1 | preposition | physically on top of, above, higher than; greater in rank so as to command or possess authority; across, spanning; to move to the other side, especially above an intervening obstacle; here and there, through parts of; more than, in excess of; until the end of; through the period of; with reference to, concerning; used to indicate a number to be divided by another number 2 | noun | (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch 3 | adjective | having come or been brought to a conclusion 4 | adverb | at or to a point across intervening space etc 5 | adverb | throughout an area 6 | adverb | throughout a period of time 7 | adverb | beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position 8 | adverb | over the entire area (8 meanings)
'ohver (IPA: ˈoʊvɝ)
over (no hyphenation) (4 letters | 1 syllable)
1399 (Late Middle ages) (626 years ago)
Old English |
written: 99th most common (1 in 737 words) (56% preposition | 44% adverb | 0% noun | 0% adjective)
spoken: 178th most common (1 in 1014 words)
(includes some inflected forms)
overs
all over | complete | concluded | ended | terminated | o'er (total: 6)
maiden | maiden over
division | part | section
(none among common words)
aver | cover | Dover | ever | hover | lover | mover | o'er | oven | overt | rover | Rover (total: 12)
rove
all over | arch over | ask over | ball over | bend over backwards | bind over | blow over | boil over | bowl over | brick over | ... (total: 137)
Over (US population: 1040 people, white: 88%)
Over (United Kingdom, 2804 people)
Night Over Water (Ken Follett) | When the War Is Over (Stephen Becker) | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
Wings Over Honolulu | Wings Over Everest | Wake Me When the War Is Over | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Things Are Tough All Over | ... (total: 35)
"Back to you" | "Get ___ it!" | "Reply completed, " to a ham operator | "Roger, ___ and out!" | "Roger, ___ and out" | "Your turn" | "Your turn, " via radio | "___ and out" | 1964 Dave Clark Five song "Glad All ___" | ... (total: 74) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)
7 (International English) | 7 (North American English)
O | 86 | ovr | ova
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