overhead

Examples

• All

• Above you on the overhead panel, see the landing lights?

  Turbulence (1997)

• "I pulled the door latch and the overhead light went on.

  Fiction book (1990)

• All luggage should fit in the overhead compartment or under the seat in front of you.

  Everything, Everything (2017)

• All carry-on items are safely stored in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you.

  Flight (2012)

• Derek switches on a bright overhead light as we step into his bedsit.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Jay opens the rest of the overheads and checks the crates.

  Fiction book (1993)

• During the cruise, passengers enjoyed the view while lounging on the bench under the overhead deck beams.

• The crew inspected the overhead area to ensure there were no leaks in the ship's ceiling.

Synonyms

C

ceiling

vsoverhead

404 1.0

The top inside surface of a room

is the same term applied specifically to a ship's interior

Antonyms

F

floor

∞ 1.0

The flat surface at the bottom of a room, building, or natural area

Compounds

O

overhead projector

• Archaic

3 3.2

A machine that shines light through clear plastic sheets to show images on a screen

C

command overhead

• Specialized

6.7

Extra time or work a device needs before it runs a command

C

command processing overhead

• Specialized

7.1

Time a computer or machine takes to get ready before it runs a command

C

command processing overhead time

• Specialized

8.4

Time a device takes to get ready before it starts a command

D

disk overhead

• Specialized

7.2

Space on a disk used to store information the computer needs, not your files

O

overhead press

• Specialized

4.3

A gym exercise that lifts a weight from the shoulder to above the head until the arms are straight

O

overhead railway

4.1

A train line that runs on tracks high above the street

How High

overhead

• Specialized

34 8.6

top shelf

23 4.4

eyeline

• Jargon

4.7

level

682 1.0

low

22 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology