Overhang

/ˈəʊvəhaŋ/

Synonyms for "overhang" (95 found)

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approach archarch overawaitbe imminentbe in storebeetle beetling bestraddle bestride brew bridge bulge

Noun(5 words)

awning awnings burden canopy cantilever

Verb(1 words)

beetle

Strong matches (29)

Adjective(1 words)

cantilevered

Noun(6 words)

cantilevering cantilevers drag eave extend impend

come onconfrontdraw neardraw nighdraw onextend outextend overextension face forthcome gather hanghang outhang overhover imbricate impendimpend overimpendence impendency

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imperil jut

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Noun(13 words)

jut juts ledges liability loomnatural projectionproject projecting projection protruderock ledgethreaten toehold

jut outjutting laplap overlean overledgelie overloom lour lower menace near overarch overhanging overlap overlie override poke pouch pout

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projectproject overprojection protrude protrusion shingle span standstand outstickstick outthreatenthrust over

Verb(1 words)

loomed

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More general

14 entries

economic factorextend extensionfinancial burdengeological featurehang influence jutjut outlandform project projection protrudestick out

More specific

12 entries

branch overhangcapital overhangcave overhangcornicecredit overhangdebt overhangeaveinvestment overhangledge overhangrisk overhangrock overhangroof overhang

Collocations

10 entries

architectural overhangbuilding overhangcave overhangcliff overhangdebt overhanginvestment overhangledge overhangrock overhangroof overhangtree overhang

Inflections

3 entries

overhanging overhangs overhung

Derivations

3 entries

overhanging overhangs overhung

Sample sentences

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Just as Tom looked up, an icicle fell from overhang of roof.

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Tucked under a sandstone overhang, Balcony House offers visitors a magnificent view of the surrounding countryside.

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Her brow was overhung with coins of gold, / That sparkled o'er the auburn of her hair [...].

Source: wiktionary

At that time, the upper part of the tower overhanged its base by about fourteen feet.

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