OVERHANG Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word overhang. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word overhang. (close relations)

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	bulge				verb, nounv, n
	noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings verb • swell or protrude outwards • bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge • bulge outward • cause to bulge or swell outwards
	extension				nounn
	noun • a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt • act of expanding in scope; making more widely available • the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions • an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students • act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb • a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename • the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to • the ability to raise the working leg high in the air • amount or degree or range to which something extends • an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line • an addition to the length of something • an addition that extends a main building
	hanging				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window • a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead • the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
	impending				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • close in time; about to occur
	jut				verbv
	noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the act of projecting out from something verb • extend out or project in space
	jutting				verb, adjectivev, adj
	noun • the act of projecting out from something adjective satellite • extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
	ledge				nounn
	noun • a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
	overlying				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective satellite • placed on or over something else
	pendulous				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • having branches or flower heads that bend downward
	projection				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations • the projection of an image from a film onto a screen • a planned undertaking • any structure that branches out from a central support • any solid convex shape that juts out from something • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else • the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality • the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction • the act of projecting out from something • the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
	protrusion				nounn
	noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the act of projecting out from something
	beetle				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings • a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing adjective satellite • jutting or overhanging verb • be suspended over or hang over • fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle • beat with a beetle

Best Hypernyms For OVERHANG

Here is a list of related hypernyms for overhang, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.

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