Definition for Overlay:

• kill by lying on; " The sow overlay her piglets"

Synonyms for Overlay:

• n.

  •
  • canvas,
  • encumber,
  • abstract,
  • daub,
  • burden,
  • aquatint,
  • overload,
  • load,
  • caricature,
  • cartoon,
  • collage,
  • diptych,
  • bas relief,
  • doodle,
  • cram.
  •
  • membrane,
  • surface.
  •
  • cap,
  • capacity,
  • block,
  • accumulation,
  • allocation,
  • arithmetic,
  • allowance,
  • backlog,
  • put on,
  • balance,
  • amount,
  • batch.
  •
  • heap,
  • organize,
  • arrange,
  • sort,
  • collate,
  • pile,
  • order,
  • range.
  •
  • decorate,
  • transform,
  • adorn,
  • illuminate,
  • beautify,
  • enhance,
  • embellish.
  •
  • dominate.
  •artifact (noun)
  • overlayer,
  • sheathing.
  •coloring (noun)
  • wash.
  •covering (noun)
  • shroud,
  • envelope,
  • dermis,
  • casing,
  • wrapping,
  • patina,
  • covering,
  • canopy,
  • screening,
  • skin.
  •necktie (noun)
  • cravat.

• v.

  •cover (verb)
  • superimpose,
  • mask,
  • enshroud,
  • cloak,
  • wrap,
  • pave,
  • encase,
  • blanket,
  • sheath,
  • veil.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • curlicue,
  • scroll,
  • brass,
  • streamer,
  • border,
  • festoon,
  • flourish,
  • adornment,
  • ornament,
  • fretwork,
  • detailing,
  • trim,
  • green,
  • laminate.
  •
  • mobile.
  •
  • accessory,
  • overreach.
  •cover
  • superpose,
  • cover up.
  •Other relevant words:
  • cut through,
  • contain,
  • provide for,
  • again,
  • fur,
  • feel,
  • treat,
  • husk,
  • cut across,
  • pass over,
  • overdraw,
  • fly,
  • potentially,
  • overact,
  • overpraise,
  • cover plate,
  • expand,
  • brood,
  • integument,
  • deluge,
  • ormolu,
  • plaque,
  • hatch,
  • occult,
  • put,
  • screen,
  • handle,
  • overprint,
  • cross,
  • Compo,
  • muffle,
  • then,
  • hood,
  • lap,
  • furthermore,
  • outdo,
  • ground,
  • overstate,
  • pile up,
  • grease,
  • creep with,
  • overflow,
  • bark,
  • Superabound,
  • Supersaturate,
  • yet,
  • equipment,
  • encrustation,
  • well over,
  • dress,
  • apply to,
  • swarm,
  • probably,
  • traverse,
  • shell,
  • scum,
  • possibly,
  • bulkhead,
  • coverage,
  • paper,
  • carpet,
  • imbrication,
  • anointing,
  • assure,
  • pellicle,
  • convolute,
  • admit,
  • overwhelm,
  • Caking,
  • overdo,
  • lamina,
  • crust,
  • inundate,
  • curtain,
  • hide,
  • strain,
  • hyperbolize,
  • clapboard,
  • get across,
  • incubate,
  • case,
  • underwrite,
  • enlarge,
  • cerement,
  • more,
  • jacket,
  • overcompensate,
  • obscure,
  • cowl,
  • whitewash,
  • exaggerate,
  • insure,
  • outside,
  • eclipse,
  • overcome,
  • adopt,
  • overestimate,
  • gorge,
  • overfeed,
  • finish,
  • smooth,
  • bedaub,
  • incrustation,
  • report,
  • flap,
  • elaborate,
  • magnify,
  • caution money,
  • trick out,
  • crown,
  • cake,
  • shield,
  • plow,
  • stucco,
  • Dusting,
  • surcharge,
  • crawl with,
  • upholster,
  • maybe,
  • Obduce,
  • embroider,
  • clad,
  • film,
  • Overabound,
  • address,
  • perchance,
  • oppress,
  • cope,
  • rub,
  • overrun,
  • rind,
  • perhaps,
  • spread over,
  • encompass,
  • breed,
  • brim over,
  • bind,
  • overdose,
  • strobilate,
  • run riot,
  • comprehend,
  • wrap up,
  • know no bounds,
  • peel,
  • get over,
  • overburden,
  • lay on,
  • cloud,
  • lay over,
  • viewgraph,
  • mantle,
  • beset,
  • glut,
  • tartar,
  • deal,
  • extend,
  • widen,
  • drench,
  • whelm,
  • clothe,
  • Incase,
  • scale,
  • ointment,
  • drug,
  • swaddle,
  • bristle with,
  • anew,
  • track,
  • wield,
  • overstock,
  • Hepatize,
  • stretch,
  • apply,
  • tip,
  • continue,
  • repeatedly,
  • flood,
  • pavement,
  • involve,
  • compensate,
  • enrich,
  • dilate,
  • overcharge,
  • amplify,
  • comprise,
  • embrace,
  • apprehend,
  • aggravate,
  • book cover.

Paraphrases for Overlay:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    superposition.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    covering.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    components, equals, duplication, coverage, sheathing, cover, recovery, plating, lining.
  • Verb, base form
    overwrite, replace, supersede.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    overlap, overlapping.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Superimposition, overlap, coating, overlapping, Layering.
  • Verb, base form
    superimpose, overlap.

Antonyms for Overlay:

• v.

  • cover
    strip, uncover.

Hypernym for Overlay:

• v.

  • contact
    splash.

Hyponym for Overlay:

• n.

  • artifact
    layer, ornamentation, bed, protective covering, decoration, protection, ornament, protective cover.

• v.

  • contact
    kill.