Compound words with OVER

OVER is a hinge word: 9 words make a compound in front of it and 30 make one after it, so it can sit in the middle of a chain and hold two compounds together at once.

Words that go in front of OVER

Each of these makes a compound ending in OVER.

Words that follow OVER

Each of these makes a compound starting with OVER.

Why OVER joins on both sides

OVER is a preposition, a particle and a prefix at the same time. OVERTAKE and TAKEOVER, OVERTURN and TURNOVER, OVERPASS and PASSOVER all exist in both orders with quite different meanings.

Words that join OVER on either side

These words make a compound whichever side of OVER they sit on, usually with two unrelated meanings.

Bridges you can build through OVER

Put any word from the first list in front and any word from the second behind, and you have a three-word chain in which both neighbouring pairs join. Here are some of them.

Play a bridge

KEYSTONE is a free daily puzzle built entirely out of chains like these. You get the two ends and have to fill the two words in the middle. Three bridges a day, no account, no cookies.

Play today's KEYSTONE

Other hinge words

Each of these has a page like this one. There is also an index of all 28.

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