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Meaning of "overhead" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERHEAD

overhead  [ˈəʊvəˌhɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERHEAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overhead can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OVERHEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Overhead

Overhead may be: ▪ Overhead, the ongoing operating costs of running a business ▪ Engineering overhead, ancillary design features required by a component of a device ▪ Overhead, ancillary computation required by an algorithm or program ▪ Protocol overhead, additional bandwidth used by a communications protocol ▪ Overhead information, for telecommunication systems ▪ File system overhead, storage or other consideration required by a file system that is not directly related to data. ▪ Any physical object situated, or action occurring above: ▪ Overhead wire, for power transmission ▪ Overhead cable, for signal transmission ▪ Overhead projector, a display system ▪ Overhead cam, a mechanical device ▪ Overhead join, in air traffic control...

Definition of overhead in the English dictionary

The first definition of overhead in the dictionary is situated or operating above head height or some other reference level. Other definition of overhead is inclusive. Overhead is also over or above head height, esp in the sky.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERHEAD


airhead
ˈɛəˌhɛd
barehead
ˈbɛəˌhɛd
chowderhead
ˈtʃaʊdəˌhɛd
copperhead
ˈkɒpəˌhɛd
dunderhead
ˈdʌndəˌhɛd
figurehead
ˈfɪɡəˌhɛd
gearhead
ˈɡɪəˌhɛd
hammerhead
ˈhæməˌhɛd
leatherhead
ˈlɛðəˌhɛd
letterhead
ˈlɛtəˌhɛd
loggerhead
ˈlɒɡəˌhɛd
niggerhead
ˈnɪɡəˌhɛd
redhead
ˈrɛdˌhɛd
rudderhead
ˈrʌdəˌhɛd
spearhead
ˈspɪəˌhɛd
squarehead
ˈskwɛəˌhɛd
stairhead
ˈstɛəˌhɛd
Stourhead
ˈstaʊəˌhɛd
thunderhead
ˈθʌndəˌhɛd
timberhead
ˈtɪmbəˌhɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERHEAD

overhasty
overhate
overhaul
overhead camshaft
overhead costs
overhead door
overhead light
overhead lighting
overhead locker
overhead projection
overhead projector
overhead valve
overhead-valve engine
overheads
overheap
overhear
overheat
overheated
overheating
overhent

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERHEAD

against the head
ahead
featherhead
floorhead
forehead
go ahead
go-ahead
head
head-to-head
hoarhead
jarhead
jolterhead
knock on the head
masthead
multiwarhead
nuclear warhead
pierhead
the go-ahead
warhead
waterhead

Synonyms and antonyms of overhead in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OVERHEAD»

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

Translation of «overhead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERHEAD

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

Translator English - Chinese

头顶上的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de arriba
570 millions of speakers

English

overhead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ओवरहेड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النفقات العامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

накладные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suspenso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাথার উপরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

du dessus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overhead
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

obere
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頭上の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

머리 위의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overhead
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên không
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேல்நிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरहेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

havai
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in alto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

napowietrznych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

накладні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aeriene
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εναέρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorhoofse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overhead
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overhead
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overhead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERHEAD»

The term «overhead» is very widely used and occupies the 5.254 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERHEAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overhead» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overhead» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «OVERHEAD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overhead.
1
Homaro Cantu
Food trucks give creative entrepreneurs the ability to cook with freedom and make what they love, meaning that they can create highly specialized meals without having the high overhead costs of running a restaurant.
2
Bill Dedman
In Minneapolis, the overhead sky walks protect pedestrians from the winter cold and snow.
3
Felix Dennis
Overhead will eat you alive if not constantly viewed as a parasite to be exterminated. Never mind the bleating of those you employ. Hold out until mutiny is imminent before employing even a single additional member of staff. More startups are wrecked by overstaffing than by any other cause, bar failure to monitor cash flow.
4
Barry Diller
The world is changing. Networks without a specific branding strategy will be killed. I envision a world of highly niched services and tightly run companies without room for all the overhead the established networks carry.
5
Byron Dorgan
When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same.
6
Michael Ende
She would sit by herself in the middle of the old stoe amphitheatre, with the sky's starry vault overhead, and simply listen to the great silence around her.
7
Tony Fadell
Typical mergers happen when there are two competitors coming together, and they reduce overhead.
8
Will Ferrell
I always just forced myself to do crazy things in public. In college I would push an overhead projector across campus with my pants just low enough to show my butt. Then my friend would incite the crowd to be like, 'Look at that idiot!' That's how I got over being shy.
9
Philip Gibbs
From each one of them rose separate columns of smoke, meeting in a pall overhead, and through the smoke came stabbing flashes of fire as German shells burst with thudding shocks of sound. This was the front line of battle.
10
Janice Hahn
I think a loaded weapon aboard an airplane, whether it's in the cargo section or in your overhead baggage, is a security issue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERHEAD»

Discover the use of overhead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overhead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wood Pole Overhead Lines
Sag/tension calculations are explained, and details of the latest work on safe design tension limits to avoid conductor fatigue from vibration are included.
Brian Wareing, 2005
2
Overhead Power Lines: Planning, Design, Construction
The book also supplies everyone else in the electric-energy supply industry, including design, maintenance, and construction engineers, with a ready reference.
Friedrich Kiessling, Peter Nefzger, Ulf Kaintzyk, 2003
3
Electrical Design of Overhead Power Transmission Lines
Complete coverage of power line design and implementation "This text provides the essential fundamentals of transmission line design.
Masoud Farzaneh, Shahab Farokhi, William Chisholm, 2012
4
Overhead: Or, What Harry and Nelly Discovered in the Heavens
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Annie Moore, 2010
5
The Shoulder and the Overhead Athlete
All physicians, coaches, trainers, strength and conditioning specialists, and therapists who care for overhead athletes at all levels of participation are sure to find this an indispensable resource. Book jacket.
Sumant G. Krishnan, Richard J. Hawkins, Russell F. Warren, 2004
6
Analytical Elements of Overhead Conductor Fabrication
Overhead transmission line conductors are manufactured in stranding machines whose design affects the strains and stresses involved in forming the strands into helices.
Charles B. Rawlins, 2005
7
Contract Pricing: Economy and Efficiency Audits Can Help ...
This report reviews these three analytical tools. The objective was to determine the extent to which DoD used them to evaluate the economy & efficiency of contractors¿ overhead costs. Charts & tables.
Paul F. Math, 2008
8
Advanced Management Accounting
The total overhead rate can be separated into a variable overhead rate and a fixed overhead rate. While the variable overhead rate remains unchanged, the fixed overhead rate tends to change from one expression of capacity to another.
Ahmed Riahi-Belkaoui, 2001
9
Managerial Accounting for Libraries and Other Not-for-profit ...
If a full- cost report were prepared for the director's office, it would show each department in the library with its portion of allocated overhead separated from controllable costs. This report can also include per-unit measures based on the full ...
G. Stevenson Smith, 2002
10
Overhead
A tennis pro and a CIA agent, Brad Smith probes the mysteries behind a troubled tennis resort while acting as bait to draw a slimy KGB assassin away from a nearby Air Force lab
Jack M. Bickham, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERHEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overhead is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'52 Lincoln featured overhead valve
My grandfather had a 1952 Lincoln that came with the first overhead ... adjustment was the introduction of Lincoln's first overhead valve V8, ... «News Item, Jul 15»
2
Trailer damages overhead bridge
TAXILA: A pedestrian overhead bridge on G.T. Road at Nawabad near Wah Cantonment split into two after a trailer carrying a mixture truck hit it ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»
3
NJ TRANSIT Again Apologizes For Amtrak Power Problems
The overhead wire problem during Friday morning's commute meant Amtrak was restricted to operating three trains at a time through the ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
4
Car Collector Corner: 1952 Lincoln featured new lines, overhead
Q: Hi Greg and thanks for your interesting auto columns. My grandfather had a 1952 Lincoln that came with the first ever overhead valve V8 in ... «Towanda Daily Review, Jul 15»
5
In advance of next week's PUC hearing, Frisco City Council outlaws …
Frisco City Council members on Monday amend city ordinances to make overhead power lines illegal in city rights-of-way and medians. «Star Local Media, Jul 15»
6
Overhead Door Company of NWI Makes Donation to Habitat for …
rot-1 Overhead Door Company of Northwest Indiana will donate an Overhead Door brand garage door and garage door opener to Habitat for ... «ValpoLife.com, Jul 15»
7
Superb overhead kick by Rolando Aarons v Portland Timbers …
After an injury nightmare last season, Rolando Aarons looks well on the way back - watch this superb overhead kick from last nights game v ... «The Mag, Jul 15»
8
NMC dumps garbage at Indora overhead tanks
Indora residents, along with those from adjoining areas, have threatened to block access to two overhead water tanks if dumping of garbage in ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
EUR/USD clears overhead resistance
The EUR/USD 200 SMA, immediate resistance on 4-hour chart, was cleared in recent trading.Quoting below this dynamic hurdle for multilple ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»
10
Airline passenger alleges injuries from closing overhead compartment
An airline passenger is suing United Airlines, alleging she was injured while helping to close an overhead bin to prevent luggage from falling ... «Cook County Record, Jul 15»

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