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return vs overhead

overhead vs return

return and overhead both are nouns.

return is not an adjective while overhead is an adjective.

return is a verb but overhead is not a verb.

return is not an adverb while overhead is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
return Yes No Yes No
overhead Yes Yes No Yes
As nouns, overhead is a hyponym of return; that is, overhead is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than return:
  • return: a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
  • overhead: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
Other hyponyms of return include backhand, backhand shot, backhand stroke, chop, chop shot, drive, dink, drop shot, forehand, forehand shot, forehand stroke, get, ground stroke, half volley, lob, smash, passing shot, volley.
return (noun) overhead (noun)
the act of going back to a prior location a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
a coming to or returning home (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
getting something back again a transparency for use with an overhead projector
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble 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
a reciprocal group action (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
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
return (adjective) overhead (adjective)
located or originating from above
return (verb) overhead (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
return (adverb) overhead (adverb)
above the head; over the head
above your head; in the sky
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