overspread

over·spread

verb \ˌō-vər-ˈspred\

over·spreadover·spread·ing

Definition of OVERSPREAD

transitive verb

: to spread over or above

— over·spread \ˈō-vər-ˌspred\ noun

Examples of OVERSPREAD

1. <the butter should evenly overspread the baking pan>
2. <autumn leaves overspreading one another on the lawn to form a colorful mosaic>

First Known Use of OVERSPREAD

before 12th century

Related to OVERSPREAD

Synonyms: blanket, carpet, coat, overlay, overlie, cover, sheet

Related Words: enclose (also inclose), enrobe, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, mantle, shawl, shroud, swathe, wrap; cloak, clothe, curtain, veil; circle, encircle, encompass

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Rhymes with OVERSPREAD

acidhead, aforesaid, arrowhead, barrelhead, bubblehead, bufflehead, butterhead, chowderhead, chucklehead, colorbred, copperhead, Diamond Head, dragonhead, dunderhead, featherbed, featherhead, fiddlehead, figurehead, fountainhead, get ahead, gingerbread, go-ahead, hammerhead, head-to-head, Holinshed, infrared, Java Head, knucklehead, letterhead, Lizard Head, loggerhead, lowlihead, maidenhead, Marblehead, metalhead, newlywed, overhead, pinniped, pointy-head, poppyhead, quadruped, riverbed, running head, saddlebred, Saint John's bread, Samoyed, scratch one's head, showerhead, sleepyhead, slugabed, soda bread, standardbred, straight-ahead, talking head, thoroughbred, thunderhead, timberhead, turn one's head, turtlehead, underbred, watershed, woodenhead