Definitions For Overflow

noun

  • A large flow
  • The occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
  • An act of flowing over the edge or top of something
  • The amount of something that flows over the edge or top of something else
  • The number of people or things that goes over a limit

verb

  • Overflow with a certain feeling
  • Flow or run over (a limit or brim)
  • To flow over the edge or top of (something)
  • To fill or cover (something) completely
  • To be completely filled with something : to be so filled that there is not enough room for anything or anyone more

Is Overflow a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
19

The word Overflow is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Overflow in a Sentence

  • The river overflowed its banks.
  • The creek overflows every spring.
  • The water in the tub overflowed.
  • A great overflow of water from the heavy rains swept mud and silt down onto the highway
  • An overflow of help actually made the job more complicated

Synonyms for Overflow

Antonyms for Overflow

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