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Word entry · 7 letters

overtop

Best crossword clue

"Rise higher than"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɒp/Part of speech verbSorted eooprtvStarts with OEnds with P1 clues
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Definitions

  1. look down on

Word origin

From over- + top.

Used in a sentence

  • There was a single birch tree that overtopped the other trees on the island, and was now picked out against the moon-drenched sky.
  • The U.S.A. has a mountain railway which overtops all in Switzerland for altitude, even the 11,333ft of the Jungfrau Railway.
  • […] try to switch one off and current still leaks through, like water overtopping a levee.

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Rise higher than7 letters

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