overhand, oversewn
(adjective) sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together)
overhand, overhanded, overarm
(adjective) with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level; “an overhand pitch”; “an overhand stroke”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
overhand (not comparable)
Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the shoulders
(sewing) Sewn with close, vertical stitches that draw the edges of a seam together
(of a loop in rope) With the working part on top of the standing part.
(masonry) Laid such that the surface of the wall to be jointed is on the opposite side of the wall from the mason, requiring the mason to lean over the wall to complete the work.
(mining) Done from below upward.
• (with the hand from above): overarm
overhand (plural overhands)
The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
• underhand
overhand (not comparable)
In an overhand manner
overhand (third-person singular simple present overhands, present participle overhanding, simple past and past participle overhanded)
Sew using an overhand stitch.
• hand over, hand-over, handover
Source: Wiktionary
O"ver*hand`, n.
Definition: The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery. He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More.
O"ver*hand`, a.
1. (Sewing)
Definition: Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.
2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)
Definition: Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder. Overhand knot. See Illustration of Knot.
O"ver*hand`, adv.
Definition: In an overhand manner or style.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
