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Definition: OVERBLOW |
OVERBLOWIntransitive verb1. To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing. 2. To blow over, or be subdued. Transitive verb1. To blow away; to dissipate by wind, or as by wind. |
Date "OVERBLOW" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1726. (references) |
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
overblow | 6 |
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| Language | Translations for "OVERBLOW"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | kaloj me vrull, fryj (be sulky, blow, blow out, breathe, buzz off, clear off, distend, inflate, pout at, puff, puff out, swell, wind). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | прецъфтявам (run to seed, seed), преминавам (adjourn, get over, get through, go by, melt, merge, overpass, pass, pass along, pass away, pass by, pass on, passage, proceed, run, shade, surmount, traverse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | odvát. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | überblasen (overblown). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | befú (-blew, to overblow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | overbloway superfaturamento, soprar em rajada, dissipar (consume, die away, dispel all doubts, disperse, dissipate, evanescence, fritter, frivol, meltdown, run to waste, squander). (various references) раздувать (bloat, pad), пронестись (flash). (various references) oduvati (blow away, blow off), zavejati (snow in), prejako duvati, istutnjati se. (various references) extender (carry, draw, draw up, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hold out, issue, lay, lay down, lay out, make bigger, make out, obtrude, open, open out, open up, prolong, put forth, put out, renew, spread, spread out, stretch, stretch out, string out, unfold, unfurl, widen, write out). (various references) розтягувати (balloon, distend, elongate, protract, pull, spin out, spread out, stretch), роздувати (distend, overplay), роздмухувати, обсипати чимсь, минути, здувати, пронестися (storm). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "OVERBLOW": overblowing, overblown, overblows. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-l-o-o-r-v-w" | |
-2 letters: blower, bolero, bowler, wolver, wooler. | |
-3 letters: below, bevor, bowel, bower, elbow, lover, lower, obole, roble, rowel, vowel, vower, wooer. | |
-4 letters: blew, blow, bole, bolo, boor, bore, bowl, brew, broo, brow, levo, lobe, lobo, lore, love, lowe, oboe, obol, oleo, orle, over, robe, role, rove, verb, vole, vrow, wool, wore, wove. | |
-5 letters: bel, boo, bow. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-l-o-o-r-v-w" | |
+1 letter: overblown, overblows. | |
+3 letters: overblowing. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4F 56 45 52 42 4C 4F 57 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--- ...- . .-. -... .-.. --- .--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001111 01010110 01000101 01010010 01000010 01001100 01001111 01010111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)O V E R B L O W |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004F 0056 0045 0052 0042 004C 004F 0057 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4956395236464957 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, албанец, албански език, албански, albánský, albaner, albán, albanês, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, български, български език, българин, bulharský, bulgare, bolgár, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, болгарський |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, чешки, èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, cseh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, nìmec, nìmecký, német, alemão, немецкий, germanski, alemán, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, maïarský, maïarština, maïar, Ungar, magyar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, португалски, португалски език, португалец, portugalský, portugiesisch, portugál, português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, ruština, ruský, Russe, russisch, orosz, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | serbokroatisch, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, испански език, испански, španìlský, španìlština, spanisch, spanyol, espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | ukrainisht, ukrainas, украинец, украински език, ukrajinec, ukrajinština, ukrajinský, ukrajinka, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ukrán, ucraniano, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ukrajinski, ukrajina, ucranio, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglicky, englisch, angol, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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