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[adv. oh-ver-awl; adj., n. oh-ver-awl]

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adverb, adjective

from one extreme limit of a thing to the other: the overall length of the bridge.

covering or includingeverything: an overall impression; to view something overall.

noun

overalls, (used with a plural verb)

loose, sturdy trousers, usually with a bib or biblike piece to which shoulder straps are attached, originally worn over other trousers to protect them, as by factory workers or farmers.

long waterproof leggings.

British. a smock or loose-fitting housedress.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English overal (adv.), Old English ofer eall; see over, all

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Construction workers and managers/executives score the best on overall health, as determined by measures of chronic illnesses.

Develop and implement changes to program-specific and overall plans to support achievement of enrollment and revenue targets c.

These numbers are then weighted and combined to produce an overall figure.

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Construction workers and managers/executives score the best on overall health, as determined by measures of chronic illnesses.

Develop and implement changes to program-specific and overall plans to support achievement of enrollment and revenue targets c.

These numbers are then weighted and combined to produce an overall figure.

In all countries studied, spice use was greater overall in dishes from warmer regions.

Overall brain size is not an indicator of greater or lesser intelligence.

Dangers come in so many forms, and it's tough to compare countries by overall risk.

Skylights help reduce overall lighting costs by bringing natural daylight from above into the home.

Google has consciously refrained from contextualizing those products into its overall strategy.

The successful candidate must contribute to the overall strength of the accounting degree and the business department.

And because gas is cheap, overall energy use grows a bit faster.

Depending on their expertise, their work in particular areas and those are important components of the overall ecosystem.

If telomeres are up for one cell type, they're up for others overall.

Let someone come up with an economical way to do this and there would be an overall benefit immediately, and no diaposal problems.

Soft gray and white towels and neutral-toned bath accessories meld with the overall palette.

Items to improve overall well-being, from bikes and water bottles to runners' headphones and sneakers.

But beneath the overall increase, the annual report reveals more troubling numbers.

But those official figures, which include only state-sector workers, almost certainly exaggerate overall wage increases.

Pacific birds buffier below overall with more diffuse streaking.

But still overall, world temps will be dramatically warmer overall.

The history of the planet shows that when overall temperatures increase there is much more extreme weather events.

One of my favorite combinations at the moment is gray as the overall neutral with accents of black, white and yellow.

Consumers may not be the best judges of overall university quality.

Indeed, the big cities are now holding down increases in overall crime rates.

Juvenile: grayish brown to brown overall and heavily mottled.

In fact, having ample fast food access detracts from cities' overall performance scores.

Yet the overall impression was one of dingy neglect and piecemeal repair.

Then let the pot determine the overall look of your planting.

College-attendance rates for black males fall well below their proportion of the overall population.

Nor is it possible to establish the impact of migration on overall growth.

Only a few minor differences in size and overall tone separate them.

There are no surprises in terms of overall ambition.

Not only would this have provided viewers with a little more context, but it might have resulted in a better overall show.

These pots, of different sizes but the same color, contain plants in shades that echo the garden's overall scheme.

Capital-markets activity tends to be closely linked with overall economic growth.

But conservationists say it's had little impact in curbing the overall trade in endangered species and other wild animals.

Giving a net overall reduction in atmospheric carbon.

We humans supposedly have the greater adaptive ability overall.

Keep in mind the overall scale of the garden you're creating.

Certainly inflation would be more volatile, but the overall economy would not be.

And it was a little slow at first but overall it was okay.

The graph lines are not strictly comparable but are believed to measure overall trends reliably.

Despite the huge increase in fishing effort, the overall catch went into a tailspin.

Soft gray and white towels and neutral-toned bath accessories meld with the overall palette of the room.

In terms of overall numbers, that would not necessarily matter.

Also, these two walls are such beautiful elements in themselves that they enhance the image overall.

In terms of overall sustainability, the on site production of disinfecting chemicals is a partial solution.

Flowers shade from salmon at edges to golden orange in throat, giving trusses an overall orange look.

But overall the rate of posting does seem to be on the decline.

Many carbon footprint calculators exist to help you quickly and easily determine your overall impact.

Roses with good disease-resistance tend to be more vigorous overall.

Moreover, elections are often a poor guide to a country's overall state of democracy and civil liberties.

Juvenile male: similar to adult female, but it is generally browner overall and has a bill with less reddish coloration.

Both have shiny,much-divided leaves that give an overall airy effect.

Judging the overall quality of the music being sold by the four major record labels is, of course, subjective.

Midwest, but overall population is thought to be falling.

Here's an aerial view of the overall plan of the garden.

Most prime brokers say they have not tightened lending terms overall.

Protection from wind, which increases the overall stress of the hive.

Many governments are taking steps to promote part-time jobs as a means of raising overall employment rates.

Moreover, for the fourth successive year there was no year-to-year change in overall income inequality.

Without a rapid and sustained increase in overall rates of economic growth, reducing poverty will remain a considerable challenge.

Overall efficiency gains in the use of water could be large.

The measures would cap payments to large farms and toughen environmental standards while leaving the overall budget unchanged.

He/she is a hands-on leader formulating and coordinating an overall strategic.

Consuming smaller meals decreases overall caloric intake and allows the body to more thoroughly digest food.

Context clues and word shape also contribute to overall ability to tease out a sentence.

The open bill and the rigid conformity of head, neck and overall body posture in each photo resemble a creation of taxidermy.

The situation offers a case that underlines the importance of fires to the overall health of forest ecosystems.

Weaker growth in prescription drug spending largely drove the overall decline.

Below, we'll look at prognostications in each category, along with overall performances of individual forecasters.

It would be interesting to know how progressive the income tax needs to be in order to give an overall progressive system.

But overall rates for finishing doctorates may be better than thought, new.

Japan's notoriously exacting work ethic takes a toll on the overall health of the population, particularly men.

No single theory can explain the overall patterns recorded.

While their foliage and overall appearance are somewhat less than striking, many gardeners consider the bland out.

The overall lifespan of the sprites should be roughly5 seconds.

But the overall performance can mask wide differences on different routes and at different times of day.

The university also ranks high in graduation and retention rates, both overall and for minority students.

More and more, researchers are finding that overall conditioning.

Our diet affects not only our overall health and emotional well-being but also our ability to think, studies show.

Higher overall air temperatures will mean more water lost to evaporation.

They're upgrading the server hardware and databases to help deal with the traffic and improve overall performance.

The overall intent of the broader bill, however, is to make it tougher for the federal government to do so.

But in spite of some progress, the overall picture of access to college for low-income students is sobering.

Students should include cause-and-effect information regarding the overall health of the area in question.

But it was not known whether the two channels worked separately or in concert to improve the overall effect.

The oil embargo, and the cut in production that accompanied it, doubled the price of crude and reduced overall supply.

While members of the faculty publish and present frequently at conferences, the overall emphasis is on teaching.

The overall scores are an aggregate of underlying scores for ten categories of risk: security.

However, the frequency and duration of hurricanes overall have stayed about the same.

The next generation of console gaming is going to see a huge increase in machine performance and overall computing power.

And, despite overall growth, one-third had decided to cut back on hiring.

The process of shifting risks will always increase overall systemic risk.

However, in schools that sell fruits and vegetables, the students eat more fruits and vegetables overall.

The researchers also looked at another pollinating species, hoverflies, and found conflicting overall results.

The model is overall a light gray with the tiniest hint of green, not sky blue.

Start with container that suits the plant's proportions and overall shape.

And you can see in the video, overall it's a pretty easy process for those who may be inclined to do it.

The overall two-year default rate for students at for-profit colleges also rose.

They can't make everything work together because they lack an overall plan, a performance management system with the right tools.

Females that lay them elsewhere should improve their overall breeding success.

Some studies indicate that sunspot activity overall has doubled in the last century.

But that does not diminish from the overall beauty and serenity of the shot.

Prices have declined despite overall internet traffic more than doubling worldwide between the middle of last year and this year.

Higher education is not neglected, but is asked to sacrifice along with the overall population.

Crucially, the overall size of the fiscal multiplier also depends on how people react to higher government borrowing.

The book's essay style, however, makes it overall a rather dry read.

Villages in strife-torn borderlands have been excluded from the ballot, though the overall percentage is.

Participants can track the overall progress of the project as well as learn something about their own ancestors' journeys.

T1 allows for the overall visualization of structures in the body--a view that can be enhanced by using a contrast medium.

The image itself fits harmoniously enough into the overall blue and gold decoration of rest of the room.

And that's also an excellent way to dismantle the silos that stood in the way of overall school unity.

Yet this overall progress masks some backtracking among a handful of countries, notably within the top ten.

But overall the organ has been seen as nonessential.

During this trial researchers test the drug on humans, carefully observing its side effects as well as its overall effectiveness.

The effects of nitrogen on our food supply, population size and overall health is hard to even quantify.

Sales of fruit and vegetables are growing faster than overall sales, too.

There was always a detail, shadow, and overall presence that made me never grow tired of admiring his work.

Hedge funds accounted for almost three-fifths of the category overall.

So whether a country runs an overall trade surplus or deficit depends mainly on its net exports of goods.

It does not address issues important for an overall understanding to answer fundamental human questions.

The overall effect of the exhibition is that the lists, themselves, become works of art.

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World English Dictionary

overall

—*adj*
1.	from one end to the other
2.	including or covering everything: the overall cost

—*adv*
3.	in general; on the whole

—n
4.	(Brit) a protective work garment usually worn over ordinary clothes
5.	(plural) hard-wearing work trousers with a bib and shoulder straps or jacket attached

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overall

"everywhere," O.E. ofer eall, from ofer "over" + eall "all;" sense of "including everything" is from 1894. Clothing sense (usually plural) of "loose trousers of a strong material worn by cowboys, etc." is from 1782. Specific sense "loose fitting canvas trousers with a bib and strap top" (originally worn

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by workmen over other clothes to protect them from wet, dirt, etc.) is attested from 1897.

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