Overall

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  • adjective. From one end to the other.
  • adjective. Including everything; comprehensive.
  • adjective. Regarded as a whole; general.
  • adverb. On the whole; generally.
  • noun. A loose-fitting protective outer garment; a smock.
  • noun. Loose-fitting trousers, usually of strong fabric, with a bib front and shoulder straps, often worn over regular clothing as protection from dirt.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • All over; in all directions; everywhere; generally.
  • Beyond everything; preëminently; especially.
  • In measurements, extending from one extreme limit to the other; including the whole extent.
  • noun. An external covering; specifically, in the plural, loose trousers of a light, strong material, worn over others by workmen to protect them from being soiled; also, in the plural, waterproof leggings.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. Everywhere.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. All-encompassing.
  • adverb. Generally; with everything considered.
  • noun. A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.
  • noun. A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
  • noun. a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work
  • adjective. involving only main features
  • adjective. including everything
  • Word Usage
    "But she stood by what she called her "overall thesis" about Limbaugh—that he uses racially charged rhetoric about Obama—and played several recent clips of the talk show host to prove her point."
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