP16
- OVERHELD15
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