Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overwash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: over-wash
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wash too much or too often.

Transitive verb

verb

To wash or flood over.

Transitive verb

verb

To become flooded.

Intransitive verb

noun

The flow of water and sediment over the crest of a beach that does not directly return to the water body.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Even worse than being caught in daylight is the mortification, by Mr. Moore’s nocturnal lights, of wearing black clothes so overwashed that they start to look gray."
"The waves overwashed the stony beach."
"A man on one of the beach islands sends his wife and kids to the shelter, remains behind with their dog to finish boarding up the house, then the only road off the island overwashes, and he's cut off."

Etymology

From over- + wash.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Inflected Forms

overwashes (present, singular) overwashing (participle, present) overwashed (participle, past) overwashed (past) overwashes (plural)

Questions

What does overwash mean?: To wash too much or too often.
Where does overwash come from?: From over- + wash.

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