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overmasts

overmasts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overmast.

Meaning of overmast

Verb

overmast (third-person singular simple present overmasts, present participle overmasting, simple past and past participle overmasted)

  1. To furnish with a mast or masts overly tall or heavy.
    • The double desire of being able to overtake a weaker flying enemy, or to escape when pursued by a stronger, has induced the owners to overmast their cruisers, and to spread too much canvass; […]1838, Benjamin Franklin, edited by Jared Sparks, The works of Benjamin Franklin, volume 6

Questions about overmasts

What is overmasts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overmasts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overmast.

Words near overmasts in the dictionary

  1. overmasterfulness
  2. overmastering
  3. overmasteringly
  4. overmasters
  5. overmasting
  6. overmasts
  7. overmasturbation
  8. overmatch
  9. overmatched
  10. overmatches
  11. overmatching

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