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In some senses, overlay is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
becoming, primary, secondary
VERB + OVERLAY
allowing, attributed, call, let
OVERLAY + NOUN
crust, fruit, images, surcharged
PREP.
on, with
verb
To lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread.
Near-synonyms: cover, superimpose, superpose
She will now overlay the crust with fruit.
To overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
when any country is overlaid by the multitude which live upon it
To lie over (someone, especially a child) in order to smother it; to suffocate.
And this womans childe died in the night: because she ouerlaid it.
a heap of ashes that o'erlays your fire
To put an overlay on.
To bet too much money on.
[…] he has 'overlaid' his book, and has not succeeded in 'getting round' by bets against the other horses.
noun
An image to be overlaid on another; a superimposition or diapositive.
A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.
A horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances.
A decal attached to a computer keyboard to relabel the keys.
The keyboard overlay can be a memory jogger and a great help with spelling. In this way the keyboard makes word processing more accessible to younger as well as special needs children.
Near-synonyms: cover, superimpose, superpose
WiktionaryShe will now overlay the crust with fruit.
WiktionaryShe will now overlay fruit on top of the crust.
WiktionaryThe keyboard overlay can be a memory jogger and a great help with spelling. In this way the keyboard makes word processing more accessible to younger as well as special needs children.
WiktionaryThis concept can be extended further by allowing a primary overlay to call a secondary overlay, and so on. However, we will limit ourselves here to the use of primary overlays. Before proceeding furth
WiktionaryThe first, on January 1, 1883, was attributed to the overlay becoming surcharged with water, due to insufficient drainage, and causing a slip.
Wiktionaryi Register
In some senses, overlay is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.