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— English words —

• overshoot n. (Countable) The amount by which something goes too far.
• overshoot n. (Countable, ecology) When the population of a species exceeds its environment’s carrying capacity.
• overshoot n. (Uncountable, typography, design) The portion of a letter extending above the capline of other letters…
• overshoot v. To go past something; to go too far.
• overshoot v. To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.
• overshoot v. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
• overshoot v. (Figurative) To exceed.
• overshoot v. (Reflexive) To venture too far; to overreach (oneself).

— English words, defined in French —

• overshoot n. Dépassement.
• overshoot v. Dépasser, passer.

47 English words from 8 English definitions

above amount beyond capacity capline carrying carrying␣capacity Countable design ecology environment exceed exceeds extending far Figurative fly goes goes␣too␣far go␣past go␣too␣far hit its letter letters of␣a oneself other over overreach pass past population portion Reflexive shoot something species swiftly the to␣go too typography Uncountable venture When which

1 English word from 2 foreign definitions

passer

2 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

Dépassement Dépasser

4 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

overshoots overshooter overshooters overshooting

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Earth␣Overshoot␣Day Earth␣Overshoot␣Days

25 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ers ERs ERS -ers ersh hoo Hoo hoot Hoot oot OoT over Over over- overs RSH sho Sho SHO sho' shoo shoot ver ver. vers

13 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

HSR ohs OHs OHS ooh OOH oohs rev Rev rev. Rev. SRE too

4 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

overshoots oversmooth photovores smooth␣over

2 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

oreshoot overshot

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

overshook overshort

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

overshot

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