Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overstream

/oʊ.vɚˈstɹim/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-stream
IPA: /oʊ.vɚˈstɹim/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stream or flow over.

noun

An excessive, steady flow, succession of something.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I must have a definite mark by which to locate him in that rugged territory overstream."
"Water temperature can be altered with the removal of overstream canopy. Water temperatures can increase in summer and decrease in winter encouraging lethal anchor ice problems."
"The day had open fair, but they had not sailed an hour before the sky was darkened, noisy wind was blowing in changing ways, and an overstream of air came down that was stinging, numbing cold."

Etymology

From over- + stream.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /oʊ.vɚˈstɹim/
British English: /əʊvəˈstɹiːm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

overstreams (present, singular) overstreaming (participle, present) overstreamed (participle, past) overstreamed (past) overstreams (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce overstream?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊ.vɚˈstɹim/.
What does overstream mean?: To stream or flow over.
Where does overstream come from?: From over- + stream.

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