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o·ver·lie (

r-l

)

tr.v. o·ver·lay (-l

), o·ver·lain (-l

), o·ver·ly·ing, o·ver·lies

1. To lie over or on.

2. To suffocate (a baby, for example) by accidentally lying on top of it.

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Adj.

overlying - placed on or over something else; "an overlying image"

superimposed

superjacent - lying immediately above or on something else

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colour separation overlay cover diapir dose rate contour line fire capabilities chart grid navigation hanging wall information box inversion overcast overcasting overlaid overlain overlay Overlayer overlie radarscope overlay Secondary coverts sortie plot			It was as if two pictures, the scene of my dream, and my actual surroundings, had been blended, one overlying the other, until the former, gradually fading, disappeared, and I was broad awake in the deserted cabin, entirely and tranquilly conscious of my situation. Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context Hillocks grow into hills, and hills into mountains, each range overlying its neighbor, until they soar up in the giant chain which raises its spotless and untrodden peaks, white and dazzling, against the pale blue wintry sky. The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context			Overliberally Overlick overlie Overlight Overliness Overlinger Overlip overlive Overliver overload overloaded Overlogical overlong overlook overlooked overlooker overlooking Overloop overlord overlordship Overloud Overlove Overluscious Overlusty overly Overlying Overmagnify Overmalapert overman overmanned Overmanner overmanning overmantel Overmarch Overmast overmaster overmatch overmatter Overmeasure Overmeddle Overmeddling overmedicate Overmellow Overmerit Overmickle Overmix Overmodest Overmoist Overmoisture Overmore Overmorrow			overlord Overlord (disambiguation) Overlord Mata Muram Overlords overlordship overlordships Overloud Overlove Overluscious Overlusty overly overly overly aggressive treatment overly bold Overly broad overly confident overly decorated overly hasty overly liberal Overly Managed Garden Overly Obsessed Jonas Brothers Fan Overly Officious Official overly passionate Overly Protective Parent Pony overly trustful Overlying Overlying Mortgage Overlying Mortgage Overlying Mortgages Overlying Mortgages Overmagnify Overmalapert overman overman overmanned overmanned Overmanner overmanning overmanning overmans overmans overmantel overmantel overmantels overmantels Overmarch overmargined Overmast overmaster overmaster overmastered overmastered overmastering overmastering overmasters overmasters

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