English dictionary
overhead
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- located or originating from above
adverb
- above the head; over the head
adverb
- above your head; in the sky
noun
- a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
noun
- (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
noun
- a transparency for use with an overhead projector
noun
- (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
noun
- the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
noun
- (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
Example sentences
an overhead crossing
bring the legs together overhead
planes were flying overhead