oversize
/ˌoʊvɚsˈaɪz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "Volleyball jerseys are formfitting and cute—unlike the oversize basketball or football ones."
- "o'er-siz'd with coagulate gore"
- "However, any increase in capacity is useful and, if an engine is worn and needs a rebore, it's worth considering boring to a near maximum size rather than simply having it bored to the next oversize."
- "Have your local machine shop rebore the cylinders to the next nearest oversize and supply new pistons and rings to suit. Recommended rebore oversizes go up in increments of 0.25mm/0.010 inch. If the engine's already been rebored, you'll usually be able to find the oversize stamped in the piston crowns."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English size English oversize From over- + size.
Usage
Inflected Forms
more oversize (comparative)
most oversize (superlative)
oversizes (present, singular)
oversizing (participle, present)
oversized (participle, past)
oversized (past)
oversizes (plural)