Associations to the word «Overhear»
Noun
- Lull
- Treachery
- Neighbor
- Secret
- Pretense
- Odo
- Sophia
- Beth
- Stranger
- Hive
- Girlfriend
- Speaking
- Fear
- Madame
- Kill
- Glance
- Jenny
- Mixer
- Juliet
- Acquaintance
- Nigel
- Discourse
- Evening
- Mara
- Elsie
- Seldon
- Nanny
- Shouting
- Rufus
- Listener
- Planning
- Utterance
- Bart
- Eunuch
- Tina
- Libby
- Danielle
- Partition
- Gentleman
- Landlady
- Inn
- Peggy
- Pursuer
- Lydia
- Chong
- Wedding
- Room
- Olivia
- Danger
- Murder
- Joke
- Alexis
Adjective
Wiktionary
OVERHEAR, verb. To hear something that wasn't meant for one's ears.
Dictionary definition
OVERHEAR, verb. Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.