Overview of noun overhead

The noun overhead has 6 senses

• operating expense, operating cost, overhead, budget items -- (the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes)


• command processing overhead time, command processing overhead, command overhead, overhead -- ((computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command)


• disk overhead, overhead -- ((computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing)


• viewgraph, overhead -- (a transparency for use with an overhead projector)


• overhead -- ((nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship)


• overhead, smash -- (a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head)

Overview of adj overhead

The adj overhead has 1 sense

• overhead -- (located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing")

Overview of adv overhead

The adv overhead has 2 senses

• overhead -- (above your head; in the sky; "planes were flying overhead")


• overhead -- (above the head; over the head; "bring the legs together overhead")