Overlook

Word OVERLOOK
Character 8
Hyphenation o ver look
Pronunciations /əʊvəˈlʊk/

Definitions and meanings of "Overlook"

What do we mean by overlook?

To look over or at from a higher place. transitive verb

To afford a view over. transitive verb

To fail to notice or consider; miss. transitive verb

To ignore deliberately or indulgently; disregard. transitive verb

To look over; examine. transitive verb

To manage; supervise. transitive verb

An elevated place that affords an extensive view. noun

A strong-growing leguminous twining plant of the tropics, Canavalia ensiformis. noun

To look over; view from a higher place; see from a higher position.

To rise or be elevated above; rise so high as to afford the means of looking down on.

To view fully; look over; peruse; read.

To keep an eye on; inspect; superintend; oversee; care for or watch over.

To look beyond or by so as to fail to see, or so as to disregard or neglect; pay no attention to; disregard; hence, to pass over indulgently; excuse; forbear to punish or censure.

To bewitch by looking on; confound; unsettle.

A coined word used in the textile and other similar trades to describe a stitch made by a sewing-machine which, on the cut edge of a single thickness of material, or in joining the edges of two pieces of material, makes covering stitches which conceal the otherwise projecting thread-ends, and at the same time locks the stitches so as to give strength to the artificial selvage or seam thus made; also applied to the machine which makes this artificial selvage or over-seam.

To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to be situated above, so as to command a view of. transitive verb

Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly transitive verb

A vista or point that gives a beautiful view.

A port comic genre of the popular console and pc game Overwatch. Urban Dictionary

When something can be overlooked but you just don't feel like going through the work of saying that. Urban Dictionary

1. The evil hotel from The Shining 2. Can refer to any place that is haunted, evil, or just flat out sucks in someway. Urban Dictionary

To have sex on a scenic overlook on the side of a highway Urban Dictionary

Often Overlooked ? Urban Dictionary

Some game that is a rip-off of adopt me, copied the following pets that Adopt Me has: -Snow Owl -T-Rex -Monkey -Giraffe -Lion -Dog -Cat -Unicorn -Dragon -Cow -Beaver -Polar Bear -Teddy Bear Brown Bear In Adopt Me -Parrot -Peacock -Ladybug and many more..... Urban Dictionary

When a male inserts not one, but both of his testicles into a woman’s vagina. Urban Dictionary

The art of making sure your T’s are crossed and your i’s are dotted. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Overlook

The word "overlook" in example sentences

What anti-theists overlook is the possibility that a religious law could have a practical basis for it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But what planners often overlook is that this desire certainly includes protection from U.S. forces, or at least U.S. ordnance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But what they overlook is that macho monetarism only works to stimulate demand, investment and jobs under certain conditions? and early post-recession Britain doesn't fit the bill. ❋ Phillip Inman (2010)

One related point we often overlook is that the magic of compound interest is nothing of the sort. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What most individuals tend to overlook is the fact that even the walls offer a great way of expanding their storage options. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think what you overlook is this: human ingenuity needs freedom. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The other ticking time bomb most privitazation advocates overlook is 'insurance' for those who end up with bad returns and too little for retirement. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When discussing how ‘generous’ the police pension is, what detractors often overlook is that it is not a ‘free’, non-contributory pension, like say, the forces. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2010)

What people often overlook is the fact that Apple puts MASSIVE consumer advertising behind the iPhone and the app store as well. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Another big concept (or set of concepts) I think environmentalists often overlook is the notion of returns to scale in an industry. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The thing people overlook is that the Constitution not only contains substantive provisions, but procedural ones. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The problem that those of us in the world of technology overlook is that most people are using systems that are miserably unsuited to their needs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That said, I think one thing these discussions overlook is speed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What you have decided to overlook is how much of young children's reading has a lot to do with peer - and older-sibling-influences. ❋ Roger Sutton (2008)

As concerns “buying the vote,” what Steve Davidson and some of the participants in the Smofs list discussion overlook is that you cannot change the rules in a way that would have rendered impossible any of the few actual attempts people have made. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The film's major weakness, easy to overlook, is that it is a combination of a teen pregnancy story and a love story. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What you critics, ready to jump on any and everything he does, seem to overlook, is that for security reasons, Obama cannot just go book a room at a hotel for his family. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Dude, that [Overlook] [comic] gave me a [giant boner]. ❋ Jessica Rhodes (2016)

The fact that you are [obese] is [overlookable] when [online dating]. ❋ Notused (2009)

1. Danny: Why don't you want to go to [The Overlook]? Tony: I just don't! 2. guy: let's go to the bar this weekend? girl: hell no, that place is [the overlook]. i heard some guy got [axe] murdered there. guy: oh fuck that then. [AG]=The Overlook ❋ MDMI (2009)

i [went] overlooking [last] [week]. ❋ Knewangel (2011)

His [persistence] was oft-overlooked by superiors. But [I didn't] want the [hyphen]. ❋ TruAkRksT (2016)

Overlook Bay is [just] a [rip off] of [adopt me] ❋ Princessdianaisqueen0010 (2021)

“She wanted me to [stick] [only one] in, but I [decided] to use The Overlook Double Dip instead.” ❋ Mothergoose6969 (2023)

[Chef brian] has no [overlookment]. He constantly [misses] easy tasks. ❋ Hebrewdick (2022)

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