over
Because it is a word with a single syllable, over is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofover
- A set of six legal balls bowled.
- Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.
- To go over, or jump over.
Example: "He overed the fence in good style."
- To run about.
Example: "The cattle have been overing all day because of the flies."
- Discontinued; ended or concluded.
Example: "The show is over."
- Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.
Example: "I'm going to look over our department's expenses."
- To an excessive degree; overly.
- From an upright position to being horizontal.
Example: "He bent over to touch his toes."
- Horizontally; left to right or right to left.
Example: "I moved over to make room for him to sit down."
- From one position or state to another.
Example: "Come over and play!"
- Overnight (throughout the night).
Example: "Can I sleep over?"
- (usually with do) Again; another time; once more; over again.
Example: "I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over."
- (procedure word) a procedure word meaning that a station is finished transmitting and is expecting a response.
Example: "Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Send your traffic, over."
- Physical positioning.
- By comparison.
- Indicating relative status, authority, or power
Example: "The owner's son lorded over the experienced managers."
- Divided by.
Example: "four over two equals two over one"
- Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.
Example: "9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes"
- Finished with; done with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.
Example: "He is finally over his [distress over the loss of the relationship with his] ex-girlfriend."
- While using, especially while consuming.
- Concerning or regarding.
Example: "The two boys had a fight over whose girlfriend was the best."
- Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.
Example: "It was a fine victory over their opponents."
- In radio communications: end of sentence, ready to receive reply.
Example: "How do you receive? Over!"
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