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[ verb ] look past, fail to notice
Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)Do n't overlook the straws this year . (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)It overlooks the other fact that it is described as `` Nec minus salutaris quam festivus '' , `` no less salutary than gay '' . It also overlooks the fact that in a rational lexicon , and quite clearly in More 's lexicon , the opposite of serious is not gay but frivolous , and the opposite of gay is not serious but solemn . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)There was one fact which Rector could not overlook , one truth which he could not deny . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be oriented in a certain direction
Synonyms Examples "The house looks out on a tennis court" "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)A site which overlooks a harbor or river may offer interest in the activities of boating traffic . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)They had lunch at a sidewalk cafe overlooking the intersection of two broad , busy , unpicturesque streets , and coming home they got lost in the Metro ; it took them over an hour to get_back to the station where they should have changed , in_order to take the line that went to the Place_Redoute . |
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[ verb ] leave undone or leave out
Examples "How could I miss that typo?" "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore]...)Admitting that main_streets and the central business_district should have priority , the Councilman said it is also essential that small shopping areas `` not be overlooked if our small merchants are to survive '' . |
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[ noun ] a high place affording a good view
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