overthrust
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Definition of overthrust
3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (ambitransitive)A form of thrust fault from beneath a hanging wall of rock.
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noun
- (ambitransitive)A form of thrust fault from beneath a hanging wall of rock.
verb
- (intransitive)Of a body of rock: to force itself over another.
adj
- (not-comparable)Belonging to earlier strata, pushed by faulting over later and higher strata.
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Etymology
From over- + thrust.
Words you can make from overthrust
200+ playable · top: HOVERS (12 pts)
Best play hovers 12 points8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
22 words- HURTERS 10 pts
- RHETORS 10 pts
- SHORTER 10 pts
- SHOUTER 10 pts
- SHUTTER 10 pts
- SOUTHER 10 pts
- TROVERS 10 pts
- TRUTHER 10 pts
- OUTSERT 7 pts
- RETORTS 7 pts
- ROTTERS 7 pts
- ROUSTER 7 pts
- ROUTERS 7 pts
- STERTOR 7 pts
- STOUTER 7 pts
- TORTURE 7 pts
- TOURERS 7 pts
- TOUTERS 7 pts
- TROUSER 7 pts
- TRUSTER 7 pts
- TRUSTOR 7 pts
- TURRETS 7 pts
6-letter words
54 words- SHOVER 12 pts
- SHROVE 12 pts
- THROVE 12 pts
- HORSTE 9 pts
- HOTTER 9 pts
- HOUSER 9 pts
- HURTER 9 pts
- OTHERS 9 pts
- RESHOT 9 pts
- RHETOR 9 pts
- ROUTHS 9 pts
- ROVERS 9 pts
- RUSHER 9 pts
- RUTHER 9 pts
- STOVER 9 pts
- STROVE 9 pts
- THROES 9 pts
- THRUST 9 pts
- TOTHER 9 pts
- TROTHS 9 pts
- TROVER 9 pts
- TROVES 9 pts
- TRUTHS 9 pts
- TURVES 9 pts
- VERTUS 9 pts
- VOTERS 9 pts
- OTTERS 6 pts
- OUSTER 6 pts
- OUTERS 6 pts
- OUTSET 6 pts
- RESORT 6 pts
- RETORT 6 pts
- RETROS 6 pts
- ROSTER 6 pts
- ROTTER 6 pts
- ROTTES 6 pts
- ROUSER 6 pts
- ROUTER 6 pts
- ROUTES 6 pts
- SETOUT 6 pts
- SORTER 6 pts
- SOURER 6 pts
- SOUTER 6 pts
- STORER 6 pts
- STOURE 6 pts
- TORTES 6 pts
- TOTERS 6 pts
- TOURER 6 pts
- TOUTER 6 pts
- TROUTS 6 pts
- TRUEST 6 pts
- TURRET 6 pts
- TUTORS 6 pts
- UTTERS 6 pts
5-letter words
86 words- HOVER 11 pts
- SHOVE 11 pts
- ERUVS 8 pts
- ETHOS 8 pts
- HEROS 8 pts
- HOERS 8 pts
- HORSE 8 pts
- HORST 8 pts
- HOSER 8 pts
- HOURS 8 pts
- HOUSE 8 pts
- HURST 8 pts
- HURTS 8 pts
- OTHER 8 pts
- OVERS 8 pts
- OVERT 8 pts
- ROUTH 8 pts
- ROVER 8 pts
- ROVES 8 pts
- RUTHS 8 pts
- SERVO 8 pts
- SHERO 8 pts
- SHOER 8 pts
- SHORE 8 pts
- SHORT 8 pts
- SHOTE 8 pts
- SHOTT 8 pts
- SHOUT 8 pts
- SHUTE 8 pts
- SOUTH 8 pts
- STOVE 8 pts
- TETHS 8 pts
- THOSE 8 pts
- THOUS 8 pts
- THROE 8 pts
- TROTH 8 pts
- TROVE 8 pts
- TRUTH 8 pts
- USHER 8 pts
- VERSO 8 pts
- VERST 8 pts
- VERTS 8 pts
- VERTU 8 pts
- VOTER 8 pts
- VOTES 8 pts
- EUROS 5 pts
- OTTER 5 pts
- OUTER 5 pts
- OUTRE 5 pts
- RETRO 5 pts
- ROSET 5 pts
- ROTES 5 pts
- ROTTE 5 pts
- ROUES 5 pts
- ROUSE 5 pts
- ROUST 5 pts
- ROUTE 5 pts
- ROUTS 5 pts
- RUERS 5 pts
- SORER 5 pts
- STORE 5 pts
- STOUR 5 pts
- STOUT 5 pts
- STRUT 5 pts
- STURT 5 pts
- SURER 5 pts
- TORES 5 pts
- TORRS 5 pts
- TORSE 5 pts
- TORTE 5 pts
- TORTS 5 pts
- TORUS 5 pts
- TOTER 5 pts
- TOTES 5 pts
- TOURS 5 pts
- TOUSE 5 pts
- TOUTS 5 pts
- TRETS 5 pts
- TROTS 5 pts
- TROUT 5 pts
- TRUER 5 pts
- TRUES 5 pts
- TRUST 5 pts
- TURRS 5 pts
- TUTOR 5 pts
- UTTER 5 pts
4-letter words
33 words- HOVE 10 pts
- ERUV 7 pts
- ETHS 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HERS 7 pts
- HEST 7 pts
- HETS 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOES 7 pts
- HOSE 7 pts
- HOST 7 pts
- HOTS 7 pts
- HOUR 7 pts
- HUES 7 pts
- HURT 7 pts
- HUTS 7 pts
- OVER 7 pts
- RESH 7 pts
- REVS 7 pts
- RHOS 7 pts
- RHUS 7 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- ERRS 4 pts
- ERST 4 pts
- EURO 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- ORTS 4 pts
- OURS 4 pts
- OUST 4 pts
- OUTS 4 pts
- REST 4 pts
- RETS 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
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