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• Over-wind

  [oh-ver-wahynd] /ˌoʊ vərˈwaɪnd/ verb (used with object), overwound, overwinding. 1. to beyond the proper limit; too far: He must have overwound his watch. /ˌəʊvəˈwaɪnd/ verb -winds, -winding, -wound 1. (transitive) to wind (a watch) beyond the proper limit v. also overwind, “wind too tight,” c.1600, from over- + wind (v.1). Related: Over-wound; over-winding.

• Overwinter

  [oh-ver-win-ter] /ˌoʊ vərˈwɪn tər/ verb (used without object) 1. to pass, spend, or survive the winter: to overwinter on the Riviera. /ˌəʊvəˈwɪntə/ verb 1. (intransitive) to spend winter (in or at a particular place) 2. (transitive) to keep (animals or plants) alive through the winter 3. (intransitive) (of an animal or plant) to remain alive […]

• Overwintering

  [oh-ver-win-ter] /ˌoʊ vərˈwɪn tər/ verb (used without object) 1. to pass, spend, or survive the winter: to overwinter on the Riviera. /ˌəʊvəˈwɪntə/ verb 1. (intransitive) to spend winter (in or at a particular place) 2. (transitive) to keep (animals or plants) alive through the winter 3. (intransitive) (of an animal or plant) to remain alive […]

• Overwire

  [oh-ver-wahyuh r] /ˈoʊ vərˌwaɪər/ noun 1. a spiral-bound book in which the spiral is covered by the spine.

• Overwise

  [oh-ver-wahyz] /ˈoʊ vərˈwaɪz/ adjective 1. excessively or unusually : overwise for a child of her age.

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