Thesaurus: overhead

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1. adv. Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.
2. adj. located or originating from above
3. n. 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
4. n. (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
5. n. (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
6. n. a transparency for use with an overhead projector
7. n. (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
8. n. a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
9. adv. above your head; in the sky
10. adv. above the head; over the head
11. Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith. While overhead the moon Sits arbitress. Milton. Note: Also used adjectively; as, an overhead crane, gear, etc. Overhead engine, a vertical steam engine in which the cylinder stands above the crank. -- Overhead work, a general term in manufactories for countershafting and gearing, when overhead.
12. Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in thestory or upon the floor above; in the zenith.While overhead the moon Sits arbitress. Milton.