Synonyms for overhead
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : adverb oh-ver-hed; adjective, noun oh-ver-hed |
| Phonetic Transcription : adverb ˈoʊ vərˈhɛd; adjective, noun ˈoʊ vərˌhɛd |
Top 10 synonyms for overhead Other synonyms for the word overhead
Définition of overhead
Origin :- 1530s, "above one's head" (adv.), from over- + head. The adjective is attested from 1874. As a noun, short for overhead costs, etc., it is attested from 1914.
- adj up above
- noun general, continuing costs of operation
- Overhead is the starry sky, bathed in the pale radiance of the moon.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- Overhead the drawing-room windows shone with a cozy, warm radiance.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Overhead to the right swept the Great Bridge of my childhood.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- It was the overhead cover, I fancy, that saved us this time.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
- Yes, Tom, but there again they get their power from an overhead wire.
- Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
- Overhead, the night wind murmured; all about, the crickets sang.
- Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
- Overhead the flying moon at that moment broke through a rack of cloud.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- The sun was overhead, the heat was great, the odour was oppressive.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- From overhead I heard Giuliana calling me in a voice that held a note of despair.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- Overhead a bell was clanging by his orders, summoning the chapter.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
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