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overhead
[ adverb oh-ver-hed; adjective noun oh-ver-hed ]
adverb
There was a cloud overhead.
- so as to be completely submerged or deeply involved:
to plunge overhead in water; to sink overhead in debt.
adjective
an overhead sprinkler system.
- of or relating to the general cost of running a business:
overhead expenses; an overhead charge.
noun
- the general, fixed cost of running a business, as rent, lighting, and heating expenses, which cannot be charged or attributed to a specific product or part of the work operation.
- Accounting. that part of manufacturing costs for which cost per unit produced is not readily assignable.
- (in a hoistway) the distance between the last floor level served and the beam supporting the hoisting sheaves or machinery.
- an overhead compartment, shelf, etc.:
Pillows are in the overhead above each passenger's seat.
- Also called overhead shot. Movies, Television. a shot in which the camera is positioned above the actors, especially directly overhead.
- a ceiling light in a room:
Turn off the overheads when you leave.
- Also called overhead projector. a projector capable of projecting images above and behind the person operating it, thus allowing a lecturer or speaker to remain facing the audience while using it.
- Also called overhead projection. a picture or image projected in this manner:
a lecture enhanced with overheads.
overhead
adjective
- situated or operating above head height or some other reference level
- prenominal inclusive
the overhead price included meals
adverb
- over or above head height, esp in the sky
noun
- a stroke in racket games played from above head height
- ( as modifier )
an overhead smash
- nautical the interior lining above one's head below decks in a vessel
- short for overhead door
- modifier of, concerned with, or resulting from overheads
overhead costs
overhead
- All costs of running a business other than wages paid to production workers or payments for raw material to be used in production. Overhead includes the cost of renting or leasing a store in which business is transacted, the cost of heating a factory, and similar expenses.
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·v· noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
With the sound of helicopters hovering overhead, the country singer Lee Greenwood took a phone call on Thursday while standing backstage at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The driver, an unidentified woman, was taken into custody after 12:30 p.m. while TV news helicopters broadcast the standoff live overhead.
Outside, under the warm April sunshine, groups of joyous African pilgrims in flashy head wraps ate gelato by the Bernini fountain, seagulls circling overhead.
Towered over by cranes, the tunnel entrance sits at the base of a steep coastal wall with sparkling seawater lying overhead.
Barrie heard the wail of sirens and roar of helicopters overhead but had no idea what had happened until a neighbour knocked on the door and broke the news.
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