Dictionary Check: overlying

"overlying" is a valid word!

Scrabble 16 points
Words with Friends 19 points

Definition

adjective

placed on or over something else

Example: "an overlying image"
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verb

lie upon; lie on top of

Example: "the granite overlies the older rocks"
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verb

kill by lying on

Example: "The sow overlay her piglets"
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