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Definition of overcomes

"overcomes" in the verb sense

1. get the better of, overcome, defeat

win a victory over

"You must overcome all difficulties"

"defeat your enemies"

"He overcame his shyness"

"He overcame his infirmity"

"Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

2. overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master

get on top of deal with successfully

"He overcame his shyness"

3. overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake

overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

4. get the best, have the best, overcome

overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

"Heart disease can get the best of us"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for overcomes

Grace overcomes Nature.

Wisdom overcomes fortune. [ Juv ]

Often might overcomes right. [ Proverb ]

A woman's love
Is mighty, but a mother's heart is weak,
And by its weakness overcomes. [ James Russell Lowell ]

Who fights
With passions and overcomes, that man is armed
With the best virtue - passive fortitude. [ Webster ]

Who overcomes by force, Hath overcome but half his foe. [ Milton ]

He that overcomes his passions overcomes his greatest enemies. [ Proverb ]

He gets a double victory who overcomes himself, when he does his enemy. [ Proverb ]

Persevering labour overcomes all difficulties, and want that urges us on in the pressure of things. [ Virgil ]

Earnestness is the cause of patience; it gives endurance, overcomes pain, strengthens weakness, braves dangers, sustains hope, makes light of difficulties, and lessens the sense of weariness in overcoming them. [ Bovee ]

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overcomes in Scrabble®

The word overcomes is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters overcomes:

OVERCOMES
(153)
OVERCOMES
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

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overcomes in Words With Friends™

The word overcomes is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters overcomes:

OVERCOMES
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

removes

 

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OVERCOMES
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Words within the letters of overcomes

2 letter words in overcomes (6 words)

emmeorosreso

3 letter words in overcomes (13 words)

ceecooemsevemoooreorsrevroeseesomveevoe

4 letter words in overcomes (31 words)

ceescerecomecooscorecormcoveeroseverevesmeremoormoosmoremoveoresoverrevsroesroomroseroveseemseersemeseresomesoreveerveesvoes

5 letter words in overcomes (25 words)

cerescomercomescorescormscovercoveserosemoorsmoosemoresmorsemovermovesoverooversroomsrovesscorescreeserveseverveersversevroom

6 letter words in overcomes (8 words)

comerscoversmorosemoversoverosremovevermesvrooms

7 letter words in overcomes (1 word)

removes

8 letter words in overcomes (2 words)

comeoverovercome

9 letter words in overcomes (Anagrams) (2 words)

comeoversovercomes

overcomes + 2 blanks (2 words)

mosscoveredoverconsume
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Words containing the sequence overcomes

Words that start with overcomes (1 word)

overcomes

Words with overcomes in them (1 word)

overcomes

Words that end with overcomes (1 word)

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Word Growth involving overcomes

Shorter words in overcomes

me come comes

me come overcome

over overcome

Longer words containing overcomes

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