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1overshot
adjective over·shot \ˈō-vər-ˌshät\
Definition of OVERSHOT
1
: actuated by the weight of water passing over and flowing from above <an overshot waterwheel>
2
a : having the upper jaw extending beyond the lower b : projecting beyond the lower jaw
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First Known Use of OVERSHOT
circa 1535
Rhymes with OVERSHOT
aeronaut, aliquot, angle shot, apparat, apricot, aquanaut, argonaut, astronaut, beauty spot, bergamot, booster shot, burning ghat, cachalot, Camelot, caveat, carry-cot, chamber pot, chimney pot, coffeepot, cosmonaut, counterplot, doodley-squat, floreat, flowerpot, flying spot, follow shot, gallipot, granny knot, guillemot, Gujarat, hit the spot, honeypot, Hottentot, Huguenot, juggernaut, kilowatt, Lancelot, like a shot, lobster pot, megawatt, melting pot, microdot, monocot, monoglot, noble rot, Nouakchott, ocelot, on the spot, paraquat, parking lot, passing shot, patriot, pepper pot, peridot, piping hot, polka dot, polyglot, running knot, samizdat, sansculotte, scattershot, scot and lot, shoulder knot, single knot, Southern blot, stopper knot, surgeon's knot, terawatt, tie the knot, tommyrot, touch-me-not, tracking shot, turkey trot, underplot, undershot, Western blot, Windsor knot, Wyandot, wyandotte
2overshot
noun
Definition of OVERSHOT
: a pattern or weave featuring filling threads which pass two or more warp yarns before reentering the fabric
First Known Use of OVERSHOT
1945
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overshot
adjective over·shot \ˈō-vər-ˌshät\
Medical Definition of OVERSHOT
1
: having the upper jaw extending beyond the lower
2
: projecting beyond the lower jaw
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