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"
verb
lie upon; lie on top of
Example:
"the granite overlies the older rocks"
verb
kill by lying on
Example:
"The sow overlay her piglets"
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