overhead
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2.0
- adverb
- /ˈoʊvərˌhɛd/
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arriba
- The drone of an airplane engine passed overhead as the boys crept along the ridge of the roof.
- directly overhead
- pass overhead
- sun directly overhead
Then he saw massive amounts of aircraft flying overhead to the West.
- Then he saw massive amounts of aircraft flying overhead to the West.
- The muzak is playing overhead creepily.
- And maybe it's because they're there in order to view sunlight, which is overhead, which it is.
- And, you know, when the shots rang out, I hear the rounds crack overhead.
- And as I looked over and this is not made-up, a bald eagle flew overhead.
- A flash scene, motion overhead, driving toward or away.
Examples
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Swarms of United States aircraft fly in formation overhead as the ceremony ends.
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There is a drone overhead.
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Water overhead, right across the kitchen.
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Then he saw massive amounts of aircraft flying overhead to the West.
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Each exit is marked with a sign overhead.
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Inhale, lift your arms overhead.
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The bright group stands nearly overhead around 10 p.m. on February 15 and at 8 p.m. in mid-March.
Academic text (2005) -
They were overhead squawking like crazy, flying past Aquatic Park in San Francisco.
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Sunlight streams through the Oculus and overhead the rosettes in the Dome sparkle like stars.
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The birds were flying overhead, gliding gracefully against the clear blue sky.
Synonyms
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1.0
In a place higher than another point
14
5.0
High above the ground or in the air
3
3.2
At or towards a place above something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
3
3.2
A machine that shines light through clear plastic sheets to show images on a screen
- Specialized
Time a computer or machine takes to get ready before it runs a command
- Specialized
Time a device takes to get ready before it starts a command
- Specialized
Space on a disk used to store information the computer needs, not your files
- Specialized
A gym exercise that lifts a weight from the shoulder to above the head until the arms are straight
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Etymology
Overhead comes from the parts over- and head, meaning 'above the head'. So it describes something that is above you or in the space over your head.