OVERTHRUST | • overthrust n. (Geology, transitive, intransitive) A form of thrust fault from beneath a hanging wall of rock. • overthrust v. (Geology, intransitive) Of a body of rock: to force itself over another. • overthrust adj. (Geology) Belonging to earlier strata, pushed by faulting over later and higher strata. |
OVERTHWART | • overthwart prep. (Archaic, UK dialect) From one side to the other of. • overthwart adv. (Archaic) From side to side. • overthwart adj. (Obsolete) Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite. |
OVERSTRETCH | • overstretch v. To stretch too far. • overstretch v. To stretch over something. • overstretch n. The act of stretching something too far or beyond available resources. |
OVERTHRUSTS | • overthrusts n. Plural of overthrust. • overthrusts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overthrust. • OVERTHRUST n. a fault at a low angle from the horizontal in which the rocks on the upper side of the fault plane have moved upwards in relation to the rocks on the lower side of the fault plane. |
OVERTHWARTS | • OVERTHWART v. to lie athwart. |
OVERTHWARTED | • OVERTHWART v. to lie athwart. |
OVERSTRETCHED | • overstretched v. Simple past tense and past participle of overstretch. • overstretched adj. Subject to demands that are more than can be reasonably handled. • OVERSTRETCH v. to stretch excessively. |
OVERSTRETCHES | • overstretches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overstretch. • overstretches n. Plural of overstretch. • OVERSTRETCH v. to stretch excessively. |
OVERTHWARTING | • OVERTHWART v. to lie athwart. |
OVERSTRETCHING | • overstretching v. Present participle of overstretch. • OVERSTRETCH v. to stretch excessively. |
RIVERWORTHIEST | • RIVERWORTHY adj. able to be used on a river. |
HETERONORMATIVE | • heteronormative adj. Of or pertaining to the practices and institutions that privilege or value heterosexuality, heterosexual… • HETERONORMATIVE adj. regarding heterosexual relationships as the social norm. |
HYPERREACTIVITY | • hyperreactivity n. (Uncountable) The condition of being hyperreactive. • hyperreactivity n. (Countable) An allergic response to a very low dose of irritant. • HYPERREACTIVITY n. the state of being hyperreactive. |
OVERORCHESTRATE | • overorchestrate v. (Transitive) To plan too elaborately. • OVERORCHESTRATE v. to orchestrate excessively. |
PHOTOREFRACTIVE | • photorefractive adj. (Physics) of or relating to a change in refractive index in the presence of light. • PHOTOREFRACTIVE adj. designating or relating to surgical procedures in which a laser is used to reshape the cornea and correct refractive errors such as myopia or astigmatism; esp. in photorefractive keratectomy. |