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No one has been buried at Mill Road Cemetery in Cambridge, England, for many years, and so the place has a shady, overgrown magic about it.
Sophie Hannah

Meaning of "overgrown" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERGROWN

overgrown  [ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERGROWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overgrown is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVERGROWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Overgrown

Overgrown is the second studio album by English electronic musician James Blake. It was released on 5 April 2013 by Blake's ATLAS Records, along with A&M Records and Polydor Records. It was supported by lead single "Retrograde" and a series of concert appearances including one at Coachella. It is being promoted as Blake's most expansive piece of work to date, with guest features from electronic producer Brian Eno and Grammy Award-winning rapper and producer RZA. Overgrown débuted at number eight on the UK Albums Chart and at number one of the US Dance/Electronic chart, becoming Blake's highest-charting album to date. On 30 October, Overgrown won the 2013 Mercury Prize, beating favourites Laura Mvula, Disclosure and David Bowie to win.

Definition of overgrown in the English dictionary

The definition of overgrown in the dictionary is covered in weeds and unwanted plants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERGROWN


begroan
bɪˈɡrəʊn
chaperone
ˈʃæpərəʊn
drone
drəʊn
full-grown
ˌfʊlˈɡrəʊn
groan
ɡrəʊn
grown
ɡrəʊn
ingrown
ˈɪnˌɡrəʊn
intergrown
ˌɪntəˈɡrəʊn
maron
mɑːˈrəʊn
progesterone
prəʊˈdʒɛstəˌrəʊn
prone
prəʊn
regrown
riːˈɡrəʊn
roan
rəʊn
rone
rəʊn
testosterone
tɛˈstɒstəˌrəʊn
throne
θrəʊn
thrown
θrəʊn
Tyrone
tɪˈrəʊn
undergrown
ˈʌndəˌɡrəʊn
ungrown
ʌnˈɡrəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERGROWN

overglaze
overgloom
overgo
overgoad
overgoing
overgorge
overgovern
overgrade
overgrain
overgrainer
overgrass
overgraze
overgrazing
overgreat
overgreedy
overgreen
overgrew
overground
overgrow
overgrowth

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERGROWN

brown
chocolate brown
crown
drown
field grown
frown
golden-brown
half-a-crown
half-crown
half-grown
Havana Brown
home-grown
jewel in the crown
Minister of the Crown
moss-grown
outgrown
overthrown
seal brown
the Crown
triple crown

Synonyms and antonyms of overgrown in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OVERGROWN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «overgrown» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of overgrown

Translation of «overgrown» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERGROWN

Find out the translation of overgrown to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overgrown from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overgrown» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 漫生的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cubierto de
570 millions of speakers

English

overgrown
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊंचा हो गया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متضخمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заросшие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coberto de vegetação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রবৃদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

envahi par la végétation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terlalu besar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überwuchert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

茂りすぎた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 웃자란
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overgrown
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phát triển quá mức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படலாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओलावा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

azman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

invaso dalla vegetazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zarośnięta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зарослі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prea mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατάφυτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorgroei
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överväxt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grodd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overgrown

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overgrown

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2 QUOTES WITH «OVERGROWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overgrown.
1
Karel Capek
I've found a place that would amaze you. People used to live there, but now it's all overgrown and no one goes there. Absolutely no one - only me... Just a little house and a garden. And two dogs.
2
Sophie Hannah
No one has been buried at Mill Road Cemetery in Cambridge, England, for many years, and so the place has a shady, overgrown magic about it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERGROWN»

Discover the use of overgrown in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overgrown and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On overgrown paths
The meeting ended disastrously, and after the war, Hamsun was arrested for his Nazi sympathy. As this book reveals, however, Hamsun was anything by mentally disturbed.
Knut Hamsun, 1999
2
Overgrown
These overgrown tales, all written by talented authors in Central Ohio, will delight adult readers with their wit, intrigue, insight and honesty.
Brad Pauquette, Amy S Dalrymple, Ben Orlando, 2011
3
Overgrown: Tales to Let You Know There Are Others in This ...
Covering a town so overgrown with foliage that the inhabitants cannot escape, to a worn-out college recruiter tempting minds instead of bodies, to a giant tomato racing across the George Washington Bridge, to a co-dependent wife trying to ...
Philip Seplow, 2000
4
Taylor's Guide to Orchids
Sometimes an orchid desperately needs repotting hecause the mix is so deteriorated or the plant is hadly overgrown. Waiting until the proper cycle to repot may mean that the resulting root damage could hurt the plant more than repotting ...
Judy White, 1996
5
Evolutionary Genetics of Invertebrate Behavior
the family Salticidae may be more numerous in overgrown patches because of an abundance of invertebrate prey items and refugia. We investigated the possibility that predator density varies significantly between horsenettle microhabitats ...
Milton Davis Huettel, 1986
6
Issues in Veterinary Research and Medicine: 2013 Edition
The thickness of SO2D was measured above 94 matched pulp horns in control and overgrown CT and showed a mean value of 12.14mm (range 1.87-36.02mm) in overgrown teeth and of 10.25mm (range 2.64-17.26mm) in controls.
‎2013
7
Clinical Veterinary Advisor,Birds and Exotic Pets,1: ...
Overgrown. Beak. and. Claws. ADVANCED OR CONFIRMATORY TESTING • OP levels) • Whole blood for lead analysis • Blood work to include serum samples for zinc levels (see Heavy Metal Toxicity) • Radiographs analysis ( ...
Joerg Mayer, Thomas M. Donnelly, 2013
8
The Landscape Makeover Book: How to Bring New Life to an Old ...
This overgrown yard desperately needs a fix-up. ... You know the look: tall, overgrown evergreens on either side of the front door; lower (hut still overgrown) evergreens clinging to the foundation and arranged in a straight line to follow the walls ...
Sara Jane Von Trapp, 2000
9
Development of III-nitride Nanostructures by Metal-organic ...
The cross-section of the sample also reveals that the overgrown crystals are connected with the bottom template through the growth within 20 nm holes. Therefore, overgrown crystals must have appeared at later stages of the growth process ...
Vibhu Jindal, 2008
10
The Elephant's Foot: Prevention and Care of Foot Conditions ...
Condition Predisposing Factors Prevention and Management Abrasion, sole Abscess, subsolar Abscess, toenail Abscess, interdigital Arthritis Bulla Contusion, sole Canker Crack, heel Crack, toenail Crack, sole Cuticle overgrown Fissure ...
Blair Csuti, Eva L. Sargent, Ursula S. Bechert, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERGROWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overgrown is used in the context of the following news items.
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Further order on overgrown plots in Stamford
South Kesteven District Council is pushing for more overgrown green spaces in Stamford to be cleared. The council has contacted the owner of ... «Rutland and Stamford Mercury, Jul 15»
2
Disgust at overgrown Wednesfield memorial garden
However, it is currently full of overgrown and messy shrubs, trees and grass. The local councillor today apologised for the state of the garden ... «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
3
City of Odessa Warning Residents About Overgrown Grass
They say overgrown grass can be a health and safety hazard by creating a fire danger and a breeding ground for mosquitos. They also want to ... «NewsWest9.com, Jul 15»
4
Abandoned Chinese island is overgrown by plants (video)
Abandoned Chinese island is overgrown by plants (video) ... of what appears to be an abandoned and totally overgrown Chinese island. «AOL Travel UK, Jul 15»
5
OSU researcher urges patience as residents grow tired of …
Residents' frustration is not lost on Gardiner. She understands right now the lots look overgrown and weedy. The team planted seeds in the lots ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
6
Overgrown grass and weeds could cause major problems
AMARILLO, TEXAS -- With the large amount of rain the Texas panhandle has gotten this summer, Amarillo has also seen a generous amount of ... «ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII, Jul 15»
7
Volunteers cut down overgrown Shreveport lot
A Shreveport woman fed up with an overgrown lot next to her home is breathing a sigh of relief. Wednesday night, we told you about Ruby Ellis' ... «KTBS, Jul 15»
8
Derryadd residents want action taken on overgrown land
Overgrown and unsightly, the piece of land in question, located along the R392 road between Ballymahon and Lanesboro, separates the new ... «Longford Leader, Jul 15»
9
Road signs covered on overgrown island
Road signs, pathways, bus stops and even traffic lights on the island are being overgrown and obscured by hedgerow and weeds. «Isle of Man Today, Jul 15»
10
Nuisance houses, overgrown lawns keeping Yakima code …
YAKIMA, Wash.-- Yakima Code Enforcement Officers are responding to hundreds of calls on nuisance houses this summer. The Santos family ... «KIMA CBS 29, Jul 15»

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