overbuild
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- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 9
Definition of overbuild
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(ambitransitive)To perform excessive construction on a building or in an area.
“c. 1962, Philip Larkin on John Betjeman How much more interesting & worth writing about Betjeman's subjects are than most other modern poets, I mean, whether so-and-so achieves some metaphysical inner unity is not really so interesting to us as the overbuilding' of rural Middlesex.”
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verb
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(ambitransitive)To perform excessive construction on a building or in an area.
“c. 1962, Philip Larkin on John Betjeman How much more interesting & worth writing about Betjeman's subjects are than most other modern poets, I mean, whether so-and-so achieves some metaphysical inner unity is not really so interesting to us as the overbuilding' of rural Middlesex.”
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(transitive)To build over or on top of another structure.
“The architect wanted to overbuild the restaurant on top of an office.”
- (transitive)To build with excessive size or elaboration.
- (intransitive)To construct more buildings than necessary in an area.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From over- + build.
Words you can make from overbuild
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Best play lovebird 14 points7-letter words
9 words6-letter words
28 words- VERBID 12 pts
- DEVOIR 10 pts
- DEVOUR 10 pts
- DRIVEL 10 pts
- VOIDER 10 pts
- BIRLED 9 pts
- BOILED 9 pts
- BOLDER 9 pts
- BOLIDE 9 pts
- BORDEL 9 pts
- BORIDE 9 pts
- BRIDLE 9 pts
- BURDIE 9 pts
- BURIED 9 pts
- BURLED 9 pts
- DOUBLE 9 pts
- LOUVER 9 pts
- LOUVRE 9 pts
- LOVIER 9 pts
- RUBIED 9 pts
- VELOUR 9 pts
- BOILER 8 pts
- OUREBI 8 pts
- REBOIL 8 pts
- ROUBLE 8 pts
- LOUDER 7 pts
- LOURED 7 pts
- ROILED 7 pts
5-letter words
60 words- BOVID 11 pts
- VIBED 11 pts
- BEVOR 10 pts
- DEVIL 9 pts
- DIVER 9 pts
- DRIVE 9 pts
- DROVE 9 pts
- LIVED 9 pts
- LOVED 9 pts
- RIVED 9 pts
- ROVED 9 pts
- VIDEO 9 pts
- VOLED 9 pts
- BIDER 8 pts
- BIELD 8 pts
- BLUED 8 pts
- BORED 8 pts
- BRIDE 8 pts
- BUILD 8 pts
- DEBUR 8 pts
- DOBIE 8 pts
- ERVIL 8 pts
- LIVER 8 pts
- LIVRE 8 pts
- LOBED 8 pts
- LOVER 8 pts
- LUBED 8 pts
- OLIVE 8 pts
- ORBED 8 pts
- OVULE 8 pts
- REBID 8 pts
- REDUB 8 pts
- ROBED 8 pts
- VILER 8 pts
- VIREO 8 pts
- VOILE 8 pts
- BIRLE 7 pts
- BLUER 7 pts
- BOULE 7 pts
- BROIL 7 pts
- LIBER 7 pts
- OBELI 7 pts
- ROBLE 7 pts
- RUBEL 7 pts
- RUBLE 7 pts
- RUBLI 7 pts
- IDLER 6 pts
- LURED 6 pts
- LURID 6 pts
- OILED 6 pts
- OLDER 6 pts
- OLDIE 6 pts
- RILED 6 pts
- RULED 6 pts
- UREDO 6 pts
- LOUIE 5 pts
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4-letter words
97 words- VERB 9 pts
- VIBE 9 pts
- DEVI 8 pts
- DIVE 8 pts
- DOVE 8 pts
- VELD 8 pts
- VIDE 8 pts
- VIED 8 pts
- VOID 8 pts
- BEDU 7 pts
- BIDE 7 pts
- BIRD 7 pts
- BLED 7 pts
- BODE 7 pts
- BOLD 7 pts
- BRED 7 pts
- BURD 7 pts
- DOBE 7 pts
- DRIB 7 pts
- DRUB 7 pts
- ERUV 7 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- LEVO 7 pts
- LIVE 7 pts
- LOVE 7 pts
- OVER 7 pts
- RIVE 7 pts
- ROVE 7 pts
- VEIL 7 pts
- VIER 7 pts
- VILE 7 pts
- VIOL 7 pts
- VIRL 7 pts
- VLEI 7 pts
- VOLE 7 pts
- BIER 6 pts
- BILE 6 pts
- BIRL 6 pts
- BIRO 6 pts
- BLUE 6 pts
- BLUR 6 pts
- BOIL 6 pts
- BOLE 6 pts
- BORE 6 pts
- BRIE 6 pts
- BRIO 6 pts
- BURL 6 pts
- LOBE 6 pts
- LUBE 6 pts
- ROBE 6 pts
- RUBE 6 pts
- DEIL 5 pts
- DELI 5 pts
- DIEL 5 pts
- DIOL 5 pts
- DIRE 5 pts
- DIRL 5 pts
- DOER 5 pts
- DOLE 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- DOUR 5 pts
- DUEL 5 pts
- DURE 5 pts
- DURO 5 pts
- IDLE 5 pts
- IDOL 5 pts
- IRED 5 pts
- LEUD 5 pts
- LIDO 5 pts
- LIED 5 pts
- LODE 5 pts
- LOID 5 pts
- LORD 5 pts
- LOUD 5 pts
- LUDE 5 pts
- LUDO 5 pts
- OLDE 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- RIDE 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- ROID 5 pts
- RUDE 5 pts
- RUED 5 pts
- EURO 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIEU 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- LOUR 4 pts
- LURE 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
- ROIL 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
- ROUE 4 pts
- RULE 4 pts
3-letter words
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