| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| overhead | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | situated or operating above head height or some other reference level |
| 2. | (prenominal) inclusive: the overhead price included meals |
| —adv | |
| 3. | over or above head height, esp in the sky |
| —n | |
| 4. | a. a stroke in racket games played from above head height |
| b. (as modifier): an overhead smash | |
| 5. | nautical the interior lining above one's head below decks in a vessel |
| 6. | short for overhead door |
| 7. | (modifier) of, concerned with, or resulting from overheads: overhead costs |
| overhead projector | |
| —n | |
| a projector that throws an enlarged image of a transparency onto a surface above and behind the person using it. Alterations and additions can be made to the material on the transparency while the projector is in use | |
All costs of running a business other than wages paid to production workers or payments for raw material to be used in production. Overhead includes the cost of renting or leasing a store in which business is transacted, the cost of heating a factory, and similar expenses.