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overclutter

overclutter verb: to clutter to an undesirable extent.

Verb

overclutter (third-person singular simple present overclutters, present participle overcluttering, simple past and past participle overcluttered)

  1. To clutter to an undesirable extent.
    • […] remember not to overclutter your image or you will lose the feeling of open space that comes with being beneath the sea.2011, Steve Beaumont, Drawing the Kraken and Other Sea Monsters, page 26
    • Maintain a healthy amount of “white” space to keep from overcluttering the screen.2013, Mike Gondek, Archie Cocke, Photoshop for Digital Video

Forms of overclutter

third-person singular presentoverclutters
present participleovercluttering
past participleovercluttered
pastovercluttered

Origin of overclutter

From over- + clutter.

Questions about overclutter

What does overclutter mean?
Overclutter means to clutter to an undesirable extent.
What part of speech is overclutter?
Overclutter is a verb.
What is the past tense of overclutter?
The past tense of overclutter is overcluttered.

Words near overclutter in the dictionary

  1. overclubbing
  2. overclubs
  3. overclustered
  4. overclustering
  5. overclusterings
  6. overclutter
  7. overcluttered
  8. overcluttering
  9. overclutters
  10. overcoach
  11. overcoached

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