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overtints

overtints is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overtint.

overtints is the plural of overtint.

Meaning of overtint

Verb

overtint (third-person singular simple present overtints, present participle overtinting, simple past and past participle overtinted)

  1. (transitive) To tint excessively.
    • The actual amount of color required is very small and care must be exercised not to overtint the wool, or a bluish tone will be obtained.1909, Joseph Merritt Matthews, Laboratory Manual of Dyeing and Textile Chemistry, page 31
  2. (transitive) To apply another tint over.

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Questions about overtints

What is overtints the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overtints is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overtint.

Words near overtints in the dictionary

  1. overtimorous
  2. overtimorousness
  3. overtint
  4. overtinted
  5. overtinting
  6. overtints
  7. overtip
  8. overtipped
  9. overtipping
  10. overtips
  11. overtire

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