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overlook
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Overlook is the fourth album by Maria Taylor , released on August 16, 2011 on Saddle Creek Records . After moving back to her hometown of Birmingham , Taylor was unable to write for nearly a year, eventually composing the entire album over two weeks during ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB easily ▪ In one environment the reasons for behaving well are clear; in another they are easily overlooked and forgotten. ▪ This may be easily overlooked because the slowed thought processes and loss of interest may ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a high place affording a good view v. look past, fail to notice be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" [syn: look out on , look out over , look across ] leave undone or leave ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Overlook \O`ver*look"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overlooked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overlooking .] To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to be situated above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A vista or point that gives a beautiful view. vb. 1 To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of. 2 Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-14c., "to examine, scrutinize, inspect," from over- + look (v.). Another Middle English sense was "to peer over the top of." These two literal senses have given rise to the two main modern meanings. Meaning "to look over or beyond and thus not see," ...
Usage examples of overlook.
Finally, the contention has been made that in stressing the separate identities of a corporation and its stockholders, the Court overlooked the fact that when a surplus has been accumulated, the stockholders are thereby enriched, and that a stock dividend may therefore be appropriately viewed simply as a device whereby the corporation reinvests money earned in their behalf.
Her window overlooked a broad lawn, edged by a stone balustrade on which roses and wisteria twined, shaded by a vast plane tree.
Toli stood alone on the bartizan outside the banquet hall, overlooking a portion of the garden.
The stories that Aziza Begum would tell by starlight, sitting on the flat rooftop overlooking the crowded city - stories of battle and intrigue and murder.
A factor which Watson overlooks in his enthusiasm for asteroid mining is that if buckytube composites can be made cheap enough to make a space elevator possible they will entirely replace steel as a structural material.
Someone comes looking for the work, sure that it contains the explanatory key long overlooked.
The 127th brigade were to go through when these positions had been made good and occupy the high ground overlooking Marou, a small hamlet on the final objective, which was to be taken by the 6th Manchesters.
Yes, Messieurs could be accommodated with two good rooms overlooking the sea.
Beset by a grief so poignant that methought I must die of it, sat I in my chamber overlooking King Street.
Though practical needs gave women a certain authority in the home, on the farm, or in occupations like midwifery, they were simply overlooked in any consideration of political rights, any notions of civic equality.
There is always, always some overlooked or mismeasured factor, or a stew of factors.
While the text offers evidence to indict Humbert, it is subtle enough that many readers overlook its critique of the misogyny illustrated in and purveyed by the rest of the text.
Doc surmised that the spot overlooked the sea, for the way soon dipped sharply downward, and they could hear the mushy splashing of waves.
There was an ostrog, a cossack fort, not more than four hundred feet from here, overlooking the river.
His reluctance to look ignorant overweighed his slight worry that the others might actually have overlooked that matter.