overhead vs return

return vs overhead

overhead and return both are nouns.

overhead is an adjective but return is not an adjective.

overhead is not a verb while return is a verb.

overhead is an adverb but return is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
overhead	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
return	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, return is a hypernym of overhead; that is, return is a word with a broader meaning than overhead:

overhead: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
return: a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player

overhead (noun)	return (noun)
a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head	the act of going back to a prior location
(nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship	a coming to or returning home
a transparency for use with an overhead projector	getting something back again
(computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
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	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
(computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command	a reciprocal group action
	the act of someone appearing again
	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

overhead (adjective)	return (adjective)
located or originating from above

overhead (verb)	return (verb)
	go back to a previous state
	be restored
	go back to something earlier
	answer back
	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
	pass down
	make a return
	give or supply
	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
	return to a previous position; in mathematics
	bring back to the point of departure
	pay back
	return in kind
	give back
	be inherited by
	elect again

overhead (adverb)	return (adverb)
above the head; over the head
above your head; in the sky

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