Overlay

/ˌəʊ.vəˈleɪ/

Synonyms for "overlay" (168 found)

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Closest matches (34)

adorn applique applyapply toblanket block canopy cap cloak clothe cloud convolute cope cover

Noun(11 words)

appliquédblanketing blanketsblock interfacecatalan cobrirchorussing cladding coatcoat the substratecoating coats

Verb(8 words)

apply coveringblanketed carpeted clothed coated coinciding coralizes cover

Adjective(1 words)

clad

Strong matches (50)

Noun(18 words)

cover a surfacecover the materialcoveringcovering actioncoverings coversdead matter layerfilms interference interlacing laminate laminates laminating lapping laps layer layering layers

cover upcowl crown curtain decorate eclipse elaborate embellish embroider enrich equipment face facing festoon film flap flourish fly gild hood

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imbrication involve laplay onlay over

Verb(5 words)

covered daubed engild gilded laminated

Adjective(2 words)

imbricated layered

Related words (84)

load with ornamentmantle mask muffle obduce obscure occult ornament overcast overcharge overlap overlapping overlayer overload overspread plaster plateprinting equipmentput onscale

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screen scum shield skin smear spreadspread oversuperimpose superposetrick outvarnish veil

Noun(37 words)

mantels mantlesmore coveredmulti-ply over overburdenoverlay layeroverlayer overlaying overlays overlying overprint overprinting overprints popoverromanian acoperisheathing sheeting sheets superimpose

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superimposing superimposition superposesurface coveringsurface-layering surfacing surprint tint topcoat topcoats transparencytriangular tessellation overlayveils veneerveneer furnitureveneering veneers

Verb(13 words)

overlain overlie overlies overprinted overspreads pave paved paves shingled superimposed superimposes superposed veneered

Adjective(2 words)

overlapping edgetop exemplar label

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More general

19 entries

apply attach bed combine cover decoration kill lay layer ornament ornamentation place pose position protectionprotective cover

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More specific

11 entries

chart overlaycoat coatingdata overlaydecorative overlayfilmimage overlaylayermap overlayveneer watermark

Collocations

8 entries

data overlaydecorative overlayimage overlaymap overlayoverlay effectoverlay layerprotective overlayvisual overlay

Inflections

4 entries

overlaid overlayed overlaying overlays

Derivations

5 entries

overlaid overlayable overlayer overlaying overlays

similar

1 entries

cover

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

By 1969 the debate over virtual memory for commercial computers was over. An IBM research team led by David Sayre showed that their virtual memory overlay system consistently worked better than the best manually controlled systems.

Source: tatoeba (722658)

Reels employs Instagram’s preexisting augmented reality effects, which let users overlay images and filters onto their videos.

Source: tatoeba (8962320)

Tor is an example of an overlay network.

Source: tatoeba (10507012)

Near-synonyms: cover, superimpose, superpose

Source: wiktionary

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